Sheep, Salt and Beer with David Thompson of Moojepin Foods
This week we have David Thompson of Moojepin Foods (and much more!) on the podcast. David talks about his career in breeding trait-leading Merinos, hi...
Monday, June 14, 2021Why productivity matters, with Professor Bill Malcolm.
Welcome back to Season 4 of the Head Shepherd podcast! We'd like to say thank you for all of your support in the past and we cannot wait to share...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture. Introducing Genesmith.
For our final episode of Season 3, we are excited to discuss Genesmith, a startup within neXtgen Agri.Mark catches up with Ian Harris, Electronics an...
Monday, May 10, 2021Q&A with Dr Mark Ferguson.
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast, we decided to offer the mic over to you to answer your questions. We put a call out on various social media pl...
Monday, May 3, 2021Drought drives determination with Moojepin Merinos.
Mark first came across Moojepin Merinos, a Merino stud near Badgebup in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia, fifteen years ago whilst looki...
Monday, April 26, 2021Julia Jones, a glass half full.
Julia Jones shares her optimistic outlook on the future of the Agriculture industry this week. Julia grew up on the West Coast of the South Island of ...
Sunday, April 18, 2021Fat animals create flexibility, with Chad Taylor of Mumblebone Merinos
This week, Mark catches up with Chad Taylor of Mumblebone Merinos, of Wellington, NSW, Australia.Both Chad and Mark are fans of putting maternal trait...
Saturday, April 10, 2021Success through perseverance with Georgina Gubbins.
On this episode of the Head Shepherd podcast, Mark catches up with Georgina Gubbins. Georgina is not only a passionate red meat producer, but is also ...
Monday, April 5, 2021From Roxburgh to Shanghai-selling venison in China with Hunter McGregor.
Hunter McGregor gives us a great insight to the Chinese meat market this week. Hunter has been in China for fourteen years and now runs a New Zealand ...
Monday, March 29, 2021A gold medal mindset.
This week, Mark catches up with Jill Hill of Benambra. After following her fathers footsteps to rowing, Jill reached the World Championships in Greece...
Monday, March 22, 2021Family Farming with the Kealys
This week Mark catches up with Tony, Elise and Bernie Kealy of Curlew Merinos, Edenhope, Victoria. The Kealys are a great example of successfully nav...
Friday, March 12, 2021Aussie science and the global cattle industry
Lachlan Campbell is the CEO and co-founder of ProAgni, their moto is “Improving Farm economics today. Ensuring farming’s sustainability tomorrow."...
Monday, March 8, 2021White Suffolks on Kangaroo Island.
This week we hear from Andrew and Jamie Heinrich of Ella Matta, the first registered White Suffolk stud in the world. Based on Kangaroo Island, which ...