The Goat Grazing Podcast

The Goat Grazing Podcast

Max Wade, founder of Galloping Goat Grazing, provides his personal experience, expertise, and advice as well as sharing the same great information from others in the field so that you can jump start, operate, and improve your Targeted Goat Grazing and Goatscaping business. In addition, Max will explore and promote the benefits of utilizing goats as an essential land management tool.

Episodes

July 20, 2025 76 mins

What lengths would you go to to help prevent future devastation if your city in California suffered from the worst wildfire in its history? Would you buy hundreds of goats and start your own goat grazing company? Would you become a certified type one fire fighter to gain the proper knowledge to best help your customers?


In this episode of The Goat Grazing Podcast, listen and learn why Michael Leicht with Ventura Brush Goats deci...

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In this episode of windshield time, Max shares why he will no longer do overnight grazing on July 5th. Not grazing on July 4th is already one of the rules of his operation because the goats do not respond well to fireworks, but recent events taught him why he should extend that rule to July 5th.

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What would it take to convince you to leave a job in corporate America and become a full-time goat grazier? How does keeping goats in a trailer at night work? If you have no land to keep goats, is there any way to start a goat grazing business?

In this episode of the Goat Grazing Podcast, Jennifer Zietler with Let's Goat Buffalo, answers these questions. She explains what inspired her to pursue goat grazing and how she managed ...

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In this episode of Windshield Time, Max discusses that new graziers need to understand that they are offering a service and must charge accordingly. There are many unseen costs that pop up in this business, such as replacing flat tires, and graziers must really get serious about factoring those costs into their pricing.

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June 22, 2025 70 mins

How does a woman, born to a cattle rancher, end up being oneof the pioneers of goat grazing in the United States? What would you do if you lost 350 goats in a single night to an ice storm? Do goats eat toxic vegetation? Can a grazing operation be successful if it is completely nomadic?

In this episode of the Goat Grazing Podcast, Lani Malmbergof Goat Green LLC and the Goatapelli Foundation, answers all of these questions. From how ...

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In this episode of Windshield Time, Max discusses how one missed detail on a goat grazing job almost resulted in a massive tragedy. He tells the story of how 250 goats escaped their pen on a job right next to a busy road and emphasizes that it is of utmost importance that graziers always do their due diligence so they can avoid situations like this.

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June 8, 2025 66 mins

Aaron Steele is a goat grazing entrepreneur from Iowa whoruns an affiliate program called Goats On The Go, focusing on educating and supporting new goat graziers.

How does a new goat grazier turn into a goat grazing educator? What benefits do the members of the Goats On The Go affiliate program get? What is his book about? What creative ways might goat graziers stack their enterprises to increase business profitability?  

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In this episode of Windshield Time, Max discusses the importance of observation, top of mind awareness, and social media in business. He shares personal experiences and insights on how these elements can lead to opportunities and success, particularly in the context of goat grazing and vegetation management.





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Andree Soares is a former 27-year NICU nurse turned big-time goat and sheep grazier preventing wildfires in Northern California.

Would you quit a stable job as a NICU nurse and bet your future on prescribed grazing? Does California use prescribed grazing to combat wildfires like the one that devastated LA earlier this year? How many shepherds, guardian dogs, and border collies does it take to manage over 10,000 goats and sheep?

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I review my conversation with Adam Ledvina as shares his journey from starting with a few goats to managing over a thousand goats, emphasizing the significance of operational efficiency, land management strategies, and the challenges of using livestock guardian dogs. In this review, I talk about why I think Adam is so successful and relate to how I do similar things in my business. The discussion also covers pricing strate...

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Adam Ledvina is a superhuman goat grazier conserving land in Iowa with over 1000 goats.

If you had 1000 grazing goats, could you manage them all by yourself? What sort of fencing solutions would you use? Are livestock guardian dogs necessary to protect them from predators? 

In today’s episode, expect to learn how Ledvina manages his goats, often spread out across 12 different locations all over Iowa, as the sole employee of his compa...

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