Quality Savanna Goats.
Bred to Perform.

The fertile rolling, agricultural area of Northwest Iowa is home to Red Oak Savannas. We are located near Sioux Center, which is about an hour southeast of Sioux Falls, SD.

We established our goat operation in 2017 with super-hardy, 50% Savanna does. This was one of the best decisions we have made!

Before our Savanna goat journey, Randy was privileged to raise and breed livestock of various kinds for as long as he can remember.

Always fond of animals, many photos of his early childhood years on a farm in MN reveal Randy’s attraction with animals- ranging from squirrels to cats to goats- to ponies, horses, rabbits, chickens, ducks, dogs, and sheep. 

During Junior High, Randy also began raising sheep which transitioned into a very successful breeding program with registered Suffolks–a legacy lasting 20 years.  This program culminated with breeding numerous State Fair as well as National Champion & Reserve Champions.  More importantly, however, was putting together a consistent breeding program that now continues in numerous breeding operations throughout the US. In fact, our stock went on to produce numerous champions for other breeding programs across the United States. 

As a result of our breeding program’s success, we had the opportunity to market our entire sheep breeding operation to several interested parties. Although very difficult, we decided to seize the opportunity and close this chapter of our life allowing us to open a new, more exciting one.  

After thoroughly researching which goat breed we wanted to raise, we were drawn to the excellent mothering and milking ability, as well as the performance and hardiness of the Savanna breed. Having previously raised show sheep for many years, we definitely wanted hardiness and low-maintenance stock!

Our original Savanna breeding stock were a homerun for our farm and our family. Although they previously called Texas their home, our new does adjusted well to our cold Midwestern winter and different forage. They never skipped a beat and kidded and raised their kids easily and unassisted.

All three of our children were immediately drawn to the goats and have been actively involved from day one. Although our oldest daughter is now working in Sioux Falls and our second daughter is now in college, they help out as much as they can. Our high school son helps daily in the operation.

Our goat operation is forage-based and fully utilizes our 13 acres of pasture. We rotationally graze our goats for as long as the weather and grazing season permits. We choose to raise our goats as the ruminants they were created to be.  As a result, we breed our goats to have good dimension and capacity-with both spring and depth of rib and the ability to perform well on a forage diet. To carry that body capacity and to maintain their condition on forage, they need to have good bone with sound feet and legs.

The addition of fullblood Savannas to our breeding program was a natural next step due to the love for the breed and the love for the breeding aspect which began many years ago with the sheep. We acquired some of the best fullblood Savanna does we could find and have started building from there- based on our stringent selection criteria. Most of our does have “Dollar” influence, including some direct daughters as well as granddaughters.  

As an astute student of breeding, one of Randy’s greatest thrills is the arrival of the newborn kids- the culmination of putting the “pieces” of the breeding puzzle together. Building upon the individual strengths, we strive to consistently improve the quality of the previous generation.

So whether you are looking for commercial Savanna-cross goats or DNA-tested, PI-registered fullblood Savanna breeding stock, we invite you to check with us for your needs.

We strive to treat our customers and others as we would like to be treated. Honesty and integrity are of paramount importance to us. Even more importantly than we want to succeed, we want our customers to be pleased with and succeed with the goats they purchase from us!

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