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Selecting for worm resistance in low-challenge systems with Swabtec
Season 2025 Episode 263
What if measuring worm resistance didn't require high parasite burdens and ALSO delivered double the heritability of egg counts?
Sarah Preston, Lectur…
9 months ago
Individual ewe performance and the future of sheep productivity with Tara Dwyer
Season 2025 Episode 262
What limits ewe productivity in current sheep systems?
Our guest this week, Tara Dwyer, is the breeding manager at Headwaters Genetics and a farm mana…
9 months, 1 week ago
Results from the 'Genetics of foot health in Merinos' project with Gus Rose
Season 2025 Episode 261
Gus Rose shares the recent results from the 'Genetics of foot health in Merinos' project, which is looking at footrot and foot structure in sheep in …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Proactive sheep management strategies with Tim Gole
Season 2025 Episode 260
On this week's episode, Tim Gole shares how sheep farmers can increase their profits by shifting from responding to problems to preventing them in th…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
How Do You Breed Short-Tailed Sheep? with Marnie Hodge
Season 2025 Episode 259
What do the genetics of tail length and the genetics of semen quality have in common? Not much, except that our guest, Marnie Hodge, Sheep Genetics S…
10 months ago
Growing More Grass and Turning It Into Growth with Bevan Ravenhill
Season 2025 Episode 258
How simple rotations and tight feed management lift whole farm performance.
Mark chats with Bevan Ravenhill, WA General Manager for Lawson Angus WA, …
10 months, 1 week ago
How to Start a Cattle Business with Summit Livestock
Season 2025 Episode 257
Ever wondered what it takes to build a succesfull seedstock buisness from the ground up? Well, this is the podcast for you.
This week, Mark chats wit…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Financial skills for more profitable farming with David Egerton-Warburton
Season 2025 Episode 256
Accounting may not be every farmer’s favourite topic, but it is one of the most powerful tools on the farm. This week’s Head Shepherd guest, David Eg…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Trust and Farm Advice with Dr Ruth Nettle
Season 2025 Episode 255
What makes farmers change? And what holds them back? Our guest this week, Dr Ruth Nettle, has spent 25 years studying just that. Ruth has spent her c…
11 months ago
Understanding IMF, Shear Force and Marbling with Dr Peter McGilchrist
Season 2025 Episode 254
Want to know more about meat-eating quality traits like IMF, shear force and marbling? Our guest this week, Dr Peter McGilchrist, is a leading meat s…
11 months, 1 week ago