
Mark Ferguson
@Fergenetics
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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
๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ + ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ = ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. 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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neXtClass on a toughpad made making data informed decisions a breeze at Middlehurst yesterday @neXtgenAgri
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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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Me and the Sheep Geeks chatting about sheep
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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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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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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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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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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๐จApplications for the OptiEwe UK programme close 1st October! Are you a sheep farmer ready to optimise ewe performance and flock productivity. ๐ Limited to 10 farms ๐
Apply now before itโs too late! ๐ https://t.co/6wW6JOC9un
#OptiEwe #SheepFarming #NextGenAgri
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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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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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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 ๐ https://t.co/CtvaTdtSLO
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๐ A huge thank you to all our bidders and underbidders for making our 16th Annual Kerin Poll Ram Sale such a success. โ
500/500 rams sold ๐ Average $2,930 ๐ฐ Top of $7,500 ๐ Gross $1,456,000 We couldnโt be prouder of the results and more excited about the future of the
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๐ OptiEwe UK Applications OPEN! ๐ 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! ๐ Apply now: https://t.co/6wW6JOC9un ๐ฉ For more info, contact me or @LizGenever
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๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ โ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฎ 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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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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Just me and the mic in the Cubby House Studio this week
Recently we realised that whilst thousands listen to the podcast each week, many donโt 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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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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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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The youngest taking out the year 8 inter regional cross country for Canterbury today - 3km in 10:35 - obviously some things arenโt genetic!
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