Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInnovation is coming to livestock farming - will it make you or break you? Ferg's thoughts
Season 2023 Episode 119
This week we bring you Ferg's thoughts on innovation and particularly the role Artificial Intelligence will play in livestock farming in the future. …
3 years, 7 months ago
Three years into transitioning to a finer wool genotype. With Mark Wragg.
Season 2023 Episode 118
Mark Wragg transitioned from Romney ewes to a finer wool cross three years ago. Today he chats to Mark Ferguson about that process and also about the…
3 years, 7 months ago
Feed efficiency and behaviours in sheep with Tricia Johnson
Season 2023 Episode 117
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have another senior scientist of AgResearch, Tricia Johnson.
Following on from our podcast with Dr Suzanne…
3 years, 8 months ago
Building a successful farm business with Prue Bondfield
Season 9 Episode 10
This week on the podcast, we have the wonderful Prue Bondfield. Prue didn't have a traditional pathway into agriculture. 'In terms of the beef indust…
3 years, 8 months ago
Genetic selection for lower methane in ruminants with Dr Suzanne Rowe
This week we have a fantastic podcast for you discussing a very hot topic, Methane emissions in ruminants.
We have Dr Suzanne Rowe, Senior Scientist a…
3 years, 8 months ago
Ferg's thoughts: New Year Special
Season 9 Episode 8
This week we have another episode in our "Ferg's Thoughts" series. Seeing as it's the start of a new year, Mark chats about what we can achieve in th…
3 years, 8 months ago
Implementing a genomics program in a stud context with James Lines
Season 9 Episode 7
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have our freshest recruit, James Lines.
After only 9 days on the job, Mark got James onto the head shepherd …
3 years, 9 months ago
The story of the incredible Elizabeth Macarthur with Michelle Scott Tucker
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast, we're changing gears a little and chatting with author Michelle Scott Tucker.
Having an audience of mostly she…
3 years, 9 months ago
Understanding problems in Ag with Sarah Adams
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have Sarah talking about genetics, technology and solving problems in the Agricultural industry.
Sarah is c…
3 years, 9 months ago
Success with sexed semen with Professor Simon de Graaf
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have Professor Simon de Graaf, a fellow podcaster and a world expert in sheep reproduction, sperm sexing an…
3 years, 9 months ago