Kieser Family
Chris and Laura Kieser purchased their farm near the river bluffs in Jordan in 2004, where they began raising Saanen and Nubian goats. For more than a decade, they leased goats to 4-H youth, providing young people with the opportunity to raise and show livestock.
Today, they focus on raising Saanen goats for breeding stock, commercial dairies and homesteaders. Chris works as a project manager for Element Material Technology, an aerospace testing laboratory, and Laura is a customer service account manager for Dairyland Labs.
Each spring, Chris and Laura host “Baby Goat Day” at Next Chapter Winery, welcoming approximately 1,200 visitors to learn about goats and farming. They are members of the American Dairy Goat Association, the National Saanen Breeders Association and the Minnesota Dairy Goat Association. Since 2004, they have exhibited their goats at local, regional and national shows. In 2021, they earned the American Dairy Goat Association Herd of Distinction Award and were named Supreme Dairy Goat Herd at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair.