{"podcast":{"title":"Goat Wise | Meat Goats, Feeding Goats, Goat Fencing, Livestock Management","slug":"goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560","podcast_index_feed_id":6892560,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/getgoatwise/feed.xml","website_url":"https://getgoatwise.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17897726/Get_Goat_Wise_Cover_03-10-26-19nw71.jpg","author":"Millie Bradshaw, MS – Animal Scientist & Rancher","episode_count":120,"summary":"Ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally. Are you serious about raising goats but tired of advice that doesn't hold up in real life? Are you adding goats to your ranch or homestead and realizing they require different infrastructure, nutrition, and management than other livestock? Do you want fencing, feeding, and production systems that work under pressure? You're in the right place. I'm Millie Bradshaw, Animal Scientist and rancher. I grew up in the commercial cattle world, earned a Master's Degree in Animal Science, and now run a forage-based meat goat operation integrated with cattle in the high desert. We've built the infrastructure, refined the genetics, managed the forage, and learned firsthand what works — and what fails — when you're responsible for animals in a demanding environment. On Goat Wise, we talk fencing that actually contains goats, feeding and mineral strategies that make sense for your operation, genetics that match your environment and your goals, and the kind of steady decision-making that holds up when conditions aren't ideal. Production-minded livestock management for people who are in this for real. If you're ready to build systems that last, welcome to…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T00:17:25.299719+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560"},"episode":{"title":"114 | Drought, Hay Prices, and Why We Bought Virtual Fence","slug":"114-drought-hay-prices-and-why-we-bought-virtual-fence","published_at":"2026-06-15T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560/114-drought-hay-prices-and-why-we-bought-virtual-fence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560","url":"https://getgoatwise.podbean.com/e/virtual-fence/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vb5vgk7s5v6dmt8v/114_Drought_Hay_Prices_and_Why_We_Bought_Virtual_Fence_9jmo0.mp3","summary":"Our NoFence collars showed up on Friday, shipped all the way from Norway, and they've been sitting in boxes since they got here. Today I want to talk about why we finally pulled the trigger on virtual fence after years of waiting, what it opens up for us, including over two hundred acres of brush ground we've barely been able to touch with goats, and how it fits alongside the electric netting we've relied on for years. This isn't a replacement story. It's the next piece of the system. Let's get to it. Episode Mentions:109 | Electric Netting in Freeze Country: The Afternoon Teardown Fix13 | Using Electric Fence with Goats? What You Need to Know to Keep Your Goats Contained and Alive with Electric Netting Leave a review on Apple Podcasts + grab your free Kidding Due Date Chart: https://www.goatwise.com/kidding-chart Join the insider email list: https://www.goatwise.com/join Email: millie@drycreekpastures.com Instagram: @drycreekpastures This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for veterinary advice.","meta_description":"Our NoFence collars showed up on Friday, shipped all the way from Norway, and they've been sitting in boxes since they got here. Today I want to talk abou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":630,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560/episodes/114-drought-hay-prices-and-why-we-bought-virtual-fence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560/114-drought-hay-prices-and-why-we-bought-virtual-fence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}