The Sheep Show Podcast with Jill & Andrew Noble

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What has worked for us at HVF when trying to grow forage for flushing and finishing especially in a regenerative way (aka no tilling or soil disturbance)?


Link to the Evergraze research:

https://www.evergraze.com.au/library-content/perennials-for-finishing-lambs/index.html#:~:text=Chicory%20and%20lucerne%20extend%20the%20growing%20season%20and,between%20149%20%E2%80%93%20336%20g%2Fhd%2Fday%20under%20short%20rotations.

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What are the reason why ewes fail to get pregnant? Who is to blame? How would you know it is your ewe or your ram?? In this episode we explore the reasons ewes fail to pregnant, what you look for and how to manage things so you have a better joining rate.

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A very popular and topical questions can you use electric fencing, poly wire or electric netting with sheep? Well we have tried them all and before you go out and buy a new fencing system learn from our experiences and trials by tuning in to this episode!

Here is the charger system which I mention in the pod:

https://thunderbird.net.au/

Sheep  well! 

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Welcome to this first subscriber only episode! In this episode we explore how sheep cycle, the hormones that are involved and what seasonal elements influence ewes to cycle and perhaps cycle early! 

I also share with you my latest experiment with joining!

Thanks for subscribing  and sheep very well! Jill X

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Who actually let the dogs out? Managing wild dog predation with Greg Mifsud from the Wild Dog Action Plan - www.wilddogplan.org.au

In this episode we explore:

How to identify if you have wild dogs in your area and what you can do about them as well as general resources that your organisation provides and where the audience can go for help.

Tell us about the Wild Dog Plan and who are what and what you do?

What are the current statistics on wild dog predation on sheep in Australia? Is this similar or different to global data (about 50% of my listeners are in the USA)

Are wild dogs worse than foxes as predators? If so why? 

Is it just lambs that are vulnerable to wild dog attack?

I’ve heard that if a lamb is 8 kilos or more they are safe from fox attacks – thoughts on this and is if different with wild dogs?

How can you identify if you have wild dogs in your area?

What you can do about them?

What is the Wild Dog plan doing on a national level to help? 

What can farmers do to assist? 

What doesn’t work?

What about things like livestock guardian animals, fox lights, radio noises? 

What can small holders do if they suspect a wild dog attack?

What if it is the neighbour’s dog? What rights do you have as a landowner with dogs on your property? 

What general resources does your organisation provide and where the audience can go for help?

Get further info:

Pestsmart.com.au

State agencies
National wild dog action plan www.wilddogplan.org.au

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No accountant speak here this is the 101 basic stuff you need to think about and then go to your accountant and get specific advice from the experts!! This will help you set things up with a business mindset from the start though! 
Happy farm financing! 

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Meet Stacey Bush a White Suffolk sheep farmer from WA and a Sheep Show podcast listener to boot! Join us as we explore some top tips from Stacey. In this episode we explore:

How do you lamb? Talk us through your lambing approach – paddocks, moving ewes and lambs, feeding regime, 

How do you decide what sheep to cull after lambing?  

What advice would you have for someone who was buying sheep and wants to start breeding ewes – older experienced ewe or maiden? 

What do you look for when a ewe is struggling?  

What is the biggest mistake people make when lambing 

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So what does a year in sheeping looking like. In this pod I take you through the typical schedule of my sheep enterprise. We explore the crucial stages and the decisions that need to be made as well as the things I can going to do differently next year! It's all learning! Enjoy this episode! 

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Who knew that sheep can get ringworm! It is a thing!

Learn more in this episode. 

Here are some other online resources which might be helpful for you on this topic:

https://u.osu.edu/sheep/2021/04/20/club-lamb-fungus-ringworm/
https://flextraninc.com/blog/2017/ringworm-in-sheep/

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Sheep are one of the most studied farm species in terms of their ability to process information from faces. In this episode we explore the ways in which sheep process information, how cognitively switched they are and how we can use this information to help us be better shepherds. 

Here is a link to the core piece of research cited in this episode.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2017.00188/full

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