Podcasts about merinos

This week we have David Thompson of Moojepin Foods on the podcast. David talks about his career breeding trait-leading Merinos, how he is addressing salinity issues in Western Australia with the exploration of saltbush and halophyte agriculture, along with his latest idea: saltbush beer! David has to be one of the most innovative and enthusiastic people in Agriculture. Tune in for an absolutely fantastic episode.- The evolution of Merino sheep breeding- Challenges and innovations in mutton production- Exploring saltbush and halophyte agriculture- Navigating the culinary world with chefs- Innovations in beer and gin production Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited. We help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best: info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

Anthony Shepherd is a Sheep Producer on his commercial merino enterprise, “Jaffa”, near Cootamundra. In addition to running his farm, he's also worked as a consultant in the sheep industry for many years. In this episode, Anthony shares the knowledge he's gained as a farmer and consultant and how that knowledge has allowed him to change his processes to bring his weaning rates above 130%. He also explains the usefulness of indexes and shares his tips for shearing every six months and the longer-term benefits for business. Local Land Services Mixed Farming Advisor, Rohan Leach spoke with Anthony in his shearing shed on a cold Cootamundra day. This episode is part one of our two-part chat with Anthony.   Resources and links: Sheepmatters website SmartShepherd website Sheep and Goat Individual Electronic Identification information from NSW DPI   Nominate a Mate: If you'd like to nominate a mate (or yourself) as a potential future guest on the podcast, you can do so here: Nominate a Mate for 'Seeds for Success'   Connect: Central West LLS website Central West LLS on Facebook Central West LLS on Twitter Central West LLS on YouTube   The views contained in this podcast series are not necessarily endorsed by Central West Local Land Services. Listeners are advised to contact their local office to discuss their individual situation.   This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

This week, Rob is joined by Brad Cavanagh, part of the livestock team at Oxton Park.  Brad joins us to discuss what goes into the Oxton Park livestock operation which received the honour of Gundagai lamb Producer of the year for the 2nd year running. 

If you farm Merinos in Australia, it's more than likely you will have heard of Merinotech. And if you've heard of Merinotech, it's likely that you know our fantastic guest this week, Bill Webb. For those that don't know, Merinotech is an intensively recorded ram breeding nucleus founded in 1988 by a group of WA Merino breeders who wanted to breed a ram that thrived in their environment, backed up by a breeding plan and strategy that fully embraced the latest developments in breeding and genetics. The stud nucleus was established at Kojonup, Western Australia, with ewes from founding members and they have been applying those founding principles ever since. Merinotech rams are now some of the highest ranking in Australia for traits such as fat, eye muscle depth, worm resistance and weaning rate, as well as high-value wool traits.Whilst Bill is still the chairman of Merinotech, he is no longer actively farming. Once his son Ben returned, Bill decided to hand over the reins straight away, “…so he didn't have my negativity or things like that impinging on his ability to work out what to do,” explains Bill. “I felt I'd done as much as I could to improve profitability and productivity. I didn't know what needed to be done over the next 30 or 40 years and Ben needed to work that out for himself, which he has done very well. We had a good relationship and the idea was to move out and still be involved, but not being present and influencing his decision-making in one way or another. And I'd had several back operations, so trying to do something that didn't involve physical work and continuing to injure or hurt myself was another reason.”And with a response to succession such as that, it's no surprise that Bill re-trained as a psychologist for the second half of his working life. “Initially I was trying to do something I didn't have to study for to earn an income,” says Bill.  “I was looking around, trying to work out what to do. I was going to facilitate family meetings for succession planning and conflict resolution, mediation sort of things. And it soon became obvious that people can handle one problem, one or two problems, but when problems become multiple issues that's when difficulty occurs. So psychology became a foundation to work from, to be able to help people work through life events essentially. So it became obvious that I did have to do some study. It took me seven years of full-time study to become registered and this is my 11th year of registration as a psychologist and I'm loving the work.” Bill discusses some of the lessons he's learned over the years in both careers and what he would do differently if he could do it all over again. “Family is terribly important,” emphasises Bill. “Often farmers see the farm as the central focus and the goose that laid the golden egg, which means that the work-life balance and family can be compromised. I think at the end of the day, our family is what we have and we have to treasure and cultivate the importance of the family unit.”Merinotech is holding their next open day on 4 October 2024 at Kojonup. Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.comThanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

