Goat Milking

Developing A Goat Milk Market

Developing A Goat Milk Market. By Fred M. Hall, Iowa State University Extension.In December the Iowa Dairy Team hosted two dairy goat programs, with one being in Orange City, Iowa. While they both shared topics and speakers, we added “building a goat milk market”. Since there is interest in selling...

Dairy Goat Milking Systems

Dairy Goat Milking Systems. By Larry Tranel, Dairy Field Specialist - Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. What is the best way to milk a dairy goat? It truly depends on many factors, but especially on herd size, labor availability and finances.  Milking systems can range from hand milking to...

Switching to Once a Day Milking - Drying off the Goats

Switching to Once a Day Milking - Drying off the Goats.  By Little Seed Farm.Now that it’s officially the middle of December (time flies), we’ve started “drying off” the dairy goats. What does that mean? It means that in January we are going to stop milking for a few months and this is the...