Head Shepherd
Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri brings you the latest in livestock, genetics, innovation and technology. We focus on sheep and beef farming in Australia and New Zealand, and the people doing great things in those industries. To learn more about neXtgen Agri, visit www.nextgenagri.com.
Podcasting since 2020 • 265 episodes
Head Shepherd
Latest Episodes
Results from the 'Genetics of foot health in Merinos' project with Gus Rose
Gus Rose shares the recent results from the 'Genetics of foot health in Merinos' project, which is looking at footrot and foot structure in sheep in Australia. Gus shares what the data shows on the heritability of foot shape and its relationshi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 261
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32:06
Proactive sheep management strategies with Tim Gole
On this week's episode, Tim Gole shares how sheep farmers can increase their profits by shifting from responding to problems to preventing them in the first place.Tim runs ForFlocksSake, a vet...
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Season 2025
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Episode 260
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46:13
How Do You Breed Short-Tailed Sheep? with Marnie Hodge
What do the genetics of tail length and the genetics of semen quality have in common? Not much, except that our guest, Marnie Hodge, Sheep Genetics Senior Development Officer, has researched them both.Tail length is moderately to highly ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 259
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31:56
Growing More Grass and Turning It Into Growth with Bevan Ravenhill
How simple rotations and tight feed management lift whole farm performance.Mark chats with Bevan Ravenhill, WA General Manager for Lawson Angus WA, to talk about what really drives a productive grazing business. Bevan grew up on a ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 258
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1:07:15
How to Start a Cattle Business with Summit Livestock
Ever wondered what it takes to build a succesfull seedstock buisness from the ground up? Well, this is the podcast for you. This week, Mark chats with Jasmine and Hayden Green, owners of Summit Livestock, about how they built their ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 257
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42:12