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 paths. While Dwain enjoyed his time farming and breeding Merino rams, in 2011 he decided a change of gear was in order. “For me, [selling rams] was pretty restrictive in how many customers you could serve. I wanted to serve a lot more customers. I had a bit of an idea of what I wanted to do when the internet was kicking into gear. So that was the main reason we left the farm. We just wanted to try something else and service more people.”After a few different business ideas, Farm Tender was born. Farm Tender is an online platform for buying and selling agricultural products across Australia. And, with over 72,000 members and around 40 new members joining daily, their database is huge. Dwain wanted to help farmers get the best deals and also provide them with the top-notch customer service he was accustomed to giving when selling breeding stock. Launching an online platform, however, came with its fair share of obstacles. In the podcast, Dwain discusses the early days of establishing Farm Tender and the challenge of trying to break into the American market. Dwain also talks about his latest venture, The Farmers Club, a daily newsletter that provides agricultural news and articles. This is where Dwain shares his insights on the current landscape of Australian farming. After years of running agricultural businesses, Dwain has realised that writing is what he loves. Through Farmers Club, he can make the dream of writing about agriculture - every day - a reality. If you would like to find out more about Farm Tender, you can visit their website here:https://www.farmtender.com.au/.If you would like to subscribe to The Farmers Club, visit the following link:https://thefarmersclub.com.au/.Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand.These companies are leaders in their respective fields and it is a privilege to have them supporting the Head Shepherd Podcast. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

JB and Alison Tancred are the husband and wife duo behind ‘The Maze' near Gulargambone and G.R.A.S.S. Merinos at Armatree. G.R.A.S.S. Merinos is a cooperative stud breeding program, and ‘The Maze' is an 8,000-acre farming operation with 5,000 acres dedicated to a cropping program based on wheat, barley, and pulse crops with a commercial merino flock. In this episode, JB and Alison talk about the cooperative nature of G.R.A.S.S. Merinos, the challenges in meeting breeding objectives, and the importance of micron testing and fleece weighing in their breeding and commercial Merino operations. They also discuss some challenges facing Australian ag and how to get a new generation excited about farming. Local Land Services Mixed Farming Advisor, Rohan Leach, caught up with JB and Alison in their home at ‘The Maze'.   Resources and links: G.R.A.S.S. Merinos website AWI Visual Sheep Scores (VSS) booklet for producers   Connect: Central West LLS website Central West LLS on Facebook Central West LLS on Twitter Central West LLS on YouTube This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Michal Bay, owner of Merino Mill in Mooresville. Bay grew up in eastern Turkey. He began his career in America selling furniture wholesale from his truck. Later, he became a distributor for Istanbul-based rug manufacturer Merinos. He grew so successful that he purchased the vacant Burlington Mill in Mooresville and restored it. Once covered in graffiti, with dozens of holes in the roof, the mill today is thriving with offices, retail and restaurants. The N.C. chapter of the American Planning Association honored the mill with its 2017 “Great Transformation” Award.

Welcome to Chatter with BNC, Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. Today's episode features an interview with Michal Bay, owner of Merino Mill in Mooresville. Bay grew up in eastern Turkey. He began his career in America selling furniture wholesale from his truck. Later, he became a distributor for Istanbul-based rug manufacturer Merinos. He grew so successful that he purchased the vacant Burlington Mill in Mooresville and restored it. Once covered in graffiti, with dozens of holes in the roof, the mill today is thriving with offices, retail and restaurants. The N.C. chapter of the American Planning Association honored the mill with its 2017 “Great Transformation” Award.

