Monday, March 27, 2023The future of wool harvesting with Jock Laurie of AWI
Bio shearing, wool harvesting practices and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) research is the topic of this week's podcast.We have Jock Laurie, ch...
Monday, March 20, 2023Maintaining genetic diversity and resilience around the world with Dr. Roswitha Baumung
Today on the podcast we have a different kind of guest! We have the incredible Dr. Roswitha Baumung who currently works at the Division for Animal Pro...
Monday, March 13, 2023An insight into Irish Sheep Farming with Tim Keady
It is always interesting to compare different farming systems across this world. This week on the podcast we have Dr Tim Keady speaking about farming ...
Monday, March 6, 2023Building your livestock cash flow with Richard Brimblecombe
If you can optimise your stocking rate for your season, there's no reason you can't make profit in livestock. However, accessing capital for...
Monday, February 27, 2023Managing drench resistance in sheep with Ginny Dodunski
Want to know more about sheep parasites? This week we have Ginny Dodunski on the podcast chatting everything from drenches and capsules, to resistance...
Monday, February 20, 2023Current market trends with @Meat_Watcher - Matt Dalgleish
This week we are discussing markets and were lucky to secure some time with Matt Dalgleish to talk through the current markets and current trends. Ma...
Monday, February 13, 2023Innovation is coming to livestock farming - will it make you or break you? Ferg's thoughts
This week we bring you Ferg's thoughts on innovation and particularly the role Artificial Intelligence will play in livestock farming in the futu...
Monday, February 6, 2023Three years into transitioning to a finer wool genotype. With Mark Wragg.
Mark Wragg transitioned from Romney ewes to a finer wool cross three years ago. Today he chats to Mark Ferguson about that process and also about the ...
Monday, January 23, 2023Feed efficiency and behaviours in sheep with Tricia Johnson
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have another senior scientist of AgResearch, Tricia Johnson. Following on from our podcast with Dr Suzanne ...
Monday, January 16, 2023Building a successful farm business with Prue Bondfield.
This week on the podcast we have the wonderful Prue Bondfield. Prue didn't have a traditional pathway into agriculture. "In terms of the bee...
Monday, January 9, 2023Genetic selection for lower methane in ruminants with Dr Suzanne Rowe
This week we have a fantastic podcast for you discussing a very hot topic, Methane emissions in ruminants.We have Dr Suzanne Rowe, Senior Scientist at...
Monday, January 2, 2023Fergs thoughts: New Year Special
This week we have another in our "Fergs Thoughts" series. Seeing as it's the start of a New Year, Mark chats about what we can achieve ...
