Welcome back to the Head Shepherd podcast. This week we have Todd Burger from the Western Districts of Victoria. Todd farms his merino sheep a little differently.

After being frustrated with the lack of maternal behavior in his ewes, he decided to do something different. Todd intensively manages around 700 of his 7,000 ewes around lambing time. This means shedding up at night, temporary shelters and more.

Mark and Todd cover the new genetics and AI that has been implemented recently, and the changes that has brought to Todds farming business. 

We hope this podcast gets you thinking!

We have upcoming Farm Fit Ewes workshops coming up in Victoria.
The workshops cover breeding and feeding of ewes, and optimizing your production system.
It is free to member's and $250 for non-members.
Below are the dates and locations.
Farm Fit Ewes at Burnbrae Poll Merino Stud 28th June 2021 at 1pm
Farm Fit Ewes at Hannaton Poll Merinos & White Suffolks 29th June 2021 at 1pm
Farm Fit Ewes at Firgrove Poll Merino Stud 30th June 2021 at 1pm


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