Kerin Ag Podcasts
Kerin Ag Podcasts
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Nigel Kerin on the Business of Farming
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The Business of Farming with Nigel Kerin
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The Business of Farming with Nigel Kerin
62 min
The Power of Staying Curious with Nigel Kerin
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The Power of Staying Curious with Nigel Kerin
43 min
Opportunities for Sheep in a Tough Trading Environment with Nigel Kerin
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Opportunities for Sheep in a Tough Trading Environment with Nigel Kerin
46 min
Success is a Very Poor Teacher with Nigel Kerin
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Success is a Very Poor Teacher with Nigel Kerin
46 min
The Business of Running a Business with Nigel Kerin
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The Business of Running a Business with Nigel Kerin
54 min
Mentor of the Month: Nigel Kerin
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Mentor of the Month: Nigel Kerin
53 min
Turning Grass into Money with Nigel Kerin
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Turning Grass into Money with Nigel Kerin
Nigel Kerin on the Business of Farming
Our latest podcast is with Nigel Kerin. We did an interactive question-and-answer type webinar in early July 2025 with our Farmers Club subscribers, and Nigel mentioned one thing that sums up that webinar and this podcast. He said, "When the students are ready to learn, the teacher will appear".
So in this podcast, we are the students and Nigel is the teacher. So listen hard and listen often, as there are many gold bars dropping right through this 1-hour 50-minute publication.
I thought about slicing and dicing the content to make it shorter, and then I thought again, we are not slicers and dicers. This sort of stuff is best presented in its raw form.
As I said before, listen hard and listen often, and jot down notes because you are in for an education of the highest order.
It's got a Livestock tone to it, but I'd highly recommend that anyone in Ag and business in general take a listen.
Be the student, and listen to the teacher.
So in this podcast, we are the students and Nigel is the teacher. So listen hard and listen often, as there are many gold bars dropping right through this 1-hour 50-minute publication.
I thought about slicing and dicing the content to make it shorter, and then I thought again, we are not slicers and dicers. This sort of stuff is best presented in its raw form.
As I said before, listen hard and listen often, and jot down notes because you are in for an education of the highest order.
It's got a Livestock tone to it, but I'd highly recommend that anyone in Ag and business in general take a listen.
Be the student, and listen to the teacher.
The Business of Farming with Nigel Kerin
Nigel is back again to discuss the business of farming, and mindset in particular. Expanding on our previous two podcasts with Nigel, he shares his approach to business, the evolution of his mindset and strategies for managing risk and climate variability. He also talks about the importance of continual learning and, as Nigel puts it, “buying brains”. In this episode, we discuss:
✔ How to build a resilient farm business
✔ What good leadership really looks like on-farm
✔ Why scaling up isn’t always the answer
If you’re looking to future-proof your business, manage labour better, and build systems that don’t fall apart under pressure, tune in today.
✔ How to build a resilient farm business
✔ What good leadership really looks like on-farm
✔ Why scaling up isn’t always the answer
If you’re looking to future-proof your business, manage labour better, and build systems that don’t fall apart under pressure, tune in today.
The Power of Staying Curious with Nigel Kerin
Nigel Kerin returns to the Head Shepherd Podcast to discuss profit drivers, decision rules, staying curious and the importance of science and technology in farming. Nigel has a great way of thinking about the business of farming and no decision is made without analysing it first. Nigel uses a triangular model to help him make these hard decisions. “Down one side of the triangle, you've got business growth. Down the bottom, you've got cash flow. And up the other side of the triangle, you've got people, infrastructure, and I've now added technology into it.” Nigel runs each of his decisions through this model, “For me to go ahead and go down a particular path of doing something, [I ask] does it fit in with those three sides of that triangle?”.
Opportunities for Sheep in a Tough Trading Environment with Nigel Kerin
Nigel Kerin and James Wagstaff sit down to discuss the opportunities for the sheep sector despite deflated commercial returns. Ian Arney, from the Millewa district of northwest Victoria, leans in 'Over the Fence' to talk about the opportunities for harvest 2023 in a low-rainfall environment.
Success is a Very Poor Teacher with Nigel Kerin
Episode 2 of the 3rd season: Nigel chats to us about his key learnings he has had in creating a successful agricultural business and why success can be a very poor teacher.
The Business of Running a Business with Nigel Kerin
Nigel chats to us about his key learnings he has had in creating a successful agricultural business. What are the key drivers you need to get right to make money in this industry?
Mentor of the Month: Nigel Kerin
Episode 18 of the FFN's 'Mentor of the Month' see's director Tim Flynn catch-up with Nigel Kerin. Nigel is a prominent figure in the Australian agriculture industry and has developed amazing set of communication and leadership skills to compliment his extensive agricultural knowledge.
Turning Grass into Money with Nigel Kerin
In this episode we cover the principles that Nigel uses to manage the enterprises and the importance of external influences in turning good businesses into great businesses.
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Latest Blog Articles
Latest Blog Articles
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Industry Start - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Hear Nigel and Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri share their views on what drives profit in sheep businesses.
Mark explains that fertility and fast growth are the fundamentals. Without lambs on the ground there is no cash flow, and if they are not growing quickly the whole system becomes costly through extra feed and labour.
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Mark explains that fertility and fast growth are the fundamentals. Without lambs on the ground there is no cash flow, and if they are not growing quickly the whole system becomes costly through extra feed and labour.
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Risk Management - With Mark Ferguson neXtgen Agri
If you’re treating risk management like a part-time job, you better go and find a full-time job.
