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Season 3 Episode 1
Welcome back to the start of Season 3 of the Head Shepherd Podcast!
Our first guest this week is Jana Hocken. Jana is a Lean consultant with more than 17 years’ experience working for Toyota and in Le…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
15 minutes with Steve Cotton.
Season 2 Episode 13
Bonus Episode!
Today we're quickly catching up with Steve Cotton, founder of Dynamic Ag.
We discuss his PhD in internal parasites, starting up his business in 2015 and also Steve explains what he wil…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Using EID to make better on farm decisions
Season 2 Episode 12
In this episode we feature the role of EID in making more informed decisions within a sheep business. We hear from Steve Kelly, Commercial Manager at Allflex NZ as well as Charles Douglas-Clifford w…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Breeding a point of difference with Tom Bull.
Season 2 Episode 11
"Why cant we have $140 cutlets?" Tom Bull speaks to Mark this week about the future of the sheep meat industry and how LambPro is hoping to achieve this astounding figure by the middle of this year. …
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Rob Hewett, a man of many hats.
Season 2 Episode 10
This week I had a conversation with Rob Hewett, a man who is involved in the primary industries at many levels: production, processing, exporting and education. It is fascinating to hear his 'helico…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Sheep farming in Canada with Sandi Brock
Season 2 Episode 9
This week we caught up with Sandi Brock of Ontario, Canada. Sandi walks us through her indoor sheep production system, explains why and how she became Youtube's most popular sheep farmer, and also to…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
A career’s worth of understanding of feed efficiency in just 30 minutes with Prof. Wayne Pitchford
Season 2 Episode 8
A great 30 minute discussion with Professor Wayne Pitchford of Adelaide University covering hybrid vigour, how he changed his views on feed-use efficiency based on his research on feed intake and the…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Turning grass into money with Nigel Kerin
Season 2 Episode 7
Nigel and Kate Kerin own and operate Kerin Agriculture, which comprises a trading enterprise as well as a Merino ram-breeding operation. Their focus is on turning grass into profit, with a highly fle…
Published on 5 years ago
The rise and rise of sustainable and ethical wool production with Willy Gallia
Season 2 Episode 6
Willy Gallia is the part of the third generation in his family to be involved in the textile industry. He grew up in Argentina and is very passionate about the wool industry and the people within it…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
The importance of telling wool's story with Elisabeth van Delden
Season 2 Episode 5
This week I had a conversation with Elisabeth van Delden that we are both sharing on our podcasts. Elisabeth provides support to wool businesses around the world to help them communicate effectively …
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago