Optimising Lamb Survival Episode 2 with Professor Paul Kenyon and Geordie Eade

Breeding hoggets can be a smart way to lift overall lamb numbers - but only if it’s done right. In episode two of Optimising Lamb Survival, a podcast series from Beef + Lamb New Zealand, we’re diving into hogget lambing. The Country’s Rowena Duncum sits down with Professor Paul Kenyon, Head of the School of Agriculture and Environment at Massey University and Riverton farmer Geordie Eade, to talk feed planning through lactation, scanning strategies, health considerations, and the long-term impacts of breeding ewe hoggets. Whether you're already breeding hoggets or just considering it, this episode is packed with practical advice to help make the right decisions on-farm.

You can listen to Optimising Lamb Survival Episode 2 with Professor Paul Kenyon and Geordie Eade online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Optimising Lamb Survival Episode 2 with Professor Paul Kenyon and Geordie Eade is an episode from Scene + Herd: Podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand by Beef + Lamb New Zealand.

This episode is 21:30 long.

This episode was published on Jun 11, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Scene + Herd: Podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.