Goat Series: Ep 9 - Measuring Profitability of Goat Businesses

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Pastoral Poddy - Australian Farming

Western Local Land Services

33 episodes

2 weeks ago

Pastoral Poddy – your go-to podcast for managing the rangelands of Western NSW. Real-world stories, expert insights and the latest research from farmers and grazing specialists, covering sheep, goats and extensive pastoral systems in arid and semi-arid country. Whether you're tackling grazing pressure, rangeland rehabilitation or livestock productivity, each episode brings practical takeaways tailored for the pastoral industry. Listen to 'Pastoral Poddy' on your usual podcast platform, hit subscribe and share with a mate Produced by the Grow Love Project for NSW Western LLS Australia

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Goat Series: Ep 9 - Measuring Profitability of Goat Businesses - with Tanisha Shields, Agrista

Pastoral Poddy - Australian Farming

46 minutes 20 seconds

1 year ago

Goat Series: Ep 9 - Measuring Profitability of Goat Businesses - with Tanisha Shields, Agrista

In this episode of 'Going Ahead with Goats,' host Kieran Smith chats with Tanisha Shields from Agrista. They discuss cost of production, characteristics of top-performing goat enterprises, and benchmarking benefits. Tanisha shares insights from her work, highlighting how genetic improvements, efficient grazing management, and record-keeping can increase the profitability of goat enterprises. They also cover labor efficiency and capital investment in goat operations. This episode provides invaluable information for goat producers aiming to improve profitability and optimize the efficiency of their business.

Thank you to our guest featured in this episode:

Tanisha Shields

For more information:

Going Ahead with Goats Project - https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do/our-major-projects/going-ahead-with-goats-project
Agrista - https://www.agrista.com.au/
Cost of Production Calculator | Meat & Livestock Australia (mla.com.au)
Goat Productivity and Profitability report - b.goa.1903-appendix-1-.pdf (mla.com.au)

For a transcript of this episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18sR324z-dr-Rr44EksB6OmSSmpigSbjd/view?usp=sharing

This podcast series is produced by Grow Love Project and hosted by Western Local Land Services, supported through funding from the NSW Government as part of the Going Ahead with Goats project.