How Genetics Shape Sheep Immunity with Dr Kelsey Bentley
What is actually occurring within a sheep with worm resistance? This week on the podcast we have a fascinating discussion with Dr Kelsey Bentley who h...
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 ...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021Lean Farming Principles with Jana Hocken.
Welcome back to the start of Season 3 of the Head Shepherd Podcast! Our first guest this week is Jana Hocken. Jana is a Lean consultant with more tha...
Saturday, February 27, 202115 minutes with Steve Cotton.
Bonus Episode! Today we're quickly catching up with Steve Cotton, founder of Dynamic Ag. We discuss his PhD in internal parasites, starting up hi...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021Using EID to make better on farm decisions
In this episode we feature the role of EID in making more informed decisions within a sheep business. We hear from Steve Kelly, Commercial Manager at...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021Breeding a point of difference with Tom Bull.
"Why cant we have $140 cutlets?" Tom Bull speaks to Mark this week about the future of the sheep meat industry and how LambPro is hoping to ...
Friday, January 15, 2021Rob Hewett, a man of many hats.
This week I had a conversation with Rob Hewett, a man who is involved in the primary industries at many levels: production, processing, exporting and ...
Friday, January 15, 2021Sheep farming in Canada with Sandi Brock
This week we caught up with Sandi Brock of Ontario, Canada. Sandi walks us through her indoor sheep production system, explains why and how she became...
Monday, January 11, 2021A career’s worth of understanding of feed efficiency in just 30 minutes with Prof. Wayne Pitchford
A great 30 minute discussion with Professor Wayne Pitchford of Adelaide University covering hybrid vigour, how he changed his views on feed-use effici...