This episode is part two of our two-part chat with Harry Pye. In the last episode, Harry discussed the ag labour shortage and how his family has turned to robotics and automation for their mixed farming operation near Walgett.  In this episode, Harry sheds some light on his sheep enterprise and how labour shortages influenced their decision to switch from Merinos to Dorpers. He also discusses drought preparedness, confinement lots, feedlots, and how grain storage and drying silos have revolutionised their operation. Local Land Services Mixed Farming Advisor, Rohan Leach, sat down with his mate Harry for all the details.   Connect: Central West LLS website Central West LLS on Facebook Central West LLS on Twitter Central West LLS on YouTube   The views contained in this podcast series are not necessarily endorsed by Central West Local Land Services. Listeners are advised to contact their local office to discuss their individual situation. This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Dr David Notter spent 25 years looking into the seasonality of breeding sheep and how to reduce it via genetic selection. We are very lucky to have him as a guest on the podcast today to share his wisdom on all things sheep breeding. In 1977, the American Sheep Industry Association identified a pressing challenge: reducing seasonality in ewe breeding. Virginia Tech became the base for this research, where they aimed to create a flock of sheep capable of breeding throughout the year.They assembled a crossbred population consisting of half-Dorset, a quarter Rambouillet and a quarter Finn sheep. Initially, the ewes in the population had a pregnancy rate of about 50% during May and June (out of season for the northern hemisphere). While not an ideal figure, it was a starting point; within five years, the flock had reached 85%. By the end of the project, these ewes were breeding as successfully in summer as those being bred in the autumn.One fascinating aspect of the study was the role of the 'ram effect'. Although initially expected to play a significant role in the success of the project, it turned out to have less influence than anticipated. Rather, the ewes themselves had an influence, explains David. “Just like you get a ram effect, you can also get a ewe effect by cohabiting. If you want to try and breed a bunch of blackface sheep, I would put them with a bunch of cycling Merinos or Dorsets, if you had them. We know it made a difference.”Towards the end of the project, after years of selection pressure, some ewes had exceptional reproductive capacity. “These ewes successfully lambed around the shortest day and, approximately 60 days later, conceived during lactation,” explains David. He also explains that during the first few years, this wasn't always the case with ewes absorbing the fetus far more regularly.They also had issues with out-of-season lambs being slower to grow, which David believes is due to less-than-optimum uterine conditions during gestation. David's experience in this field is second to none and the wealth of knowledge in this podcast is phenomenal. Whether you're contemplating out-of-season breeding, or you just want to know more about the oestrus cycle of your sheep, this podcast is not one to miss. Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand.These companies are leaders in their respective fields and it is a privilege to have them supporting the Head Shepherd Podcast. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

After decades as an art therapist in suburban Sacramento, Lisa Mitchell and her husband, Greg Hudson, were ready for a radical life change. In her rewarding but exhausting career, Lisa spent her days harnessing the power of art and handwork to heal others, but she had little time to do it herself. Their concrete-jungle surroundings felt stifling. It was time for a radical, meaningful life change, one that would bring them more in touch with real materials, real experiences, real presence. They found a farm property in Whidbey Island, Washington, a fiber nexus for weavers, spinners, small mills, and small farms. And they set out in search of the right animals for their fiber farm. At the Lambtown Festival in Dixon, Greg found them: a mother guanaco and chulengo (baby). Guanacos are probably the least known camelid, the wild ancestor of llamas domesticated in the Andes thousands of years ago. Llamas are not uncommon in North America as pack, fiber, and guard animals, and although not cuddly, they have been bred for generations to be handled and interact with humans. Guanacos have not. Even the descendants of guanacos brought to United States zoos in the 1960s retain the wild nature of their Andean relatives. And unlike their cousins the vicuñas, who have similar huge dark eyes and coat distribution, guanacos are big. Greg and Lisa found themselves with a herd of animals tall enough to look them straight in the eye... but who really don't want to, thank you very much. Raising guanacos has challenged the couple in more ways than they could have expected, but the lessons learned in the barn and on the farm have brought Greg and Lisa the very real and present life they had hoped to create. Besides the guanacos, they raise pygora goats and angora rabbits on the farm, and a friend raises a small flock of colored Merinos on their behalf. "So, now we raise animals for their fiber and make things with what they grow," Lisa says. "And I write about the discoveries we make along the way." Find photos and show notes at the Spin Off Magazine website (https://spinoffmagazine.com/long-thread-podcast-lisa-mitchell). This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk spinning fibers, silk yarn, and silk threads & ribbons at TreenwaySilks.com (https://www.treenwaysilks.com/). You'll discover a rainbow of colors, thoughtfully hand-dyed in Colorado. Love natural? Treenway's array of wild silks provide choices beyond white. If you love silk, you'll love Treenway Silks, where superior quality and customer service are guaranteed. Peters Valley School of Craft Peters Valley School of Craft enriches lives through the learning, appreciation and practice of fine craft. For more than 50 years, accomplished artists and students have come together in community at our craft school for powerful creativity and joyous life-long learning in the beautiful Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. We are firmly dedicated to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access through all of our programs. We value and welcome the experienced professional artist, the new learner, the collector—and everyone in between who can be touched by the power of craft. Visit petersvalley.org (http://petersvalley.org/) to start your journey today! Links Lisa and Greg's Whidbey Island farm is called Aliento Farm (https://afiberlife.com/about/). Lisa shares lessons she's learned from her flock at A Fiber Life Podcast. (https://afiberlife.com/podcast/) Aliento Farm will hold their second Guanaco Spinning Experience (https://afiberlife.com/spinning-experience-workshop/) farm retreat workshop on August 26, 2023. Shop for spinning fiber, yarn, and finished guanaco items at the farm's online shop. (https://afiberlife.com/spinning-experience-workshop/). Follow the farm on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/afiberlife/) for visits with the animals, yarns, natural dyes, and to watch for new chulengos (baby guanacos).

