Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Heat Stress: Impacts on Sheep Reproductive Performance with Dr William van Wettere
Season 2024
This week on the podcast we’re discussing heat stress during mating and pregnancy with Dr William van Wettere.
Heat stress is classed as anything over 32°C, which can disrupt fertility in ewes, semen …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Resilience and Building a Sustainable Farm Business with Danielle England
Season 2024
Building resilience and achieving success in agriculture is an unpredictable challenge that involves continuous learning, upskilling, mentorship and adoption of innovative practices. In this episode,…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Detecting Pregnancy in Cows at Day 16 with Agscent
Season 2024
How would you manage your cattle differently (or your sheep for that matter) if you could diagnose pregnancy at day 16?
This week on the podcast, Mark chats with Bronwyn Darlington, a trailblazer in …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Real-Time Livestock Monitoring with Bill Mitchell of Optiweigh
Season 2024
This week on the podcast we have Bill Mitchell, co-founder of Optiweigh, discussing the Optiweigh system and its unexpected impacts on the farm businesses that are already using the technology.
Optiw…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
The Benefits of EID in Commercial Sheep Farming with Richard Subtil
Season 2024
This week on the podcast we have Richard Subtil, from Omarama Station, a 12,000-hectare property in New Zealand's South Island. Over the last 26 years, Richard and his wife Annabelle have made incred…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
The Science of Food with Dr Anneline Padayachee
Season 2024
As food producers, should we know more about the nutrition of the products we produce? This week on the podcast we have Dr Anneline Padayachee, a food and nutrition scientist. We dive into the fascin…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
From Merinos to Marketplace Mogul with Dwain Duxson
Season 2024
What happens when a Merino sheep farmer turns into a digital marketplace mogul? Our guest this week, Dwain Duxson, founder of Farm Tender and The Farmers Club, shares how and why he switched career p…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Mastering the Trifecta: Sheep, Beef and Dairy Management with Matt Iremonger
Season 2024
Join us this week and find out how Matt Iremonger manages multiple dairy, sheep and beef operations across 6,500 hectares in Canterbury, New Zealand. Matt shares the challenges and opportunities in s…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Breeding Brahmans with Alf Collins of ALC Brahmans
Season 2024
Ever wondered what it takes to breed top-quality Brahmans? This week on the podcast we have Alf Collins, of ALC Brahmans, sharing how he and the team do just that with a disciplined approach to breed…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Reducing Drench Usage in Sheep with Nick Cotter
Season 2024
From direct organic lamb sales to a firewood business and developing algorithms for drench recommendations, the Cotter family pretty much do it all.
This week we have Nick Cotter of Cotter Agritech o…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago