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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 291
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Showmanship For Everyone with Hope and Faith Hitch
Are you preparing for your first show of the season? Or better yet, your first show every? Well, you're in luck! The Ringside crew is joined by Faith and Hope Hitch to talk about sho…
Progressing Your Herd and Avoiding Pitfalls
This week Danielle and Jon reflect on their herds, how far they've come and offer advice on how to stick to your goals and create a plan to create the ideal dairy goat without deviating…
Liquid Gold! The Science Behind Colostrum with Dr. Robert Van Saun
Have you ever wondered why some does freshen with really sticky colostrum while others its more liquid and runny? Is all colostrum created equal? Listen in as we discuss the science b…
Evaluating Udders with Mark Baden pt. 2
This week Jon and Danielle are joined by friend of the show Mark Baden for the second part of his evaluating udders episode. Mark is here to help you figure out how to evaluate an udde…
Evaluating Udders with Mark Baden pt. 1
This week Jon and Danielle are joined by friend of the show Mark Baden. Mark is here to help you figure out how to evaluate an udder and when the right time is to do so. Mark is known…
Evaluating Backs and Rumps with Dr. Kirt Schnipke
This week we're breaking down the scorecard (in particular backs and rumps) with frequent guest of the show, Dr. Kirt Schnipke of Ober-Boerd Dairy Goats. Listen in as Kirt masterfully …
Adventures Of Kidding Season
This week Jon and Danielle talk about how their kidding season is going, changes needed to be made, potential bet names and the unfortunate disaster that occurred this past week at Wild…
The Big 3: Testing Your Goats For CAE, CL, and Johnes with Dr. Melissa Holahan DVM
We like to have discussions that some people find hard to talk about here on Ringside and we definitely don't shy away from talking about the scary diseases like CAE, CL or Johnes. Thi…
We Bring The News!
ADGA released the mid year meeting report for the executive committee and Jon and Danielle break it down. Someone may be losing the bet and you'll never guess who.
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Ringside 200!
This week Danielle and Jon celebrate episode 200 while recording live with some listeners! We had a lot of fun and want to thank everyone for joining and our awesome community who has …
Recorded Grades and Experimentals 101
Have you ever seen a post about dairy goats on social media and thought "what the heck is a recorded grade and an experimental?" Don't worry, Jon and Danielle crack open their guideboo…
Doomsday Prepping with Ringside!
The countdown is on, only a couple more weeks before kidding season commences for your fearless hosts. Tune in as Jon and Danielle share the items that they need for a successful kiddi…
Managing Pregnancy Toxemia with Kelley Hines
Throughout the country breeders are in the throes of kidding season or are preparing for it. Jon and Danielle are joined by Kelley Hines of Here Be Goats LaMancha and Nigerian Dairy Go…
Ewe Gotta Be Kiddin...Err.. LAMBING with Karlie Klingner
We're thinking about kidding season this week on Ringside but guest Karlie Klingner was just lambing out hundreds of sheep in Ohio and is joining the Ringside crew to talk about her exp…
Let's Go On An Adventure with Tyler Ramirez
This past fall Tyler Ramirez had quite the adventure when he attended the 2023 ADGA Annual Convention. He went in to gain his apprentice judges license and not only attained that but a…
Hot Button Topics (Community Edition) part 2
We asked and you the community answered. What hot button topics did the Ringside community want to discuss? So many chimed in we decided to make it two parts! Listen in as Jon and Da…
Hot Button Topics (Community Edition)
We asked and you the community answered. What hot button topics did the Ringside community want to discuss? Find out on this episode of Ringside!
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Our Favorite 2023 Moments (The Christmas Special)
Christmas is here and Jon and Danielle have a lot to be thankful for. Ringside has had a wonderful year and its not only because of you the listener, but also our amazing guests. So, …
From Shipping Containers to Parlors with Brooke White
It's every goat person's dream, having a cool milking parlor or cheese room or milk tank room or all of those in one... but have you ever thought about making one out of a shipping cont…
Reproduction Issues with Levi Campbell
It's December... if you're still breeding those hard to get bred does, this is the episode for you. The Ringside crew is joined by Levi Campbell, owner of CryoCaprine and co-owner of P…