About the Author

Marissa Ames

Editorial Director for Ogden Publications, Marissa Ames runs a small homestead in Fallon, Nevada, where she focuses on saving and propagating rare breeds of goats and garden vegetables. She and her husband, Russ, travel to Africa where they serve as agricultural advisors for the nonprofit I Am Zambia. She spends her free time eating lunch.
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Articles by Marissa Ames

Butter Croissants Recipe with Cranberry and Chévre
April 30, 2024 · · Recipes

Making croissants is all about about the process. Learn how to make this goat butter croissants recipe with cranberry and chévre.

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How Much Does a Goat Cost?
December 22, 2022 · · Ownership

How much does a goat cost, from the initial goat purchase and through its lifespan?

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False Pregnancy in Goats
October 5, 2022 · · Health

A doe goes into heat. Maybe she was bred, maybe she wasn’t. Maybe she conceived but the embryo didn’t survive long. Either way, she failed to “reset.” So her body keeps acting like it’s pregnant, but with no kid(s).

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Goat Pink Eye: Identifying and Treating It
August 23, 2022 · · Health

Goat pink eye can be the scourge of a healthy herd during summer months but is highly contagious at any time of the year.

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Goat Journal September/October 2022
July 29, 2022 · · Magazine Previews

Goat Journal September/October 2022 is in homes August 18th, but digital and All-Access subscribers can read it NOW! Subscribe to Goat Journal for great stories on deep bedding, goat breeding behavior, and external parasites. PLUS: 10 tips for successful goat ultrasounds!

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Goat Journal May/June 2022
April 6, 2022 · · Magazine Previews

Goat Journal May/June 2022 is in homes April 21st, but digital and All-Access members can read it NOW! Subscribe to Goat Journal for great stories on giving injections and vaccinations, avoiding goat scams, the controversy of dehorning, and the best dairy goat breeds. PLUS: do herbal dewormers really work?

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Goat Journal March/April 2022
February 22, 2022 · · Magazine Previews

Goat Journal March/April 2022 is in homes and online NOW! Subscribe to Goat Journal for great stories on plants and trees that are toxic to goats, bottle-feeding baby goats and the dangers of letting them imprint on you, maintaining quality in the goats you sell, and kidding oddities such as superfetation and birth defects.

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Mbuzi: Goats in Zambia
November 26, 2021 · · Ownership

Add to Favorites Goat Journal editor Marissa Ames and her husband visit Zambia annually, where they work with a nonprofit focusing on education and uplifting the community. The I Am Zambia academy teaches career skills to vulnerable young women. Marissa …

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Goat Journal January/February 2022
November 24, 2021 · · Magazine Previews

Goat Journal January/February 2022 is in homes December 16th, but digital and All-Access members can read it NOW! Subscribe to Goat Journal for great stories on the importance of exercise for pregnant does, socializing dam-raised kids, gastrointestinal blockage, entropion, and chlamydiosis. PLUS: Judas Goats: Traitors in the Herd.

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Goat Journal November/December 2021
October 1, 2021 · · Magazine Previews

Goat Journal November/December 2021 is in homes October 21st, but digital and All-Access members can read it NOW! Subscribe to Goat Journal for great stories on a vaccine for mastitis, spoiled vs. sour milk, and an exclusive story on one of the world’s only genetically confirmed geeps. PLUS: Can goats eat Christmas trees?

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