Looks like an interesting and informative conference, I bet you're glad you went, learned a lot and made some helpful connections too.
My wife and I are long time homesteaders. Back in the day we grew a market garden and milked 5 goats. Besides the farmers market we had regular customers and made weekly deliveries of produce and several types of goat cheese.
On the goat vs cow debate, I'd agree with @everittdmickey the advantages going to the goats. The milks taste is determined by the food they eat. We fed first cutting alfalfa as it is the highest protein of the seasonal cuttings and produced the best and the most milk. Goats are browsers not grazers and will tackle underbrush a clear land pretty fast. They also will eat poison oak and afterwards their milk is said to help its' drinkers a certain amount of immunity to not getting the rash from being exposed.
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