26: Feeding Smart with Mark Francis

26: Feeding Smart with Mark Francis

From Feed for Thought by Milne Feeds

January 29, 2026 · 18 min

About this episode

Mark Francis discusses his successful sheep farming operation and effective feeding practices.

Mark Francis is a Pingelly sheep farmer running a small-scale operation, but one that is quite intensive and is achieving great results from his feedlot, thanks to his effective feeding and management practices. He’s adapted to his area well, and his combination of interests infeeding and genetics has very positive outcomes on his profitability.

People in this episode

Host: Milne Feeds

Guest: Mark Francis

Topics covered

  • sheep farming
  • feedlot management
  • profitability
  • genetics
  • agriculture

Keywords

  • sheep farming
  • feedlot
  • management practices
  • profitability
  • genetics

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Places: Pingelly

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