175 years ago Cath Baker's Great-great-great Grandfather arrived as a surveyor into Marlborough, bought some land, and started breeding Merinos - including the famous Bulldog Merino stud… Cath and her husband Paul have changed a few things at Seven Oaks but have carried on the legacy of protecting the land…  Cath joins us now on REX.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kristin Lefroy from Cranmore Merinos Spoke about the Live Sheep Export Panel Meeting in MooraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We head to the heart of the Maniototo now here on REX, where Simon Paterson runs merinos on the 2,000-hectare property, Armidale…  The Paterson family run 1000 stud ewes, along with a commercial flock of Merinos as well; that makes him well placed to be the judge of other Merinos…  And indeed, this was one of his more recent voluntary roles - heading up to Marlborough to judge their Two-tooth competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 introduction of a White Suffolk stud to their business. After attending a NZM workshop a few years ago Cheviot, which Mark Ferguson spoke at, Mark Wragg decided to make the jump into transitioning to finer wool genotype. "A long time ago they tried merinos but the feet just fell apart.  We have heavy clay downs and it stays wet all winter. It's pretty hard on feet." But after hearing about the work done in footrot breeding values in Merinos, Mark decided to give it another go. "Certainly that workshop opened our eyes to the potential and what was possible."Mark introduced the Southern Cross genotype into his Romney flock three years ago. The southern cross is a fine wool sheep that focuses very heavily on footrot breeding values, dag breeding values and WEC breeding values..."...and all the things you need to entice a Romney farmer to take on a fine wool genotype. " says FergFerg and Mark run through the highs and lows of transitioning into a new genotype. The main issue is uneven lines of lambs. But as Mark explains, "It's just transitioning and its's part of it and you've got to grin and bare it until you get through it."But the highlights?"We had the opportunity to shear about 4000 first cross lambs and even in that first cross they went from $2.50 for Romney lambs wool to getting almost $10 a kilo for that first cross wool""Certainly helped with paying the shearers." says Mark.Along with the first cross hoggets averaging 26 micron, weaning weights being up 2kg on last year and there not being a sign of footrot on the place, you could say Mark is convinced.  Mark also discusses the introduction of the White Suffolks into New Zealand from Australia.  "The thing I really like about the White Suffolk is that it has a really nice shape for lambing ease nice, low birth weights but very rapid growth, which is what kiwis needs as seasons are short and variable."Ferg also has a love for the breed. "It would be hard to argue there is a more performance driven terminal breed in the world than the White Suffolk."This podcast is a great insight into what it looks like to transition from a Romney to a finer wool genotype without sacrificing any of the production traits that traditionally came with a finer wool type. Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand.These companies are leaders in their respective fields and it is a privilege to have them supporting the Head Shepherd Podcast. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

In questo nuovo episodio della rubrica "Cammini", organizzata in collaborazione con Zamberlan, Giovanni Pagnoncelli - Marketing manager Italia di Ortovox - ci spiega le proprietà della lana merinos e della swiss wool per l'abbigliamento tecnico outdoor.

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 sheep tragics, Mark thought the parallels between Michelles book, Elizabeth Macarthur: a life at the edge of the world; and our listeners was too good not to make the most of.Michelle tells us more about the wonderful Elizabeth Macarthur and the foundations of the Merino wool industry of Australia.  Elizabeths story begins in on a farm in North Devon, after marrying a not-strongly liked soldier named John Macarthur. In 1790, Elizabeth followed him to "make his fortune" in Australia- the only officers wife to go and what Michelle refers to as a "pretty stupid decision". June 1790 she arrived in Sydney Harbour excited to see this mythical township she'd been promised Australia held , and instead saw an army campsite of tents full of soldiers without shoes, food or women to talk to. In 1793, the Macarthurs got their first land grant of 100 acres in a place that is now called Parramatta.  They spent a few years working hard turning the place into a mixed farm. Livestock numbers were incredibly low so they had sheep but not in huge numbers.In 1801 John Macarthur was sent back to England to be court marshalled after shooting his commanding officer during a duel, and left Elizabeth to run the recently expanded farm alone with the youngest children.John escaped his court-marshalling in the UK and sweet-talked his way into supplying British wool mills with Australian wool, despite not having the sheep or the experience in importing wool. John also sweet talked his way into exporting a flock of the kings Merinos he'd purchased, despite export of them being illegal. He returned to Australia in 1905 with 5,000 acres and some "scrubby" fine wool sheep. But, nearly 4 years later John gets sent back to the UK after causing more political trouble. And so Elizabeth was left running the farm, and the wool export industry for the next 12 years. She was the first person to send commercial quantities of wool to England.-Although different to our usual podcasts, this is a fantastic relaxing listen. Michelles years of research into the beginning of the Australian wool industry, and much much more, is really commendable and enjoyable listening for any sheep tragic. If you'd like to find out more about Michelles books, follow the link below:https://michellescotttucker.com/elizabeth-macarthur/Check out The Hubthehub.nextgenagri.comOur community where our members have the opportunity to keep up to date with everything we are working on.

