Sunday, June 18, 2023Caffeine and Confinement: Lamb Survival and Reproduction with Dr. Susan Robertson
Welcome to the latest episode of the Head Shepherd podcast, where Ferg is chatting with Dr. Susan Robertson, a senior lecturer in ruminant production ...
Sunday, June 11, 2023Maximising IMF in your Livestock with Charlotte Westwood
Today we discuss the bigger part of how you make money on the farm - how well you feed the animals. Nutrition of your livestock is one thing that you ...
Sunday, June 4, 2023The genetics behind Angus cattle with Tom Gubbins
Do you want to develop your understanding of estimated breeding values (EBVs) in cattle? This week's podcast guest, Tom Gubbins, and our host Mar...
Sunday, May 28, 2023Keys to a successful succession with Rick Morris.
In this podcast, we sit down with Rick, a seasoned farmer whose parents moved to his family farm in the 70s as a child, as part of the families succe...
Sunday, May 21, 2023Breeding for the Consumer at Cleardale with Ben Todhunter.
This week, our guest is Ben Todhunter from Cleardale Station in Canterbury NZ. Ben's grandfather purchased Cleardale in 1943 and is named after i...
Sunday, May 14, 202340 Years of Meat Trading with Richard Rains
Join us today for a chat through Richard Rains's career of 40 years of selling meat around the world. "It became a great passion and I still...
Sunday, May 7, 2023Farm optimisation with John Young
Are you optimising your farm's production? Today we have John Young, aka Youngy, on the podcast. There are so many ways to optimise your farming ...
Sunday, April 30, 2023Integrated pest management on your farm with Alison Colvin
Integrated pest management for blowfly, worms and lice is the topic of todays podcast, with our guest Alison Colvin. Alison has published work on pra...
Sunday, April 23, 2023An insight into sheep research in New Zealand with Paul Kenyon
One of the main topics of today’s podcast is the financial modelling of transitioning to a shedding flock from a Romney our guest, Prof. Paul Kenyon o...
Sunday, April 16, 2023The science behind an innovative lamb processing plant with Gundagai Meat Processors
As producers, you're always wanting to get the most for your hard earned produce and it always helps when your processor wants that for you, too....
Sunday, April 9, 2023Connecting the dots of science, people and money with Kate Burke
Every day, we make hundreds of decisions. These decisions affect you, your business and those around you. This week we have Kate Burke on the podcast ...
Sunday, April 2, 2023The latest and greatest in meat quality technology with Graham Gardner
This week we have an old supervisor of Marks, Graham Gardener as our guest. Graham has been involved in a huge multi species project (ALMTECH) focusin...
