Podcast series and case studies to help goat producers and industry
12 Jun 2024
Goat producers and stakeholders in Western NSW now have access to new and exciting resources which will enable them to take their goat business and the industry to the next level.
A 10-part podcast series and 2 video case studies, featuring Western NSW landholders, goat business owners, technical experts and more, are now available and in the process of being promoted far and wide.
The podcast series features episodes that focus on:
- genetic selection of goats using data
- running a goat depot and managed goat enterprise
- transitioning to a goat rotational grazing system
- the journey of a paddock to plate goat meat business.
The video case studies focus on:
- goat infrastructure
- goat trapping.
The Going Ahead with Goat podcast series is available via Western Local Land Services’ Pastoral Poddy, simply search for Pastoral Poddy wherever you get your podcasts from and subscribe.
Alternatively, visit the Pastoral Poddy webpage.
The video case studies are available on the Going Ahead with Goats project webpage.
The launch of these resources coincides with a face-to-face roadshow, which will involve local goat producers and experts at Broken Hill, White Cliffs, Ivanhoe and Coolabah, from 18-21 June.
For further information on the podcast series, video case studies, face-to-face roadshow and goat production in general, contact Senior Goat Advisor with Western Local Land Services, Kieran Smith, via Kieran.smith@lls.nsw.gov.au or 0448 727 977.
Western Local Land Services acknowledges and thanks the participants who helped make these resources possible, all of whom donated their time free of charge.
The Going Ahead with Goats project is being delivered by Local Land Services, with support from the NSW Department of Primary Industries, through funding from the NSW Government.
Media contact: Charlie Whiteley | charlie.whiteley@lls.nsw.gov.au | 0428 679 974