Hear Nigel and Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri dig into risk management and the future of the Merino. For us, risk management starts with the genetics of the sheep. Nigel and Mark explain that early growth, fertility and compact body type allow Merinos to be turned off farm quicker, reducing exposure to climate extremes and market volatility.
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Hear Nigel and Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri dig into risk management and the future of the Merino. For us, risk management starts with the genetics of the sheep. Nigel and Mark explain that early growth, fertility and compact body type allow Merinos to be turned off farm quicker, reducing exposure to climate extremes and market volatility.
Kerin Poll Merino
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Stocking Rate - With Mark Ferguson neXtgen Agri
Hear Nigel and Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri on how Merinos are changing the game. Today’s ewes can be run at higher stocking rates and bounce back in condition faster than ever, lifting lamb survival to over 86 percent.
Nigel explains that decades of measuring and culling have paid off, turning invisible traits into visible progress. From predicting weaning percentages at scanning to stacking the one percenters, he says the last five years have taught him more about breeding sheep than the previous forty.
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Nigel explains that decades of measuring and culling have paid off, turning invisible traits into visible progress. From predicting weaning percentages at scanning to stacking the one percenters, he says the last five years have taught him more about breeding sheep than the previous forty.
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Wealth In Wool - With Mark Ferguson neXtgen Agri
Wool is often underestimated, but for us it is one of the best risk management tools a sheep business can have. In this chat with Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri, Nigel explains how we treat our wool clip differently to most.
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Master Decision Making in your Business with a Simple Triangle
It may seem overly simplistic, but this simple triangle of decision-making can be a powerful tool for making decisions in your business based on facts rather than emotions
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If You Know Your Numbers You Can Build Your Future
You may be a good farmer outside the office, but do you know your numbers? One of the secrets to decision making is knowing your numbers and while it may be a battle, it’s simply a non-negotiable in agriculture today.
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Technology - Gimmick or Game Changer?
No matter what industry you are in, science and technology have created the shortest road to success. Nothing could be truer than that of the livestock industry, which has a host of new technology that helps us to make decisions on time, ahead of time, all the time.
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A Client’s Observation
We like to provide information to our clients but it’s a two way street.
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The Cost of Cheap - Is the Focus on Direct Cost Strangling Business?
No one wants to waste money but focusing solely on costs can blind you to opportunities that could make more than you could ever save.
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Kerin Poll Merino 2025 Sale Day Highlights
Kerin Poll Merino 2025 Sale Day Highlights
Industry Start - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Hear Nigel and Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri share their views on what drives profit in sheep businesses.
Mark explains that fertility and fast growth are the fundamentals. Without lambs on the ground there is no cash flow, and if they are not growing quickly the whole system becomes costly through extra feed and labour.
Mark explains that fertility and fast growth are the fundamentals. Without lambs on the ground there is no cash flow, and if they are not growing quickly the whole system becomes costly through extra feed and labour.
Industry Start - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Risk Management - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
If you’re treating risk management like a part-time job, you better go and find a full-time job.
Hear Nigel and Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri dig into risk management and the future of the Merino. For us, risk management starts with the genetics of the sheep. Nigel and Mark explain that early growth, fertility and compact body type allow Merinos to be turned off farm quicker, reducing exposure to climate extremes and market volatility.
Hear Nigel and Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri dig into risk management and the future of the Merino. For us, risk management starts with the genetics of the sheep. Nigel and Mark explain that early growth, fertility and compact body type allow Merinos to be turned off farm quicker, reducing exposure to climate extremes and market volatility.
Risk Management - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Stocking Rate - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Hear Nigel and Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri on how Merinos are changing the game. Today’s ewes can be run at higher stocking rates and bounce back in condition faster than ever, lifting lamb survival to over 86 percent.
Nigel explains that decades of measuring and culling have paid off, turning invisible traits into visible progress. From predicting weaning percentages at scanning to stacking the one percenters, he says the last five years have taught him more about breeding sheep than the previous forty.
Nigel explains that decades of measuring and culling have paid off, turning invisible traits into visible progress. From predicting weaning percentages at scanning to stacking the one percenters, he says the last five years have taught him more about breeding sheep than the previous forty.
Stocking Rate - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Wealth In Wool - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Wool is often underestimated, but for us it is one of the best risk management tools a sheep business can have. In this chat with Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri, Nigel explains how we treat our wool clip differently to most.
Wealth In Wool - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Breeding for Profit - Kerin Poll and neXtgen Agri
neXtgen Agri is back at Kerin Ag with Nigel, diving into what drives a sheep business forward. From making the most of every blade of grass, to building a high-fertility flock that delivers both wool and meat, Nigel shares the mindset that underpins their success.
He and Ferg chat about genetics, cashflow, labour efficiency, and turning grass into product as quickly and effectively as possible. As well as how growth, fertility and resilience all fit together, and why knowledge is the cheapest but most valuable input any farmer can invest in.
He and Ferg chat about genetics, cashflow, labour efficiency, and turning grass into product as quickly and effectively as possible. As well as how growth, fertility and resilience all fit together, and why knowledge is the cheapest but most valuable input any farmer can invest in.
Breeding for Profit - Kerin Poll and neXtgen Agri
Industry Evolution Stud Sire 240790 - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Industry Evolution Stud Sire 240790 - With Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri
Kerin Wagyu 2025 Sale Team
Kerin Wagyu 2025 Sale Team
Kerin Poll Merino 2024 Sale Day Highlights
Kerin Poll Merino 2024 Sale Day Highlights
Resources
Resources
Kerin Wagyu
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Review Magazine 2022
Kerin Wagyu
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Review Magazine 2021
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Review Magazine 2020