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
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...
Data driven sheep breeding with James Trowbridge
This week on the podcast, Ferg introduces James Trowbridge, the newest consultant to join the neXtgen Agri team.James grew up in South Australia working alongside his parents, Margie and Bill Trowbridge, in both Merinos and the family ar...
Genomic data management and the future of breeding values with Dan Garrick
What does it take to build the data systems that sit behind your genetic evaluations?This week on the podcast, Ferg catches up with Dan Garrick from Helical. Dan grew up on a sheep, beef and venison farm in the Manawatu before moving to ...
Lessons learned from LambEx with Jane Kellock
Jane Kellock joins Mark to talk through the production and business decisions that have shaped their Merino operation in South Australia’s Mid North. From running a non-mulesed flock for more than 20 years to building a breeding programme focus...
How to run a farm business your bank trusts, with Matt Hood
Matt Hood on farm succession, agribusiness banking, and building better farm businesses.Based in Marlborough, Matt has worked across sheep and beef, dairy, and viticulture businesses in both New Zealand and Australia, with a focus on suc...
