The Sheep Geeks
Nerys Wright is an independent sheep consultant who loves talking about parasites and body condition score.
Liz Genever is an independent sheep consultant who loves talking about grass, forage and soil, and body condition score.
Together they are the sheep geeks. This podcast series launched October 2024. Liz and Nerys will be interviewing a range of sheep farmers, consultants, vets and academics from the UK and any other countries who have sheep.
The Sheep Geeks
Latest Episodes
Episode 22: Trying to not scare people about bluetongue with Jonathan Hobbs
Nerys and Liz talks to Jonathan who is a vet working in the Bluetongue outbreak in Devon. He shares his experiences and provide background to the virus. We also talk about next steps for farmers this autumn as we try and prevent it affecting ne...
Episode 21: Tick facts with Matt Colston
Matt Colston is a vet and works for Elanco. He is heavily involved with Sheep Veterinary Society and Moredun Foundation. He was previously in practice in Scotland and Cumbria. He talks us through the issues around ticks and how our ...
Episode 20: Parasite Q&A with Nerys and Liz
Nerys finally gets her dream to talk about parasites for an entire episode. We answered submitted questions and talk through some of our client work. Links mentioned:Support...
Episode 19: Tom Bird talking about his high input, high output system and being FW Sheep Farmer of the Year
Tom Bird farms with his dad in south Derbyshire. They run sheep and also have combinable crops. He is the current Farmers Weekly Sheep Farmer of the Year and also involved in the OptiEwe programme with Liz and Nerys.He talks through his ...