Seeds for Success
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Genetic gains: How artificial reproduction can accelerate production in your livestock
Emma Bowman is an Advisor and Technician of sheep artificial reproduction at Genstock. Emma is passionate about the sheep industry, having grown up on Uardry Merino Stud near Hay, where her father was the manager for almost 20 years. This instilled a pass
Constant improvement: Maximising production through self-evaluation
Jacob Knight is a 3rd generation farmer at "Boxwood", a 2,200-ha property near Mendooran, that he runs with his family.In this episode, Jacob explains how his family have spent the last few decades slowly improving their business through self-evaluation,
All things agritourism: Connecting the community with farming history
Ian McCutcheon is the owner of "Berida", a mixed-farming operation located just west of Gilgandra. "Berida" boasts one of the largest and oldest woolsheds in the district, having been built in 1899, which has become a hotspot for agritourism opportunities
Wagyu for you: Understanding the Japanese Wagyu market
Ian Clifton, better known as Harry, runs a commercial Angus cattle herd with his family, on their 12,000-acre property "Keronga", near Coonabarabran. Harry specialises in using Wagyu bulls over his Angus females, to create a crossbred or F1 steer, destine
New tricks: How new technology can help reduce labour, eliminate human error, and better analyse data
Jenny Bradley, alongside her son Jack and her husband Craig, farm at "New Armatree", just outside of Armatree in the Central West. The family operates a winter-based cropping program, although Jenny is the first to admit that her heart is with livestock,
Border Leicester tragic: How lifetime ewe management principles have changed this sheep business over time
Jenny and Jack Bradley are a mother and son who farm "New Armatree", their property just outside of Armatree in the Central West. The family operates a successful commercial merino enterprise, joining to Border Leicesters, alongside running a winter-based
Farming soil water: How to sustainably turn stored soil moisture into dollars
Tony Single is a 4th generation farmer who works alongside his family to run “Narratigah”, their family property, located southeast of Coonamble. They primarily run a winter and summer cropping program to maximise the productivity of stored soil moisture.
From farm to fashion: How the drought inspired this sustainable clothing line
Gabby Neal is a fashion designer and entrepreneur, who was born into a wool-growing family in Condobolin. She eventually moved to Sydney to attend high school, where she stayed to study fashion before moving to New York to advance her career. In 2017, she
Hard-seeded legumes: Farmer experience on how this pasture can fit in your cropping system
Paul Sinderberry, along with his wife and daughter, farm at "Carawatha", 50km north of Condobolin. Alongside a traditional mixed farm with wheat, canola and pulse cropping, they also run commercial and stud Angus cattle herds. In today's episode, Paul ex
The hand that feeds: Getting started in feedlotting
David Watt owns and manages a 5,600 ha mixed farming business, where he runs close to 1000 merino ewes. He also handles winter cropping and an intensive lamb feedlot near Trundle, in Central West NSW. In today's episode, David shares all the important det