Rent A Goat in the news

Since 2010, our goats have grazed their way onto national TV and into major publications — from Shark Tank to The Wall Street Journal. Even Google famously brought in goats to mow its Mountain View campus.

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Shark Tank (ABC)Shark Tank (ABC) · 2014

Rent A Goat pitches the Sharks

Founder Matthew Richmond and partner Mike Canaday pitched the goat-grazing business on Season 5. The Sharks passed — and the company went on to grow past 3,500 goats serving commercial, government, and fire-prevention contracts.

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The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal · 2010

Free-Range Landscaping: Rent-a-goat.com and Others Bring in Herds to Trim the Yard, Get Rid of Weeds

The WSJ profiled the rise of goat rental for yard clearing and weed removal, featuring Rent A Goat.

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The Today Show (NBC)The Today Show (NBC) · 2010

Hate Cutting the Grass? Rent a Goat

National TV feature on renting goats instead of mowing.

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Live! with Regis and KellyLive! with Regis and Kelly · 2010

Rent A Goat on Regis and Kelly

Regis Philbin: "Rent a goat from RentAGoat.com! You bring them in, in little herds… I love it!"

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CNNCNN · 2013

Apparently This Matters: Rent a wife? How ’bout a goat?

CNN’s tech column took a lighthearted look at goat rental going mainstream.

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Entrepreneur MagazineEntrepreneur Magazine · 2013

100 Brilliant Companies

Rent A Goat earned a mention in Entrepreneur’s roundup of brilliant companies leading the future of farming.

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TheStreetTheStreet · 2013

The 5 Strangest (and Best) Lawn and Garden Care Tactics You Can Buy

TheStreet named goat rental one of the best unconventional approaches to land care.

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AP NewsAP News · 2009

Need a Lawnmower? How ’bout a Goat?

The Associated Press covered the early days of goat-powered land clearing.

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