Head Shepherd

By Mark Ferguson

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Subscribers: 7
Reviews: 3
Episodes: 175

Hamish Bielski
 Jun 22, 2022
1st class educational podcast. Well done Ferg.


 May 9, 2022


 Jun 16, 2021

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Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri brings you the latest in livestock, genetics, innovation and technology. We focus on sheep and beef farming in Australia and New Zealand and the people doing great things in those industries. 


Episode Date
Maximising your pasture potential with Darren Gordon
Mar 24, 2024
Flexolt®, Innovative Sheep Lice Management with MSD Animal Health
Mar 17, 2024
Breeding Values and Objectives Explained with Dr Jamie Courter
Mar 10, 2024
From Farm to Fashion with Iris and Wool
Mar 03, 2024
Setting Up for Shearing Success with Darren Spencer
Feb 25, 2024
Farm Efficiency and Strategic Business Planning With David Cornish
Feb 18, 2024
Farmers vs Tech with Dr Penny Schulz.
Feb 11, 2024
The Science of Breeding Livestock with Dr Wendy Rauw
Feb 04, 2024
Inside the Mind of a Sheep Geek with Mark Mortimer
Jan 28, 2024
Proactive Livestock Management with Jillian Kelly
Jan 21, 2024
Exploring Genetics in Agriculture: From Beef Breeding to Medical Cannabis with Dr Gemma Jenkins
Jan 14, 2024
"It all starts with the dirt," with Melinda Turner of Farm Nutrient Advisory
Jan 07, 2024
Breeding for Success with Jamie Ramage
Dec 31, 2023
The Humans of Agriculture with Oli Le Lievre
Dec 24, 2023
Understanding the Path to Carbon Neutrality with Hayley Purbrick
Dec 17, 2023
Explaining Seasonal Breeding in Sheep with Emeritus Professor David Notter
Dec 10, 2023
Introducing Phoebe Eckermann
Dec 03, 2023
Efficient Ram Usage with Professor David Lindsay
Nov 26, 2023
Corriedales and Progeny Testing with James Cusack
Nov 19, 2023
The 24 Hour Butcher Shop with Jacob Wolki
Nov 12, 2023
Pallets and Pastures with Chris Meade
Nov 05, 2023
Better Heifer Selection Decisions with Ella Holland of PBB
Oct 29, 2023
Comparing New Zealand and Irish Sheep Genetics with Dr Noirin McHugh
Oct 22, 2023
Life Lessons with John McKillop
Oct 15, 2023
Genotype x Environment Interactions and More with Dr Sonja Dominik
Oct 08, 2023
The "Sheep Poo" Study with Beef and Lamb NZ
Oct 01, 2023
Breeding a Balanced Sheep with Alan Rissmann
Sep 24, 2023
Genetic Control of Methane with Dr Nicola Lambe
Sep 17, 2023
Successfully Navigating the Wool Industry with Nicola Peddie
Sep 10, 2023
Lamb Survival with Dr Amy Lockwood
Sep 03, 2023
Unleashing the Potential of Grass with Michael Gooden
Aug 27, 2023
What's for Dinner? Exploring Food Production with Jill Griffiths
Aug 20, 2023
How to Correctly Vaccinate Your Livestock with MSD
Aug 13, 2023
Embracing Digital Farming and Global Challenges with Robynne Anderson
Aug 06, 2023
Making Succession Flow with Pat Barrett
Jul 30, 2023
Sheep in the US with Brad A. Freking
Jul 23, 2023
Growing Cashmere in NZ with David Shaw
Jul 16, 2023
Driving Genetic Progress in Angus Cattle with Christian Duff
Jul 09, 2023
Breeding Cattle for a Hotter Future with Dr. Raluca Mateescu
Jul 02, 2023
Innovation in Angus with Lucinda Corrigan
Jun 25, 2023
Caffeine and Confinement: Lamb Survival and Reproduction with Dr. Susan Robertson
Jun 18, 2023
Maximising IMF in your Livestock with Charlotte Westwood
Jun 11, 2023
The Genetics Behind Angus Cattle with Tom Gubbins
Jun 04, 2023
Keys to a Successful Succession with Rick Morris
May 28, 2023
Breeding for the Consumer at Cleardale with Ben Todhunter
May 21, 2023
40 Years of Meat Trading with Richard Rains
May 14, 2023
Unlocking the Secrets of Farm Optimisation with John Young
May 07, 2023
Integrated pest management on your farm with Alison Colvin
Apr 30, 2023
An insight into sheep research in New Zealand with Paul Kenyon
Apr 23, 2023
Innovative lamb processing with Gundagai Meat Processors
Apr 16, 2023
Connecting the dots of science, people and money with Kate Burke
Apr 09, 2023
The latest and greatest in meat quality technology with Graham Gardner
Apr 02, 2023
The future of wool harvesting with Jock Laurie of AWI
Mar 26, 2023
