The Sheep Show Podcast with Jill & Andrew Noble

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! What data should you track? What farm data are you legally obliged to record? What decisions can data and statistics help you make? What tools can you use to record data? What to record when you are lambing? What statistics help you monitor the performance of your ewes and rams? What can help you make an informed culling decision? Are st...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! Just how painful is it to get your tail docked? What are the animal welfare laws around tail docking? How can we, as ethical sheep breeders, make this practice and lamb castration more numbing for lambs?  In this podcast, with product design engineer Robin Smith we learn about how one man's passion for user centered design has led t...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! What are the benefits of breeding wool sheep? What can wool tell you about a sheep's health? What are the different types of wool sheep? What does wool offer us? Learn more about wool from the Godfather of Sheep and all round Aussie legend Gavin Wall!  You can contact Gavin Wall at gavin.wall@iinet.net.au.  Designer Mini Goldendoodl...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! Agricultural like many other industries is very fond of TLAs and FLAs - that's Three Letter Acronyms and Four/Five Letter Acronyms!!  Demystify the mire of legal obligations in this episode which introduces you to what you need to know and do in your country when you own, sell, buy or move sheep. So whether you are a shepherd in Can...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! Jason O'Loghlin (O'Loghlin Wiltshire Horn Stud) and Jill's sheep mentor shares his tips and strategies for buying sheep, selecting breeding stock and rams, breeding a consistent line and his love of loin chops!  How to avoid the rookie mistakes people make when buying sheep! What to look for when you are buying sheep? What...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! Can you learn sheep skills formally? In this episode the inspiring siblings of sheep share their learning journey. It started with their high school agricultural program at Tintern Grammar School in Melbourne and now continues with their studies at the University of New England in New South Wales.  They share their sheep secrets, who has...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! What apps can help you in your sheep enterprise! Learn about phone applications that can help you with our sheep breeding, planning and farming. All applications are available for apple and android devices.  Support the show Thank you for supporting our pod! Sign up via our sheep supporters tab ! https://www.buzzsprout.com/954910/support...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! Finally revealed the 'top secret' secrets to breeding sheep! How much is down to environment? Where do genetics fit in? What about ram health? How do I know my ewes are ready to join? What do I need to do to prepare for lambing? What health indicators do I need to know to breed and farm healthy sheep? Top Secret Sheep Secrets -...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! Where do sheep originate from? What types of sheep are there? What sheep are polyestrous and what ones are seasonal breeders? What is the difference between a wool sheep, meat sheep, composite sheep, pure breed, cross breed, commercial and stud sheep!.  Learn about the history of sheep and find your match for what type of sheep will suit...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! So who is Jill Noble and Gary Tie? And who is behind Hallston Valley Farm? What do they do at Hallston Valley Farm? What type of sheep do they have? And why a podcast and not a  book? Brett Jarman from 'Experts on Line' interviews Jill and Gary on their backgrounds, their journey and their farm. Brett realizes that Jill is beso...

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! How and when did your sheep journey start?  Was is like me, as a child, or maybe from an ag program in school or maybe you have come to shepherding as an adult or even in retirement.  To shepherd sheep well you need skills, tools, techniques, infrastructure and sometimes patience!  Most of all you need passion! I have always loved sheep...