The Sheep Geeks

Liz Genever and Nerys Wright
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Nerys Wright is an independent sheep consultant who loves talking about parasites and body condition score.Liz Genever is an independent sheep consultant who loves talking about grass, forage and soil, and body condition score.Together they are the sheep geeks. This podcast series launched October 2024. Liz and Nerys will be interviewing a range of sheep farmers, consultants, vets and academics from the UK and any other countries who have sheep. 

  1. 12/27/2025

    Episode 15: Christmas special with the East of England Agricultural Society

    This special episode features an experimental recording at the East of England Agricultural Society's Scholars Day. Both Liz and Nerys are scholars and were invited to join the training day. The recording features other scholars, and was done on a roaming mic in the bar, so forgive the slightly interesting audio.  See here for more information on the Scholars Programme. The next application deadline is the 22nd of February 2026 and is available to people living in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, plus parts of Lincolnshire, Rutland and Leicestershire. Nerys and Liz are extremely grateful to the EEAS for their support. Nerys' recent visit to the International Sheep Veterinary Congress was supported by them, and their contributed towards Liz's attendance on the CREATE Althorp course.

    32 min

  2. 12/20/2025

    Episode 14: Q&A at Christmas

    Join Liz and Nerys for a catch-up before Christmas and our first Q&A. We almost talk about books more than sheep in this one. The guest format will be back in January.  Dr Liz Genever is a farmer, consultant and co-founder of Carbon Calling CIC.  Dr Nerys Wright is a sheep consultant and technical lead for SCOPS. Podcast Disclaimer: The views and information shared in this podcast are for general guidance only and do not constitute professional advice. The Sheep Geeks make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the content. Always consult your own vet or advisor before making changes to your animal health or farm management practices. Any reliance on the information is at your own risk. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sheep Geeks.

    59 min

  3. 11/18/2025

    Episode 13: Talking to Richard Stanbury about his farming business and the importance of finding your support network

    Richard Stanbury is a fourth generation beef and sheep farmer from near the edge of Exmoor in Devon. He has changed his system towards a high grass and forge system, with a focus on reducing inputs and maxmising profit. He has moved towards Easycare ewes. He is working with Nerys of the ParaSight project, so they talk about his plans to make sure he is using his data effective and the technology is helping him make decisions rather than taking up time and patience Links mentioned: Link to the ParaSight https://farmanimal.elanco.com/en_gb/resource-hub/the-parasight Weston Farm - YouTube  Weston Farm Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/16dvhk4jiY/?mibextid=wwXIfr  Take control of your farm’s future with Roots to Resilience | AHDB  Innovative Advice for Regenerative and Profitable Farming | Precision Grazing Ltd   Dr Liz Genever is a farmer, consultant and co-founder of Carbon Calling CIC.  Dr Nerys Wright is a sheep consultant and technical lead for SCOPS. Podcast Disclaimer: The views and information shared in this podcast are for general guidance only and do not constitute professional advice. The Sheep Geeks make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the content. Always consult your own vet or advisor before making changes to your animal health or farm management practices. Any reliance on the information is at your own risk. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sheep Geeks.

    1h 19m

  4. 10/19/2025

    Episode 12: Talking to Matt Harding about producing rams off forage and the importance of being nosy

    Matt Harding is a third generation ram breeder based in Warwickshire. He has changed from a higher input ram breeding approach to selling shearlings who have been raised on grass and forage. He breeds Suffolk rams, and also breeds rams for Innovis.  Links mentioned: Link to Bentley Suffolks  Link to Innovis  Dr Liz Genever is a farmer, consultant and co-founder of Carbon Calling CIC.  Dr Nerys Wright is a sheep consultant and technical lead for SCOPS. Podcast Disclaimer: The views and information shared in this podcast are for general guidance only and do not constitute professional advice. The Sheep Geeks make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the content. Always consult your own vet or advisor before making changes to your animal health or farm management practices. Any reliance on the information is at your own risk. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sheep Geeks.

    54 min

  5. 09/13/2025

    Episode 11: Talking to Mark "Ferg" Ferguson about Optiewe and working with farmers

    Mark "Ferg" Ferguson is a consultant who works with sheep farmers and breeders in New Zealand and Australia. He is CEO of neXtgen Agri who runs consultants in most places with sheep in New Zealand and Australia. He was involved in the science behind Lifetime Wool, which was very influential in the development of Challenge Sheep - AHDB-funded project that Nerys and Liz worked on.  We talk about how their Optiewe programme is being brought to the UK, with Nerys and Liz currently collecting expressions of interest. The programme will launch on the 16th of October.  Links mentioned: Link to Optiewe UK expression of interest  Link to neXtgen Agri Link to Head Shepherd podcast  Link to Lifetime Wool Link to Challenge Sheep  Dr Liz Genever is a farmer, consultant and co-founder of Carbon Calling CIC.  Dr Nerys Wright is a sheep consultant and technical lead for SCOPS. Podcast Disclaimer: The views and information shared in this podcast are for general guidance only and do not constitute professional advice. The Sheep Geeks make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the content. Always consult your own vet or advisor before making changes to your animal health or farm management practices. Any reliance on the information is at your own risk. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sheep Geeks.

