Ferg’s thoughts on the 25/26 ram sale season, how to buy a good ram and why breeding values matter.
Episode S2026 · Ep 270 26 min 27s

Ferg’s thoughts on the 25/26 ram sale season, how to buy a good ram and why breeding values matter.

Tune in this week on the Head Shepherd podcast to hear Ferg discuss the 2025/2026 ram sale period across Australia and New Zealand. He explains his approach to selecting the right ram team and the decisions breeders have been facing when producing rams for sale in an increasingly data-driven market. Ferg discusses the breeding values gaining attention, as well as buyer behaviour when information is available AND when it is missing. He also explains the neXtPredict tool developed in part...

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