Kristy Ashton is a portrait photographer who was born in Australia but now lives and works in Scotland. Kristy's great great great grandfather was George Washington Wilson, one of the pioneers of outdoor photography who photographed Queen Victoria and John Brown in 1863 - so her connection to photography and to Scotland runs deep. Kristy's unique style is a culmination of a number of ingredients from her personal journey - an innate sense of creativity, a romantic dream of scotland and a love of renaissance painters resulting in images that are somehow otherworldly and completely authentic all at the same time. Our conversation covers Kristy's road to Scotland, the ups and downs of running a photography business through a global pandemic, why Merinos are my favourite kind of sheep and much much more - here's my conversation with Kristy Ashton. Show Notes Follow this week's guest at the following links:  Website - https://theauldromantics.com (https://theauldromantics.com)  Etsy Shop - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheAuldRomantics (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheAuldRomantics)  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kristyashton/ (https://www.instagram.com/kristyashton/)  Connect with View Finders here: Episodes - http://www.viewfinderslive.com/podcast (www.viewfinderslive.com/podcast)  Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/viewfinderspodcast (www.instagram.com/viewfinderspodcast)  Tickets for the next View Finders Live Event - https://viewfinderslive.com/events (https://viewfinderslive.com/events)  To save 10% off tickets for View Finders Live events, use the code VF10 Connect with me at: http://www.grahamdargie.co.uk (www.grahamdargie.co.uk)  http://www.grahamdargie.co.uk/blog (www.grahamdargie.co.uk/blog)  http://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie (www.instagram.com/grahamdargie)  Additional show links Double Exposure: Man in Top Hat, Glencoe - https://www.instagram.com/p/CPs9Y8xhnr4/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/CPs9Y8xhnr4/)  Maggie - https://www.instagram.com/p/CLr8XgXF3tq/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/CLr8XgXF3tq/)  Other links: Dunottar Castle - https://www.dunnottarcastle.co.uk (https://www.dunnottarcastle.co.uk)  George Washington Wilson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Wilson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Wilson)  James Valentine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Valentine_(photographer) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Valentine_(photographer))  Rembrandt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt)  Glencoe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glencoe,_Highland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glencoe,_Highland)  Kilchurch Castle - https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilchurn-castle/ (https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilchurn-castle/)  Canon 7D - https://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/product_finder/cameras/digital_slr/eos_7d_mark_ii/ (https://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/product_finder/cameras/digital_slr/eos_7d_mark_ii/)  Tamron Lenses - https://www.tamron.eu/en-GB (https://www.tamron.eu/en-GB)  Powderfinger - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLfieeWptxNHlirXjhfalA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLfieeWptxNHlirXjhfalA)  Fran Mart - https://franmart.co (https://franmart.co)  Mentioned in this episode: VFL 2-22 PREROLL 2 REROLL 2 FOR 2022 VFL EVENTS

If there's anyone who understands the diversity of women who love the land, it's today's guest, Victoria Carey. V, as she's known by those who work with her, has been in the media game for more than two decades, including 11 years as the editor in chief of Country Style, and is now at the editorial helm of Graziher Magazine. Yet a life in journalism almost didn't happen – with a teenage horse-mad Victoria so nearly signing up to work in a racing stable. Emily Herbert interviewed V the day after she put the latest issue of Graziher to bed and the jubilation and satisfaction at seeing another gorgeous copy of the magazine on its way to the printers was obvious in her voice. And what a magnificent segue to announce that the Spring issue of Graziher is now on sale! It's an absolute corker of an edition to celebrate our bimonthly launch, with compelling stories of Australian women spanning the width and length of the country. In this issue, we really draw our attention to Women across the Ages - and the articles borne from it are stunning – from Stephanie Trethewey's letter to her baby daughter Evie to the inspiring eighty-something matriarch still checking her Merinos every day. You can subscribe online at graziher.com.au and have the magazine turn up in your mailbox six times a year – what a treat.

