Episode 6: Talking to Dave Cross about his farming system in Norfolk and a bit about chickens
Dave Cross is a mixed farmer in Norfolk with sheep, beef, arable and layers. He farms within a family partnership. He has been very strategic with the use of sustainable farming incentive (SFI) to transform their arable fields into lanes of herbal leys. He has been an AHDB monitor farm for the last four years. In this podcast we talk about the changes he has made to his farming systems in the last few years and his plans for the future. Nerys asks a question about beef, which is very rare. LinksSelect tickets – Carbon Calling 2025 – Sleastonhow, Kirkby Thore, Penrith SCOPS | Sustainable Control of Parasites in SheepDr 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.
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Episode 5: Talking to Dr Suzanne Rowe about breeding for reduced methane production
Dr Suzanne Rowe is a geneticist at AgResearch in New Zealand, and is passionate about improving profitability and sustainability of global livestock systems using genomic technology. She presented at Sheep Breeders Round Table in November 2024 on breeding for methane reduction in sheep. In this podcast she talks about the work that is being done on collecting phenotypes for methane production in the New Zealand, plus work being done in Ireland and the UK. LinksPresentation from SBRT - PowerPoint PresentationElanco link Are you a farmer wanting to become a star in the sheep worldBluetongue Virus - Ruminant Health & Welfare 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.
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Episode 4: Talking to Dr Fiona Lovatt about protecting young lambs from watery mouth
Dr Fiona Lovatt is a vet and consultant, and founder of Flock Health Limited. She has been heavily involved in reducing antibiotic use in the sheep sector. She is passionate about improving the relationship between farmers and their vets. In this podcast she talks about a project she did with NoBacz Navel - a non-antibiotic barrier. It was compared against iodine for treating navels in young lambs. They also compared dipping versus spraying, and looked at mortality and growth rates. Linkshttps://www.veterinary-practice.com/2024/new-study-highlights-significant-benefits-of-using-nobacz-navel-in-lambshttps://nobacz.com/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.
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Episode 3: Talking to Michael Blanche about lean management, sheep and lots of random things
Michael Blanche is a sheep and cattle farmer from Perth in Scotland. He is also the genius behind the Pasture Pod podcast.We talk about how he is trying to build lean management techniques into his daily habits to target his weaker areas - organisation and order!! He is passionate about low input systems and he talks us through the areas he focuses on and how he selects functional sheep. We also cover covert filming in Travelodges, grazing groups, regenerative ag, anti-farmer agenda, grazing systems and body condition scores. Links: https://thepasturepod.libsyn.com/
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Episode 2: Talking to Katie Evans about sheep and other things from her trip to Oz
Katie Evans is a sheep and beef farmer from Norfolk. She was sponsored to attended the Global Sheep Forum's Next Gen programme and has recently returned from a trip to Australia.We talked through the best bits of the trip and also a bit about her system at home.Bear with us, we are still warming up to this podcast life. Links: https://www.globalsheepforum.com/2024nextgencohorthttps://nationalsheep.org.uk/
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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