Ringside: An American Dairy Goat Podcast
Ringside: An American Dairy Goat Podcast brings you expert insights, real talk and barnyard banter on all thing's dairy goats, from breeding and showing to management and milk production, Jon Kain and Danielle Carolei guide you on your journey with dairy goats.
Episodes
329 episodes
The Road to Massachusetts with Dr. Kirt Schnipke (Spotlight Special)
In this episode we highlight two special Oberhasli offered in this year's spotlight sale, Ober-Boerd Nox a pedigree packed with power and prestige and a milking two year old
The Road to Massachusetts Travis Arney and the Pitsenbargers (Spotlight Special)
In this episode we highlight a special Toggenburg buck Woods River Relentless Taxxman and a really cool Alpine doe that just so happens to be the offspring of Spotlight...
The Road to Massachusetts- Garrett Moorse and Stacey Collins (Spotlight Special)
This episode we highlight and awesome Saanen doe kid and an equally awesome Nigerian Dwarf Buck Kid! Garret Moorse of Moorse G Goats and
The Road to Massachusetts Levi Campbell, Ed Jodlowski and Heidi Vanderloop (Spotlight Special)
It's that time of year where Ringside connects with the consigners of the Spotlight Sale to talk about their awesome goats! In this episode we're joined by Levi Campbell of
A Spotlight Success Story with the Adamsons (Marran)
As the Spotlight warms up for the big stage in a couple weeks, we are starting to highlight the anials consigned for the Spotlight Sale. Before we start talking pedigrees, lets talk about a Spotlight Sale Success story. Who better t...
Making Space for Success: Raising Dairy Goats on Limited Acreage with Miru Kunst (ADGA Youth Rep)
This week Jon and Danielle are joined by ADGA Youth Rep Miru Kunst to talk about how she finds success raising dairy goats in a more suburban setting and limited acreage. Mini Mid...
Advocacy From a Youth Perspective with Addy Wille (ADGA Youth Rep)
Today we handed the mic over to one of this year's ADGA youth representatives to talk about what she had on her mind and she didn't dissapoint. This week we are joined with Addy Wille to talk about advocacy in the dairy goat industry.&nbs...
Show Prep Like a Mom! with Tierney Kain
For Mother's Day Danielle and Jon talk to the Mother of all show prep, Tierney Kain of Hillaire Farm of Scott's Circle aka Jon's awesome and better half! Tierney is on the show to talk about how she...
Preserving a Little Genetic Diversity with Tyler Ramirez
We all know that the Nigerian Dwarf breed is a power house of a breed in sheer number alone but also quality. But how diverse are the genetics within the herd? What happens if the breed is pigeon holed genetically and theres nowhere...
Kidding Season Wrap Up 2026!
This week Jon and Danielle discuss the end of kidding season for them. How did it go? How can they improve? What did they learn? Why does Jon's audio stink (the laptop decided to record his audio not the fancy microphone...
Qualitatively Quantitative Dairy Goats
Listen in as Danielle and Jon break down who won their kidding season bet! This episode is about being able to decipher if your goat is hitting the norm as far as body condition and growth.
Double Vision: Evaluating Nigerian and Standard Kids with Erica and Jackson Noble
Let's go on a side quest today and discuss how we should be evaluating keeper kids from this year's kid crop! But what if you have Nigerian Dwarf goats? What if you have standards? Do we evaluate them differently? Luckil...
Breeder Beware: Buyer Red Flags You Can't Afford to Miss!
You've survived the gauntlet of kidding season, congrats! But will you survive the gauntlet of tire kickers, scammers and bad homes for your baby goats? In this episode Danielle and Jon point out the red flags to be wary of when it ...
Keeping Coccidia at Bay with Dr. Casey Neal DVM
As baby goats are hitting the ground and the days get longer and warmer, goat producers start thinking about preventing coccidia in their new junior goats. What is coccidia and how do we prevent it? Listen in as Dr. Casey Neal, clin...
Buyer Beware: Breeder Red Flags You Can't Afford to Miss!
When the baby goats hit the ground all around the country that usually means people are spending money! They see new kids or adult animals up for grabs that they absolutely have to have... but do they? Listen to this week's episode ...
Managing Difficult Kiddings with Dr. Lauren Acton
It's kidding season for most dairy goat producers in the United States right now. It's a time of year where all of us are anxious and hopeful that everything turns out ok. The reality is producers can be met with easy to very diffic...
Bodywork for Your Goats with Donna Lavery
This week Danielle and Jon explore Bodywork for dairy goats. What is it? How does it work and when do your goats possibly need some work done? If your goat needs hands on work Donna Lavery is the one to get in touch with. ...
Pressing the Hot Button Yet Again!
This week Jon and Danielle take Hot Button Topics from the listeners and their own hot button ideas and weigh in on them. Does buck hoarding hurt your program? How easy is it to flood the market with your genetics? Does Conven...
Extended Lactations with Hannah Sessions of Blue Ledge Farm
It's kidding season and the barn is in full chaos at every turn. This week on Ringside, we're diving into extended lactations, what they are, why more producers are considering it and whether they truly make sense for a commercial herd.&n...
How's it Hangin? The Biomechanics of Udder Support with Dr. Kirt Schnipke
This week Danielle and Jon sit with Ringside alum Dr. Kirt Schnipke of Ober-Boerd Dairy Goats to talk about ligaments and attachments of goat udders. What makes a good udder and how does each part aid or hurt in supoorting an udder? ...
Premature Kid Care with Ashley Clement-Clark
As kidding season is starting to unfold for the majority of goat breeders in the country, we are starting to see all those premature goat kid care questions on the internet. How do I care for a kid born 10 days early? This kid was b...
Do I... or Don't I? Decisions That Impact The Herd!
This week Danielle and Jon talk about the death of the influencer! Well.. kind of? They talk about those hard questions and decisions breeders need to ask themselves that the answer of can truly impact their herds for years to come!...
Understanding Extra-Label and Illegal Drug Use in Dairy Goats with Dr. Katie Jackson DVM
On this episode we are joined by Dr. Katie Jackson to explain the difference between off-lable/extra label, legal and illegal drugs in the dairy goat world. What some of them are and what dairy goat producers can do to make sure they are ...
Understanding ADGA's Redistricting Proposal with President Dan Greene
With the redistricting proposal set to be talked about on 1/24 we sat down with Dan Greene (ADGA President) to talk about what the proposal is, how it will effect the membership if passed and what all is entailed. Listen in to what has be...
Evaluating Our 2025 Goals and Setting the Standard for 2026!
This week Danielle and Jon review their goals they set for themselves and their herds for 2025. Did they exceed them or did Jon still leave Diet Coke cans laying around everywhere? After they review their successes they set a new st...