At 25, Lachie (IG: lachie_Macgugan) has been shearing for four years, travelling across Australia and through some pretty rough properties lacking basics like running water Lachie and his family — parents Duncan and Sue, and brother Jamie, 23 — have farms in Victoria's Western District, running super fine Merinos and cattle over 1390ha on two properties. He took a gap year, then went to Melbourne and studied events management for a year and spent another year or so working in bars. Realising the regions was his calling to end up back on the land and in the shearing shed on the daily. Lachie has recently reached his goal of 400 sheep in a day, with the ambitious target this year's aspiration. Don't forget to send us an email if you know of a story that we should tell at hello@generationag.com.au *Become a Patreon Partner* - https://patreon.com/generationag Find us here: Instagram: @generation.ag Twitter: @generation_ag Website: www.generationag.com.au

Novelist Kate Grenville on the story of love, grief and mental illness she unearthed when she revisited the letters of colonial gentlewoman Elizabeth Macarthur

Novelist Kate Grenville on the story of love, grief and mental illness she unearthed when she revisited the letters of colonial gentlewoman Elizabeth Macarthur

This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have Ryan Maclean, based in North West Scotland. Ryan and Mark met through a mutual friend and sheep scanner Daniel Wheeler.Ryan was raised on a beef and sheep farm in Scotland, where he is running around 1,000 ewes and 120 breeding cattle between himself and his father. He runs predominately Cheviot sheep, with some crossed to a Texel. They also have a pedigree Limousins and Belted Galloway herds. Ryan however, spends most of his time off farm following the seasonal cycle of farming with his contracting business. Sheep and cattle pregnancy scanning, sheep shearing, lambing and calving plus crop work. He says it works well when the seasons play ball, but there isn't much time to spare when they don't. He first picked up his handpiece when he was around 15 and now has his own shearing run where he covers around 55,000 sheep a year. Ryan spent time in Australia and New Zealand shepherding and shearing, claiming his 200 Merinos in a day a few years ago- one of his best days in farming that really stands out for Ryan.Mark and Ryan discuss the differences in farming around the world, and across individual countries, and how this can open your eyes to different farming systems and what works, and more importantly, what doesn't. Genetics is inevitably covered and it is always interesting to hear what different types of animals are required for different environments. With nearly 2,900mm rainfall, the Macleans breed for high fat and a smaller adult weight in both cattle and sheep. And with a "9 month winter", Body Condition Score is something Ryan is also interested in. It is essential their sheep can stack on weight in summer and hold it through winter.Ryan has also been keeping track of his shedding Cheviots "Ironic, from a sheep shearer really". He hasn't selected for it but some in the breed naturally shed wool, so it's something he keeps note of. As always, this is another great podcast with a young farmer with passion and drive to make a change.Growing Ewe MasterclassWe will be running our third cohort of the Growing Ewe Masterclass in March, 2022. If you would like to find out more, contact us at info@nextgenagri.comCheck out The Hubthehub.nextgenagri.comOur community where our members have the opportunity to keep up to date with everything we are working on.Thanks to our SponsorsAllflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers' hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes.A big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligence and MSD Animal Health Intelligencewww.allflex.global/nz/

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This week we have Emeritus Professor Herman Raadsma on the podcast. Herman's career started by accident- after training, he received a job opportunity to work at Trangie, the Agricultural Research Center run by the NSW Department of Agriculture, known as one of the best sheep breeding centres in the world. The rest, as they say, was history. Herman worked on pivotal research revolving around fleece rot, body strike and breech strike, which was the founding of the current Australian breeding values. Mark and Herman both worked on the Footrot Estimated Breeding Value (EBV). From previous breeding programs, Herman knew natural genetic variation existed within the Merino industry in terms of sire groups that produced highly resistant or highly susceptible offspring when it came to health and welfare traits. They had also discovered in past research they could not find an individual gene marker for the Footrot gene. This foundation gave NZM and researchers a leap-pad to start from when developing the Footrot EBV value in 2013Mark also worked with Herman with AWI on a Machine Learning project. With computing power, and large information data sets, machine learning can make sense of very complex data systems and make predictions that the human mind cannot make easily. There are multiple applications and Mark and Herman discuss a few that could make huge differences to the future of the agricultural industry. Herman has more recently delved into the world of Aquaculture and is currently involved in Australian shrimp farming. This podcast covers a huge range of topics that span the range of Hermans fascinating career and is one of those you'll listen to over and over again. Check out The Hubthehub.nextgenagri.comOur community where our members have the opportunity to keep up to date with everything we are working on.Allflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers' hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes.A big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligencewww.allflex.global/nz/

