Tom & Mick: Trading Livestock, Grazing Systems and the Long Game with Nigel Kerin
Tom and Mick from the Humans of Agriculture Podcast are joined by Nigel Kerin, CEO of Kerin Ag, to unpack how his business approaches livestock trading, forward contracts, pasture management, Wagyu, and the systems that drive profitability through both dry and strong seasons. From the role of grass budgets and forward pricing to lessons from drought, inflation and on-farm technology, Nigel shares a grounded look at what it takes to build a resilient livestock business.
In this episode:
✔ How the trading business works.
✔ Why relationships matter.
✔ The 2020 lamb trade.
✔ Should every livestock producer trade?
✔ Technology and grazing systems.
✔ Why Kerin Ag moved into Wagyu.
✔ Inflation and on-farm economics.
✔ Key business lessons.
This episode is full of practical insight for livestock producers, graziers, advisors, seedstock operators and ag businesses thinking about risk, trading, pasture utilisation and long-term business performance. It’s a valuable conversation on how to build guardrails, use data well, and make better decisions through changing seasons and volatile conditions.