Production perfection: Turning cull merinos into a hyper-fertile flock

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

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