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CEO of neXtgen Agri. Passionate about breeding better livestock and working with their owners. Host of the Head Shepherd Podcast.

Christchurch City, New Zealand
Joined June 2016
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@Pooginook
Pooginook Poll Merino
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๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ + ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ = ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. Ewe hoggets lambed at 111% to ewes scanned. Lambs weaned at 45-80 days of age with average weight of 23kg. Hoggets shorn with five months skin, to bring back into line with 65-75mm length of bright white wools.
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Mark Ferguson
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neXtClass on a toughpad made making data informed decisions a breeze at Middlehurst yesterday @neXtgenAgri
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@Fergenetics
Mark Ferguson
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Turn your livestock expertise into farming families' success stories. We need someone who genuinely lights up when helping livestock producers achieve great things. @neXtgenAgri https://t.co/qvNedPHW8j
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Mark Ferguson
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Me and the Sheep Geeks chatting about sheep
@neXtgenAgri
neXtgen Agri Ltd
6 days
What do you get when three sheep consultants, all podcast hosts, from Australia, England, and Wales sit down in front of a mic? One entertaining podcast! This week @LizGenever & @neryswright join @Fergenetics to talk OptiEwe UK, lamb prices, dry summers, genetics & policy shifts.
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@neXtgenAgri
neXtgen Agri Ltd
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What do you get when three sheep consultants, all podcast hosts, from Australia, England, and Wales sit down in front of a mic? One entertaining podcast! This week @LizGenever & @neryswright join @Fergenetics to talk OptiEwe UK, lamb prices, dry summers, genetics & policy shifts.
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Mark Ferguson
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neXtSelect Sundays - checking the selection impacts before loading the index into next class and get ready for a ram hogget sort up at Middlehurst this week @neXtgenAgri
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Mark Ferguson
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Join our team helping farming families build resilient livestock businesses. Seeking a livestock consultant with deep technical expertise and a genuine passion for producer success. @neXtgenAgri Sth NSW / Nth Vic opportunity. https://t.co/qvNedPItXR
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@Fergenetics
Mark Ferguson
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Help farming families achieve extraordinary results through your technical knowledge and drive. We need someone who sees consulting as a calling. Sth NSW / Nth Vic opportunity @neXtgenAgri https://t.co/qvNedPItXR
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@neryswright
Nerys Wright
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๐ŸšจApplications for the OptiEwe UK programme close 1st October! Are you a sheep farmer ready to optimise ewe performance and flock productivity. ๐Ÿ“ Limited to 10 farms ๐Ÿ“… Apply now before itโ€™s too late! ๐Ÿ”— https://t.co/6wW6JOC9un #OptiEwe #SheepFarming #NextGenAgri
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Mark Ferguson
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We're seeking someone with technical expertise and a genuine passion for helping farming families succeed. If you're committed to transforming livestock operations and helping producers succeed, let's talk. Sth NSW / Nth Vic opportunity. @neXtgenAgri https://t.co/qvNedPHW8j
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Mark Ferguson
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OptiEwe Module 3 getting released into the wild tomorrow - great work @SheepishSophie for getting this finalised and ready to rumble @neXtgenAgri
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@neXtgenAgri
neXtgen Agri Ltd
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Physical copies of our new Ram Buying Guides are here! Get in-depth information on 19 traits, including heritabilities & correlations, plus tips on sale-day checks and breeder questions so you can buy the right ram. FREE to order (+PP) or download now ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://t.co/CtvaTdtSLO
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@Kerin_Ag
Kerin Agriculture
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๐Ÿ™ A huge thank you to all our bidders and underbidders for making our 16th Annual Kerin Poll Ram Sale such a success. โœ… 500/500 rams sold ๐Ÿ“Š Average $2,930 ๐Ÿ’ฐ Top of $7,500 ๐Ÿ“ˆ Gross $1,456,000 We couldnโ€™t be prouder of the results and more excited about the future of the
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@neryswright
Nerys Wright
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๐ŸŒŸ OptiEwe UK Applications OPEN! ๐ŸŒŸ Are you ready to take your sheep enterprise to the next level? Join a community of forward-thinking farmers and be part of the OptiEwe journey! ๐Ÿ‘‰ Apply now: https://t.co/6wW6JOC9un ๐Ÿ“ฉ For more info, contact me or @LizGenever
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@Pooginook
Pooginook Poll Merino
18 days
๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‘๐š๐ฆ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž โ€“ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ Today we offered 289 rams and sold 218, giving us a 75% clearance. The sale reached a top of $7,000 (Lot 9 to WA) and averaged $2,339. A solid result in a season where flock numbers across the industry are well
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@Burnbrae_Poll
Burnbrae Poll Maternal Merino Stud
18 days
One day to go before our 5th Annual Open Day. Plenty of exciting genetic combinations like these two on display tomorrow. Industry best practice welfare, reproduction and production. @neXtgenAgri @DarrenGordon22 @Fergenetics
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@Fergenetics
Mark Ferguson
20 days
Just me and the mic in the Cubby House Studio this week
@neXtgenAgri
neXtgen Agri Ltd
20 days
Recently we realised that whilst thousands listen to the podcast each week, many donโ€™t know what we do here at neXtgen Agri. So, this week @Fergenetics explains how we help farmers lift genetic gain, make breeding decisions easier, and turn science into on-farm results.
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@Fergenetics
Mark Ferguson
20 days
I was up at Turanganui Romneys this week - a great program to be a part of: https://t.co/04g3GlA93R @neXtgenAgri
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@Pooginook
Pooginook Poll Merino
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The front row (60) in this years sale are exciting as individuals but even more so when looking at them as a group average A very balanced growth curve PWT top 20% YWT top 30% AWT just above industry average insuring we maintain adult ewe size Top 30% carcass traits Top 20%
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Mark Ferguson
22 days
The youngest taking out the year 8 inter regional cross country for Canterbury today - 3km in 10:35 - obviously some things arenโ€™t genetic!
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