Productivity and Profitability Media Series

About Productivity and Profitability Media Series

The Productivity & Profitability series presents new and topical information to help southern producers increase the success of their businesses. Beef, sheep and goat producers can listen to a diverse range of expert speakers present webinars and podcasts to aid on-farm decision making. Plus, producers will find relevant resources and MLA programs to continue their learning journey.

Publisher

neXtgen Agri

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2023

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Building flexibility into a WA sheep business with Moojepin Merinos

   Hamish Thompson from Moojepin Merinos has spent the past few years building more flexibility into a sheep business operating in a challenging part of Western Australia. Farming Merino sheep alongside cropping, Hamish has invested heavily in containment, feed production and genetics to give the business more options when the season turns against them. After a run of tough seasons, the Thompson family made a significant change to the way they managed their sheep. In 2021, they invested ar...

2. 

   25 Aug 2026

   Virtual fencing in Australian beef systems

   Long before virtual fencing became available, Michael Gooden from OId Man Creek was measuring grass, matching stocking rate to carrying capacity and building a cattle breeding programme around animals that could thrive in a pasture-based system. On a mixed farming operation west of Wagga Wagga, Michael has spent the past two decades refining his grazing management using high-frequency cell grazing with temporary polywire. In early 2026, Michael transitioned to virtual fencing using Halt...

3. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Maximising eating quality and profitability in sheep with David Packer

   How do you breed a lamb that consistently delivers a better eating experience? For decades, sheep producers have been selecting for traits they could easily measure, including growth, fertility and lean meat yield. But eating quality has remained far more difficult to quantify, despite being one of the biggest drivers of consumer satisfaction and long-term demand. On this episode, Mark chats with David Packer, Program Manager – CarcaseValue at Meat & Livestock Australia, to explore how ad...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

29

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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