Each month we host, feature and attend events, both online and in person. From webinars on The Hub to in-person field days and industry events, you will find all the details you need to join us below. We look forward to seeing you!
Are worms winning on your farm? If they are, make sure to attend this webinar to hear the progress three WormFEC Gold producers have made, and learn the strategies they use to manage worm challenges with smarter genetics. Hear firsthand how they are winning the battle of worm resistance by selecting rams that breed stronger, healthier lambs with less reliance on drenches.
If you have been wanting to know more about WormFEC gold, this is the chance to ask your questions live.
Dr Mark Ferguson will be hosting the webinar, and our guests are:
If you can't attend but have questions, email sophie@nextgenagri.com and we will ask them for you on the night.
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This month brings more opportunities to secure your ram team.
You'll find more details about each sale at the links below:
Dr Mark Ferguson is speaking about the future of genetics in agriculture, alongside a great lineup of speakers at this event.
You'll find more details about the conference here.
The neXtgen Angus Muster is a hands-on, practical day connecting with fellow young beef producers. Whether you’re just starting out or have been in the industry a few years, this is your chance to upskill and connect with other young farmers.
Topics include:
Expect real conversations, new connections, and practical tools you can take home and apply.
Ready for the upcoming ram sale season? neXtgen Agri's Dr Emma Pettigrew is facilitating B+LNZ's 'Better Ram Buying Workshops' in Matamata and Reporoa.
Each workshop will cover the basic principles of genetics to consider when selecting rams and showcase some of the tools available to help with ram selection.
Topics include:
• The importance of ram selection decisions.
• Establishing your breeding goals and what you are looking for from your rams.
• How to interpret and use genetic information to make informed ram-purchasing decisions.
• The online tools available to support your decision-making process, including how to use nProve.
A hands-on workshop led by Dr Mark Ferguson (neXtgen Agri) and Michelle Cousins (Cousins Merino Services) that will set you up with a plan for successfully implementing eID in your enterprise.
Breakfast from 7.30 am and lunch provided
Presentations include:
Trade displays and demonstrations from:
Brought to you by AWI Extension SA, South Australian Sheep Industry Fund, Department of Primary Industries and Regions (eID Advantage Program) and Livestock SA.
A hands-on workshop led by Dr Mark Ferguson (neXtgen Agri) and Michelle Cousins (Cousins Merino Services) that will set you up with a plan for successfully implementing eID in your enterprise.
Breakfast from 7.30 am and lunch provided
Presentations include:
Trade displays and demonstrations from:
Brought to you by AWI Extension SA, South Australian Sheep Industry Fund, Department of Primary Industries and Regions (eID Advantage Program) and Livestock SA.
Register for the remaining webinars in our current fibre goat series with Dr Bruce McGregor:
Bruce has an extraordinary wealth of knowledge about mohair and cashmere production, from grazing management to the impact of fibre quality on profitability.
You can RSVP for each of these webinars via the events page on the Goat Fibre Gateway.
The Australian ram sale season is in full swing!
You'll find more details about each sale at the links below:
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As the Australian ram-selling season continues this month, we wish each of our clients a successful sale.
You'll find more details about each sale at the links below:
And the Aussie ram sales continue to roll on through October!
You'll find more details about each sale at the links below:
Keen to learn more about fibre goats? Georgia Buchholz from neXtgen Agri, along with the AgriFutures Australia team, will be at the Australian National Field Days in Orange at site D66. Be sure to drop by for a chat about integrating angora or cashmere production into your business, and pick up some of the great resources from the AgriFutures Goat Fibre Program.
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And the 2025 ram sale season is off!
The 'Crack the Carcase Code' workshop launched a new Meat & Livestock Australia Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project, 'Livestock Health and Wealth: Interpreting carcase feedback for profitable production'.
For more information about this three-year project looking at how to improve carcase compliance in your business, visit the project page here.
Is your scanning percentage climbing higher each year? Getting more triplets and not sure how to manage them? Well, this webinar with John Young and Sophie Barnes is for you!
Watch the recording here.
Watch the recording from our recent fibre goat webinar with Dr Bruce McGregor (the first in a series of three webinars):
To register for the remaining two webinars in the series, head to the Goat Fibre Gateway.
neXtgen Agri's Jane Mulholland spoke at Beef + Lamb New Zealand's 'Tech Integration in Farming' event, sharing how to successfully integrate electronic identification in commercial sheep flocks to improve management.
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We love connecting with producers interested in fibre goat production at events across the country.
Recent highlights include:
Keep an eye out for more events where you can catch up with the team, have a yarn about all things fibre goats and take home resources from the Future Fibre Farming programme.
For more information about our goat fibre extension work with AgriFutures Australia, visit the Goat Fibre Gateway.
Producers, classers and buyers, along with the AgriFutures Australia team and neXtgen Agri’s Georgia Buchholz, were in the Regional Exhibition Centre, sharing the secrets of making money from two of the world's most prestigious fibres: mohair and cashmere.
neXtgen's Will Gibson and Amber Smith, were also at Bendigo, keeping an eye on Australia’s sheep game and chatting about all things sheep and genetics.
Magnificent Maidens Producer Demonstration Site project webinars:
* Understand the principles of best-practice management of maiden ewes
* Hear the latest project findings
* Opportunity to ask questions
You can watch the webinar recording on the neXtgen Agri Hub.
The Magnificent Maidens PDS project is funded by Meat & Livestock Australia and facilitated by neXtgen Agri.
If you missed Ferg's recent Hub LIVE, Breeding an efficient herd, you'll find the recording on The Hub!
Ferg talks about how to lift efficiency in beef herds without losing important traits like fertility, fat cover and 'staying power' in tougher seasons:
Watch the recording on The Hub.