Maintaining genetic diversity and resilience around the world with Dr. Roswitha Baumung
Mar 19, 2023
An insight into Irish Sheep Farming with Tim Keady
Mar 12, 2023
Building livestock cash flow with Richard Brimblecombe
Mar 05, 2023
Managing Drench Resistance in Sheep With Ginny Dodunski
Feb 26, 2023
Current market trends with @Meat_Watcher - Matt Dalgleish
Feb 19, 2023
Innovation is coming to livestock farming - will it make you or break you? Ferg's thoughts
Feb 12, 2023
Three years into transitioning to a finer wool genotype. With Mark Wragg.
Feb 05, 2023
Feed efficiency and behaviours in sheep with Tricia Johnson
Jan 22, 2023
Building a successful farm business with Prue Bondfield.
Jan 15, 2023
Genetic selection for lower methane in ruminants with Dr Suzanne Rowe
Jan 08, 2023
Ferg's thoughts: New Year Special
Jan 01, 2023
Implementing a genomics program in a stud context with James Lines
Dec 25, 2022
The story of the incredible Elizabeth Macarthur with Michelle Scott Tucker
Dec 18, 2022
Understanding problems in Ag with Sarah Adams
Dec 11, 2022
Success with sexed semen with Professor Simon de Graaf
Dec 04, 2022
The benefits of supply chain security with Jason Strong
Nov 27, 2022
The key to lamb survival with Cathy Dwyer
Nov 20, 2022
Sub-Clover and beyond with Charlie de Fegely
Nov 13, 2022
Bonus Episode. Head Shepherd Premium
Nov 06, 2022
Season 8 Q&A with Dr Mark Ferguson
Oct 31, 2022
Improving reproductive performance in maiden ewes, with Charlie Wootton
Oct 23, 2022
Thinking outside of the box with Duncan Humm
Oct 16, 2022
Preparing for the future Agtech innovation, with Georgia Pugh
Oct 09, 2022
Ferg's Thoughts: EID and Replacement Ewe selection
Oct 06, 2022
Actual to Ideal. Achieving Operational Excellence with Neville Brady
Sep 25, 2022
Meeting Export Market Demands with Atkins Ranch
Sep 18, 2022
50 years of breeding seedstock at Lawson Angus with Harry Lawson
Sep 11, 2022
Building successful farm teams with Drover Ag.
Sep 04, 2022
What does success look like to you? with Nathan Scott
Aug 28, 2022
Profit from pasture allocation with Tom Fraser
Aug 21, 2022
Successful weaning practices with Rob Bell
Aug 14, 2022
The factors of success in a large scale farming enterprise with Julie McDonald
Aug 07, 2022
BONUS Episode - Genetics of Reproduction
Jul 31, 2022
Season 7 Q&A with Dr Mark Ferguson
Jul 24, 2022
Chasing sheep around the world- with Sophie Barnes
Jul 17, 2022
Culture is the bailing twine that keeps a business together
Jul 10, 2022
Two lambings by 24 months - the success factors with Dr Andrew Thompson
Jul 04, 2022
Ferg's Thoughts: Making a genetic plan and implementing it
Jun 26, 2022
Breeding biologically efficient livestock with Ross Richards
Jun 19, 2022
The global potential of wool, with Monica Ebert
Jun 12, 2022
Numnuts® – The benefits of pain relief for Lamb Marking.
Jun 05, 2022
Good farming is no secret! With Dayanne Almeida
May 29, 2022
Staying curious rather than critical with St John Craner
May 22, 2022
Hemprino™, where heritage meets innovation
May 15, 2022
The marriage between management and genetics with Darren Gordon
May 08, 2022
Taking ownership of your story with Sarah Perriam
May 01, 2022
Season 6 Q&A with Dr Mark Ferguson
Apr 11, 2022
Agtech is not always about making money.
Apr 03, 2022
Create an industry you want to farm in, with Renée Hogg.
Mar 27, 2022
Protecting sheep from Campylobacter with Allflex and MSD Animal Health
Mar 20, 2022
Painting a picture of the sheep of the future with Johan Greeff.
Mar 13, 2022
A Scottish shearer, shepherd and scanner, with Ryan Maclean.
Mar 06, 2022
Checking udders and reducing lamb wastage with Anne Ridler
Feb 27, 2022
Winning with Wagyu. 2022 Zanda McDonald award winner (Aus)
Feb 20, 2022
The role of a Livestock Breeding Consultant with Henry Hickson
Feb 13, 2022
Healthy staff, healthy business with Rhys Roberts - 2022 Zanda McDonald award winner (NZ)
Feb 06, 2022
Sheep Genetics, a wealth of knowledge with Bronwyn Clarke
Jan 31, 2022
Young livestock manager on a path to success.
Jan 23, 2022
Farmer, shearer and entrepreneur, with Karol Devaney
Jan 16, 2022
Season 5 Q&A with Dr Mark Ferguson.
Dec 19, 2021
A young leader in livestock. A conversation with Rozzie O'Reilly of LambPro.