This week Mark chats with Daniel Wheeler, sheep scanner and sheep fanatic.Daniel has scanned over 6.5 million sheep in his time as a scanner, a career path Daniel was never intending on taking. After getting off at the wrong tube stop on his OE in London, Daniel decided to take up a position of sheep scanning assistant up in Scotland. The rest is history.Scanning so many sheep across the world has given Daniel a chance to see many different farming systems and notice patterns in success. "Doing the simple stuff right", seems to be key according to Dan.  It's allowed him to remove the mental glass ceiling because he's seen what can be done on farms first hand. Daniel also breeds his own sheep which are a range of shedders and high fertility breeds. He owned his first stud Merinos at the age of 15 and developed an interest in genetics, a passion that came before scanning was on his radar. He now breeds Finnsheep, Meatmaster, Texel  and Luings with a current breeding focus being low-input, high output. Daniel is also experimenting with a small flock of shedding sheep. Daniel is also on the committee of the Low Input CPT, and discusses the recent work they're doing and some of the interesting findings that have come up, like naturally docked tails in a Coopworth.Check out The Hubthehub.nextgenagri.comOur community where our members have the opportunity to keep up to date with everything we are working on.Allflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers' hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes.A big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligencewww.allflex.global/nz/

This week on the podcast, Mark Ferguson chats with Gundy (David) Anderson and Angus Fraser, of Bog Roy Station.  Gundy and Lisa Anderson are fourth generation owners of Bog Roy station, farming just under 3,000 Ha with 4,000 merino ewes and 140 Hereford cows on the shores of Lake Benmore, Omarama, New Zealand. Gundy and Angus go through the past, present and future of Bog Roy. When they arrived in 1980, Bog Roy farmed Corriedales but changed to Merinos in the mid 90's based on the wool prices at the time. After finding themselves carrying too much stock through winter, and finding their peak feed demand occurring when there wasn't any grass growth, Gundy and Lisa changed their thinking. Well thought out, small and incremental changes over the years has gotten Bog Roy to where they are today. Starting with trials around the farm, ensuring it works for them and their land, and then expanding it is how they started with increasing scanning, grazing lucerne and mating hoggets. Gundy and his wife Lisa, make sure that all decisions made now can still hold up in 10 years time when it comes to the social license to farm. Getting more production out of less stock units is the way they plan on reducing their environmental impact. Listen to find out more about Bog Roy station. Check out The Hubthehub.nextgenagri.comOur community where our members have the opportunity to keep up to date with everything we are working on.Allflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers' hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes.A big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligencewww.allflex.global/nz/

From the Lofty ranges of Black Springs Ben has come to tell us that his VS was better cared for than others in a previous episode. There are  breeds of sheep other than Merinos; he had a Polaris (which rhymes with Belarus) which was a "Bag of Snakes"; and that things are more difficult to grab when they're wet and slippery!Keep an eye out for Wunderbar Lamb in your local butchers or if in the Central Market as has now been revealed. Keep up the good work; and thanks for the chat Ben.  

We hear from two ends of the wool industry. A snapshot from the recent AWI Board question and answer session and then hear about the highly successful secondary school competition bringing kids a first-hand experience with Merinos at their schools.

