Olivia Raine on Building a Goat Grazing Business
In this podcast episode, host Taylor Muglia interviews Olivia Raine about her journey in the field of agriculture, specifically her work in targeted grazing with goats and sheep. Olivia shares her deep-rooted passion for animals and her environmental consciousness that led her to agriculture. She discusses her extensive background, from working on vegetable farms to managing livestock, and the challenges she faced. Through three iterations of her business, Olivia pressed on and found the business model that works best for her (and the goats). She talks about the specific resources she used to set her up for success and finishes with some advice for beginning agrarians.
Music attribution:
A Folk Story by Alex Cristoforetti
Shownotes
1:08 introducing today’s guest
2:09 promotion of Nature’s Genius podcast
3:21 Olivia’s background
6:46 working with livestock dogs
9:50 the first iteration of the business
17:23 the second iteration: eastern Washington
20:34 how relationships impact life choices and direction
24:01 where selling the herd led to next
29:43 mobile housing situation
32:08 resources that set Olivia’s third iteration up for success
44:18 what kept Olivia motivated throughout the iterations
46:45 rapid questions round
49:13 rainegrazingservices.com
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