Two flocks of sheep in Alberta are under federal quarantine after a sheep that lived at both farms was confirmed June 21 with classical scrapie. A degenerative nervous system disease […] Read more
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Two Alberta sheep flocks quarantined for scrapie
Dual action designed to avoid resistance
A new drench is designed to provide effective treatment of sheep without allowing parasites to develop resistance
Parasite resistance to products approved for use on sheep is causing major problems for producers who find current options don’t do an adequate job of deworming. A new product from […] Read more
Small ruminant market prices remain high
Greater Toronto Area has high demand, but there’s little growing supply to meet it
Market prices for small ruminants have been steadily high for the past few years. The demand is there but the supply is not. Dirk Boogerd, producer and Ontario Goat chair […] Read more
Sheep farmer tells her farm’s story using video
Sandi Brock is gaining a significant YouTube following for her video logs
There’s not a lot of filtering in the version of Sandi Brock’s sheep farm that she shows to the world. It’s real and it’s popular with viewers of her YouTube […] Read more
First generation sheep farmers find success in all sheep market opportunities
The Schill family is growing the CircleR flock while supplying meat and wool markets from their farm
Ryan and Romy Schill have big plans for their farm as they embrace many markets for their sheep products. The Schills, first generation sheep farmers, sell breeding stock around Ontario, […] Read more
Data needed to drive Ontario sheep industry forward
Producers have been reluctant to provide even aggregated data for the EweGROW program
The general manager of Ontario Sheep Farmers (OSF) had strong messages for producers gathered at the recent Grey-Bruce Farmers’ Week. “We haven’t had the really hard conversations about where we […] Read more
Getting ewes and rams ready for their big date
Feeding ewes and rams more before breeding periods has a high return on investment
Ram and ewe fertility both can be improved with targeted and timely bumps in nutrition. At the recent Ontario Sheep Convention Richard Ehrhardt of Michigan State University shared his tips […] Read more
Marc Carere acclaimed as Sheep Farmers of Ontario chair
Heather Little and John Hemsted are the new vice-chairs of the organization
Ontario Sheep Farmers elected its officers for 2018-19 and recognized the achievements of some of its members at its recent annual general meeting in Alliston. District 7 director Marc Carere […] Read more
Different routes to sheep farm growth
A recent panel of farmers who manage their sheep differently shows there are many routes to success
There isn’t one model of success in the sheep sector. In fact, producers have taken many routes to growing their flocks. Farmers at the recent Sheep Farmers of Ontario annual […] Read more
Livestock price drop being felt by farmers
An August drop in prices in pork and beef mean losses across the province
The drop in the livestock markets in the past couple of months is concerning because the factors that created it show little sign of abating. “I think if we saw […] Read more
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