dairy goats
Quality Versus Quantity in San Clemente Island Goats
Add to Favorites When raising endangered heritage-breed livestock like San Clemente Island goats, there’s a temptation to breed every animal to gain as many young as possible. However, conservation breeding …
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Blister Beetles and Alfalfa
Add to Favorites Seeing beetles on a hay crop is alarming, but the sight of blister beetles, which love to feed on alfalfa, is on another level. They’re most common …
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Q&A With the Program Director for the Livestock Conservancy
Add to Favorites In part II of our Q&A on goat registry, we speak with Alison Martin, Ph.D., program director of The Livestock Conservancy. Alison has a PhD in genetics …
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Goat News: May/June 2025
Add to Favorites In “Goat News” we share goat stories of the current, odd, fun, and important. If there are stories that you’d like us to cover or want to …
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From This Side of the Ring: A Guide to Choosing Your Show String
Add to Favorites Now that we’ve made it to spring and have bouncing babies running around, filling our hearts with joy and getting into shenanigans, it’s time that we get …
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From This Side of the Ring: Goat Conformation
Add to Favorites Learn to understand the ADGA scorecard so you can better understand goat conformation, what the different terms are, and what to breed for. When the days get …
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Dairy Goat Production
Add to Favorites Whether deciding sales, goals, management, breeding, or monitoring health, collecting data helps keep dairy goat production up in your herd. Collecting data is an objective way to …
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What to Look for in a Breeding Buck
Add to Favorites A breeding buck is the fastest way to improve — or ruin — a herd of goats. Buck selection for breeding isn’t a decision to be made …
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From This Side of the Ring: Choosing a Buck Goat
Add to Favorites What’s a good buck goat? One that has data behind him from ADGA performance programs or productive daughters. With the dog days of summer behind us, we’re …
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Key Lime Pie Recipe
Check out this twist on the classic Key Lime Pie that’s light, crisp, and full of flavor that hits the spot on a warm summer day.
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