Dec 12, 2021
Farming kiwi sheep in the UK with Robert Hodgkins.
Dec 05, 2021
From Merinos to Shrimp with Emeritus Professor Herman Raadsma
Nov 30, 2021
Components of a Thriving farm business, with Andrew Kennedy
Nov 22, 2021
Insights of a sheep pregnancy scanner, with Daniel Wheeler.
Nov 15, 2021
Why, or better still, why not? Farming at Waikaka with Ross Paterson.
Nov 08, 2021
Farming for the future at Bog Roy Station
Oct 31, 2021
Talking Teasing- and the role of the brain in sheep reproduction, with Graeme Martin.
Oct 25, 2021
Breeding sturdy sheep, with Kate Broadbent.
Oct 17, 2021
How does your farm work? with Dr Richard Shephard of Herd Health
Oct 11, 2021
A lifetime's agri-business experience with Shane McManaway.
Oct 03, 2021
How is "AgTech" going to change your business? with Sarah Nolet.
Sep 27, 2021
Head Shepherd Live: Q&A with Dr Mark Ferguson (Recording)
Sep 12, 2021
Breeding for twins in cattle with Leo Cummins
Sep 05, 2021
Combining data and joining forces at Black Box Co.
Aug 30, 2021
Scaling Success with Richard Scholefield
Aug 23, 2021
Breeding for success with Dawson Bradford.
Aug 16, 2021
Cropping and livestock enterprise south of Marnoo
Aug 09, 2021
Global networking in Agriculture.
Aug 02, 2021
Former All Blacks player with a passion for livestock
Jul 26, 2021
Diversifying your farm business with Middlehurst Delivered
Jul 19, 2021
Running up the learning curve with Russell and Ricky Luhrs
Jul 06, 2021
Taking the highs and lows out of agriculture, with Brendon Savage
Jun 27, 2021
Trial and change with Todd Burger.
Jun 21, 2021
Why productivity matters, with Professor Bill Malcolm.
Jun 14, 2021
Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture. Introducing Genesmith.
May 18, 2021
Q&A with Dr Mark Ferguson.
May 10, 2021
Drought drives determination with Moojepin Merinos.
May 03, 2021
Julia Jones, a glass half full.
Apr 25, 2021
Fat animals create flexibility, with Chad Taylor of Mumblebone Merinos
Apr 18, 2021
Success through perseverance with Georgina Gubbins.
Apr 10, 2021
Export Markets. Selling venison in China with Hunter McGregor.
Apr 04, 2021
A gold medal mindset.
Mar 28, 2021
Family Farming with the Kealys
Mar 21, 2021
Aussie science and the global cattle industry
Mar 12, 2021
White Suffolks on Kangaroo Island.
Mar 07, 2021
How to run your farm more efficiently, with Jana Hocken.
Mar 03, 2021
15 minutes with Steve Cotton.
Feb 26, 2021
Using EID to make better on farm decisions
Feb 09, 2021
Breeding a point of difference with Tom Bull.
Jan 20, 2021
Rob Hewett, a man of many hats.
Jan 15, 2021
Sheep farming in Canada with Sandi Brock
Jan 14, 2021
A career’s worth of understanding of feed efficiency in just 30 minutes with Prof. Wayne Pitchford
Jan 10, 2021
Turning grass into money with Nigel Kerin
Nov 30, 2020
The rise and rise of sustainable and ethical wool production with Willy Gallia
Nov 14, 2020
The importance of telling wool's story with Elisabeth van Delden
Nov 05, 2020
34 minutes that every farmer needs to hear - an interview with Ken Solly
Oct 08, 2020
Breeding in the fast lane with Alistair Campbell.
Oct 02, 2020
The opportunities in beef genetics and related topics with Jo Scott
Sep 22, 2020
"There's no place I'd rather be" - Sheep and cattle breeding with Will Gibson
Sep 14, 2020
The heritability of hope - part 3 of 3 - Farming with the perfect animals for you?
Aug 09, 2020
Gene edits in livestock with Alison Van Eenennaam
Aug 01, 2020
From the city to the cows with Jo Newton
Jul 25, 2020
Tim Leeming and achieving industry leading lamb survival with precision lambing.
Jul 21, 2020
Sheep reproduction - the path to prosperity with Russ Davis
Jul 11, 2020
Flies, worms and lifetime productivity with Geoff Lindon - AWI
Jul 04, 2020
Fitness versus production and a journey of learning with Andrew Bouffler - Trigger Vale sheep studs
Jun 28, 2020
Triplets, energy and everything in between with Sarah Blumer
Jun 20, 2020
The story of ZQ wool with Dave Maslen
Jun 13, 2020
The heritability of hope - part 2 of 3
Jun 07, 2020
Breeding insights from Andrew Bendall
May 30, 2020
The heritability of hope - part 1 of 3
May 23, 2020