On this episode of Feudal Future,  hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by JR Turner, managing director of the Americas, Michelle Comerford, project director and industrial supply chain practice leader, and Harry Moser, founder and president of  The Reshoring Initiative. The panel takes a deep dive into reshoring. “Reshoring” is the practice of bringing manufacturing and services back to the United States from overseas. This process can help balance trade and budget deficits, reduce unemployment by creating well-paying manufacturing jobs, and develop a skilled workforce.Michelle Comerford develops corporate location strategies and executes site selection projects for BLS & Co.'s manufacturing and distribution clients.  Based in Cleveland, Michelle has worked across a range of industries during her 13-year career.  She is an expert in transportation/logistics cost analysis, and has advised numerous clients on site selection decisions with an emphasis on supply chain network optimization, inbound and outbound transportation costs, and customer service requirements.Harry Moser founded the Reshoring Initiative to help bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Largely due to the success of the Reshoring Initiative, Harry was inducted into the Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2010 and was named Quality Magazine's Quality Professional of the year for 2012. Harry participated in President Obama's 2012 Insourcing Forum at the White House, won the Jan. 2013 The Economist debate on outsourcing and offshoring, and received the Manufacturing Leadership Council's Industry Advocacy Award in 2014.JR Turners partnership with Chargeurs has a presence in 90 countries, which performs as a global leader in industrial niche markets of 4 core business: Temporary surface protection, Technical garment interlining, Technical textiles functionalisation, and high-end Merinos fibers. The Group employs more than 2000 collaborators in 45 countries, over 5 continents. Its 4 business lines capture outstanding expertise, the power of innovation, high technical skills, performance and sustainable development.Join the 'Beyond Feudalism' Facebook group to share your story, ask questions and connect with other citizen leaders: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beyondfeudalismTweet thoughts: @joelkotkin, @mtoplansky, #FeudalFuture #BeyondFeudalismLearn more about Joel's book 'The Coming of Neo-Feudalism': https://amzn.to/3a1VV87Sign Up For News & Alerts: http://joelkotkin.com/#subscribeThis show is presented by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.

Keyneton Station is a progressive sheep enterprise run by Georgie and Toby Keynes at Keyneton with 2,700 Merino ewes mated to Merinos and Border Leicesters. Georgie discusses the benefits of eID, pregnancy scanning and AgriWebb technologies and improving land quality and lamb survival. 

A lifetime in Merinos, this stalwart of the industry explains why he believes the industry is at the greatest point in his long life so far.

The Victorian Sheep Show went off without a hitch in Ballarat on the weekend, after being cancelled in 2020 and postponed this year due to COVID-19 lockdowns.

Woolgrowing in Tasmania has been put under the microscope for profitability with the expansion of irrigation over the last 20 years. Despite new production options, fine wool is still winning in terms of profitability, stability and reliability according to George Gatenby.

From the Digital and Smart Agriculture (DISA) Festival hear from farmers Nick Seymour (Farmo) and Jen Medway (Agrifutures) about the way technology is improving their business right now. 46% fleeceweight gains in Merinos for example. Also, they explain much of the jargon around the Internet of Things (IoT) to equip you to decide what might solve problems for you.

Mark first came across Moojepin Merinos, a Merino stud near Badgebup in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia, fifteen years ago whilst looking for some high growth merinos. This week, Mark discusses what's going on at Moojepin with Hamish Thompson, stud co-principal and third generation on the farm.After Hamish's father David Thompson, was told joining merino ewe lambs was impossible, he set his mind to the task. Ten years later, Moojepin are mating ewe lambs at 7 months, at the same time as their ewes, to make the most of their incredibly short growing season. The country that the Thompsons farm in Western Australia is tough going with a constant battle with salinity. Hamish discusses how they tackle this and where they see the farm and stud going in the future.  If you would like to learn more about either Moojepin Foods or the stud, you can find them at the links belowwww.moojepin.comwww.moojepinfoods.comTwitter: MoojepinMerinosFacebook: MoojepinMerinosA big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligencehttps://www.allflex.global/nz/Allflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers’ hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes.Check out The Hub belowhttps://thehub.nextgenagri.com 

We talk to the owner (alongside his wife Justine) of Lake Hawea Station - a 6,500 ha station running 10,000 Merinos and 200 Angus cows - about being named as New Zealand's first certified carbon positive farm.

This week, Mark catches up with Chad Taylor of Mumblebone Merinos, of Wellington, NSW, Australia.Both Chad and Mark are fans of putting maternal traits with carcass traits on a wool producing animal. They discuss the benefits of putting fat and muscle in a Merino and how it has improved both Mumblebone's production, and also their clients.They also cover succession and where Mark and Chad think the industry will be in 10 years time, what with all of the innovation happening in the industry right now.A big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligencehttps://www.allflex.global/nz/Allflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers’ hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes.Check out The Hub belowhttps://thehub.nextgenagri.com

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The Australian Merino Lamb Trial examined if a wether trading operation could pay for the crops the animals grazed. Hear the results and many of the very surprising findings from this innovative on farm study.

The Australian Merino Lamb Trial explores whether wethers can pay for the crop they graze. Craig Wilson runs the trial which is showing great results.

Capping off our Western Australian series, we head to Cranmore farming to discuss the benefits of Merinos in a mixed farming operation. We also talk to AWI's WA wild dog coordinator Meja Aldrich, about the management and control of wild dogs in sheep producing areas.

Australian genetics in South America What it is like running Merinos in Patagonia, Argentina