James Clark, Gallagher Animal Management’s Ontario territory manager, explains the versatility and ease of deploying Gallagher's SmartFence at the Ontario Sheep Field Day in Orono, July 24, 2025. Photo Diana Martin

Sheep producers weigh mobile fencing options at Ontario Sheep Field Day

Rappa’s ATV four-strand system and Gallagher’s SmartFence offer faster setup, labour savings, and flexibility for grazing management.

At the Ontario Sheep Field Day, farmers compared Rappa’s ATV fencing system and Gallagher’s SmartFence. Both aim to cut labour, speed up grazing moves, and expand access to pasture while working with solar energizers.


Smart deworming starts with individualized fecal egg counts

Smart deworming starts with individualized fecal egg counts

Ontario Sheep Farmers’ hands-on workshop equips producers with fecal egg count skills to manage resistance, reduce costs, and improve flock health

Ontario Sheep Farmers’ hands-on workshop equips producers with fecal egg count skills to manage sheep parasite load, minimize potential resistance, reduce costs, and improve flock health

Outstanding young farmer winners offer ewe-nique perspective on sheep industry

Outstanding young farmer winners offer ewe-nique perspective on sheep industry

Romy and Ryan Schill have turned their passion for sheep farming into two thriving businesses

In an era when many young people choose to move away from the farm to pursue other career opportunities, Romy and Ryan Schill chose to embrace farming. The duo purchased their 100-acre Wallenstein-area farm 17 years ago and have since grown their small sheep operation into a large-scale meat, breed stock, and wool-producing operation.




Sheep producer Drew Tyler says the decision to go with accelerated or yearly lambing isn’t about pitting one system against the other, but about “figuring out where you want to be and committing to that.”

Deciding between annual or accelerated lambing

Individual needs will dictate which management system will be successful for an individual operation

When it comes to which breeding system a sheep producer chooses, it’s individual to a particular operation, according to panelists at the recent Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Sheep Day. “It […] Read more