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.
Head Shepherd
Latest Episodes
Building resilient farming businesses to keep up with global demand, with Richard Green
How do Australian and New Zealand farmers stay competitive when the rest of the world is changing faster than ever?For our guest this week, Richard Green, it starts by accepting that yesterday's thinking will not solve tomorrow's problem...
Growing grass for sheep, stadiums and everything in between with George Fell
Long before performance recording became mainstream, George Fell's grandfather was building a sheep breeding programme around growth, efficiency and measured performance on pasture. Unable to find the genetics he wanted, he created them himself...
Turning grass into money - this time with cattle, with Joe Kerin
What does a cow actually cost to run?At Kerin Ag, every kilogram of utilisable feed has a value attached to it. That allows Joe Kerin and the team to measure whether an animal is genuinely paying its way.In this episode, Joe joins...
Forty years at Wairere Romneys with Simon Buckley
Few people have had a front-row seat to the genetic improvement of New Zealand sheep quite like our guest this week, Simon Buckley.After growing up in Whangārei and starting his farming career at Castlepoint Station, Simon joined Wairere...
Refugia, resistance testing, and the future of worm management with Chloe Frank
Most sheep producers assume their drenches are working. Chloe Frank's job is finding out whether they actually are.After discovering how few producers in her region were monitoring worm burdens, Chloe launched Central Stock Health while...