    56 min

  6. 08/14/2025

    Episode 10: Talking to Ben Strugnell about healthy and not so healthy sheep, plus the need for applied research

    Ben Strugnell is a vet with an obsession of learning as much as possible from dead animals. He runs Farm Post Mortems up in County Durham and also presents at various events around the country. This is a legacy from an EBLEX/AHDB funded project work with him over ten years ago.  We talk about his findings and how he works with farmers to try and prevent further losses. He shares his frustration about the limited amount of applied research that is being funded in the UK at the moment. Links mentioned: Link to iceberg diseases manual - Iceberg diseases of ewes | AHDB  Link to the fallen stock project from 2013 - Fallen stock: phase II | AHDB  Link to SCOPS podcasts - Podcasts | SCOPS  Song alamycin link - I’ll definitely be singing this... - Beltex Sheep Society | Facebook  Farm post mortems - Farm Post Mortems Ltd.  Carbon calling webpage  Dr Liz Genever is a farmer, consultant and co-founder of Carbon Calling CIC.  Dr Nerys Wright is a sheep consultant and technical lead for SCOPS. Podcast Disclaimer: The views and information shared in this podcast are for general guidance only and do not constitute professional advice. The Sheep Geeks make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the content. Always consult your own vet or advisor before making changes to your animal health or farm management practices. Any reliance on the information is at your own risk. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sheep Geeks.

    1h 24m

  7. 07/13/2025

    Episode 9: Talking to Kevin Harrison about getting ready for change, saxophones and sheep

    Kevin Harrison is a farm manager on a sheep and arable farm near Bath. He spends time representing the UK sheep industry through the positions of Policy and Technical Chairman for the National Sheep Association (NSA),  and Chairman of SCOPS - Sustainable Control of Parasite in Sheep. He is also a member of the Register of Sheep Advisers, and has been seen helping Jeremy on Clarkson's Farm! He is not a bad sax player either, and plays with the Harlem Rhythm Cats. We talk about how he has been changing the flock from an intensive mule based system to a outdoor lambing system with Exlanas. Links mentioned: -https://www.scops.org.uk/ - https://www.facebook.com/harlemrhythmcats/?locale=en_GB - https://www.eastofengland.org.uk/scholars/ Dr Liz Genever is a farmer, consultant and co-founder of Carbon Calling CIC.  Dr Nerys Wright is a sheep consultant and technical lead for SCOPS. Podcast Disclaimer: The views and information shared in this podcast are for general guidance only and do not constitute professional advice. The Sheep Geeks make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the content. Always consult your own vet or advisor before making changes to your animal health or farm management practices. Any reliance on the information is at your own risk. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sheep Geeks.

    1h 4m

  8. 06/19/2025

    Episode 8: Talking to Awal Fuselini about halal, education and meat consumption

    Dr Awal Fuselini is AHDB's Halal sector senior manager and also a 2025 Nuffield Scholar. He shares his knowledge about the Halal market in the UK and in other countries. We discuss stun and non-stun options for Halal slaughterings, and also the importance of people understanding more about the production systems. Maybe not one to listen to if you, or someone who is listening with you, is of a sensitive disposition. Plus the first time we use our new standard question - "what is your first memory of sheep?" Links mentioned: - Awal’s podcast link from apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-halal-food-podcast/id1611924158 - Awal's Nuffield  - Opportunities in halal | AHDB  - Carbon Calling | Regenerative farming conference Dr Liz Genever is a farmer, consultant and co-founder of Carbon Calling CIC.  Dr Nerys Wright is a sheep consultant and technical lead for SCOPS. Podcast Disclaimer: The views and information shared in this podcast are for general guidance only and do not constitute professional advice. The Sheep Geeks make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the content. Always consult your own vet or advisor before making changes to your animal health or farm management practices. Any reliance on the information is at your own risk. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sheep Geeks.

    50 min
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Nerys Wright is an independent sheep consultant who loves talking about parasites and body condition score.Liz Genever is an independent sheep consultant who loves talking about grass, forage and soil, and body condition score.Together they are the sheep geeks. This podcast series launched October 2024. Liz and Nerys will be interviewing a range of sheep farmers, consultants, vets and academics from the UK and any other countries who have sheep. 

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  • Creator
    Liz Genever and Nerys Wright
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    15
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    Clean
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    © 2025 The Sheep Geeks
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