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
The science of farming with Pete Fennessy
Pete Fennessy has spent more than fifty years involved in science, genetics and livestock production, helping shape many of the ideas that transformed New Zealand’s sheep and deer industries. Pete spent two decades at Invermay befor...
The process of precision sheep farming with Joshua Barton
This week on the podcast we have Joshua Barton chatting to Mark about the benefits of precision sheep management and the results it can get you. Josh is currently stockman at Hillcroft Farms and recently shared some great scanning ...
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...
