Sheep Connect NSW Podcast

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A podcast produced by the sheep industry for Sheep Connect NSW the extension group for NSW sheep and wool producers funded by Australian Wool Innovation. Sheep Connect NSW has a membership of over 5000 and our main aims are to help keep your sheep business up to date on the latest information about all things sheep. We hope you enjoy our podcast It's Time For Ewe. www.sheepconnectnsw.com.au

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Common sheep diseases and correct vaccination techniques

Jun 28 2022 26 mins

Fiona Macarthur speaks with Dr Tim Gole, principal consultant with For Flock's Sake in Dubbo discussing the correct way to vaccinate sheep and also some common sheep diseases that are causing producers a bit of angst in 2022.

AWI Project Update: Wool Eco Credentials

Jun 07 2022 27 mins

Today our guest on It's Time For Ewe is AWI's Angus Ireland. program manager for fibre advocacy and eco credentials - his role within AWI si to undertake research that shines as light on the wonderful attributes of wool. We talk about Wool's carbon footprint and some investment opportunities as a result of that as well as an update on some of AWI's work.

Wet wool with AWEX's Fiona Raleigh

May 31 2022 20 mins

In today's episode Fiona Macarthur speaks wool classer registrar at AWEX, Fiona Raleigh to learn more about how our seasonal conditions are effecting our wool clip. This episode has been set up in response to requests from our listeners, so we thank you for the feedback!

Campylobacter in sheep with Dr Joan Lloyd

May 24 2022 29 mins

Over the break, host of It's Time For Ewe, Fiona Macarthur has been busy going through your feedback. A popular area of feedback was Campylobacter in sheep and so to find out more about this zoonotic disease, Fiona speaks with Dr Joan Lloyd in this episode. Joan completed her veterinary training at the Veterinary College of Western Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Preparing worm free paddocks with Dr Matt Playford

Mar 30 2022 25 mins

Today we will be joined on It's Time For Ewe by Dr Matt Playford to talk about preparing clean pastures and preparing lambing and weaning paddocks for stock vulnerable to parasites.

Optimising lambing this season with Rob Inglis

Mar 23 2022 24 mins

Today we are joined by Rob Inglis of Elders to talk all about optimising lambing this season. Rob is the livestock production coordinator for Elders as well as being heavily involved with many research projects with Australian Wool Innovation.

Footrot update with Dr Nigel Gillan

Mar 09 2022 31 mins

In this episode of It's Time For Ewe Fiona Macarthur is joined by Dr Nigel Gillan from the Central Tablelands Local Land Services to talk about footrot. Nigel is a district vet and has a great career a working as a district vet in Bourke, NSW. Following that he joined Local Land Services in 2014 based out of Mudgee and now Orange where he has been based for the last three years.

Joining and Lambing this season with Megan Rogers

Mar 02 2022 27 mins

In this episode of It's Time For Ewe we are joined by Sheep Connect NSW project Manager Megan Rogers. Megan is also the principal of her own business Megan Rogers Consulting Pty Ltd incorporating Sheep Solutions which she established in 2013 after more than 16 years with the Department of Primary Industries. We've invited Megan to speak on the podcast today to talk about joining an

Seasonal worm update and Autumn forecast for internal parasites with Dr Matt Playford.

Feb 23 2022 23 mins

Seasonal worm update and Autumn forecast for internal parasites with Dr Matt Playford.

Optimising nutrition in the pastoral zone

Dec 08 2021 28 mins

Optimising nutrition in the pastoral zone has been a podcast suggestion from some of our listeners, so to cover off on this topic in this episode of It's Time For Ewe, Fiona Macarthur is joined by Denish Shields, senior land services officer for agriculture with Western Local Land Services in Baranald and Rob Inglis from Elders.