Breeding biologically efficient livestock with Ross Richards
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have Ross Richards of Romani Farms, Taumarunui, New Zealand.Ross farms in a fairly challenging environment. With warm muggy summers and paddocks surrounded by native bush it is hard to produce good wool even on the best of years. Facial eczema has always been around but with the warmer winters we've had recently the spore counts are getting worse.Ross has spent the last 16 years breeding what he terms a "biologically efficient" sheep to counteract these challenges. Ross has reduced chemical and labour inputs by not dipping or drenching his adult ewes…
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