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Using genomics to pick better replacement heifers with Geoff Hayes
Season 2026 Episode 291
How do you actually pick which heifers to keep? For many, selecting the top ones is easy, but it's those middle ones that are hard to choose between.…
2 months, 1 week ago
The science of farming with Pete Fennessy
Season 2026 Episode 290
Pete Fennessy has spent more than fifty years involved in science, genetics and livestock production, helping shape many of the ideas that transforme…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The process of precision sheep farming with Joshua Barton
Season 2026 Episode 290
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…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Building resilient farming businesses to keep up with global demand, with Richard Green
Season 2026 Episode 289
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 G…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Growing grass for sheep, stadiums and everything in between with George Fell
Season 2026 Episode 288
Long before performance recording became mainstream, George Fell's grandfather was building a sheep breeding programme around growth, efficiency and …
3 months ago
Turning grass into money - this time with cattle, with Joe Kerin
Season 2026 Episode 287
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…
3 months, 1 week ago
Forty years at Wairere Romneys with Simon Buckley
Season 2026 Episode 286
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 i…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Refugia, resistance testing, and the future of worm management with Chloe Frank
Season 2026 Episode 285
Most sheep producers assume their drenches are working. Chloe Frank's job is finding out whether they actually are.
After discovering how few producer…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Data driven sheep breeding with James Trowbridge
Season 2026 Episode 284
This week on the podcast, Ferg introduces James Trowbridge, the newest consultant to join the neXtgen Agri team.
James grew up in South Australia work…
4 months ago
Genomic data management and the future of breeding values with Dan Garrick
Season 2026 Episode 283
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 …
4 months, 1 week ago