Sheep farmer and author Barbara McLean talks about her new book, Shepherd’s Sight: A Farming Life which is a memoir and autobiography of a year in the life after 50 years on her farm. Barbara also describes her writing process, inspiration, taking a photo every day and much more!

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What’s New!? 

-The Eastern Sheep Expo is April 13th! Stick around to the end of the podcast for details. 

-OSF offers resources for new producers who are required to register with Ontario Sheep Farmers. Visit OntarioSheep.org to complete the form or Download the PDF form and return it to OSF office.

In this educational episode Don Matheral shares how he got started over 30 years ago and gives producers advice on where to find a shearer, when to shear and how a producer should prepare for shearing plus so much more! 

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Tom & Erin chat with Mark & Chris Ferraro from Brussels Livestock and Ontario Stockyards in Cookstown to discuss their family livestock auctioning business. They share the benefits of buying and selling through auction, best times to sell to maximize profits, future opportunities for lamb producers and much much more! Tune in to get the full scoop as this father/son due share a wealth of information. As always, stick around to the end to find out what's new at OSF.

We welcome the new Member Relations Coordinator, Heather Johnson who shares how she transitioned into her new role at OSF, some opportunities to increase member engagement and her key areas of focus in support of OSF district committees. Heather also reminds all members to fill out the survey that Heather had e-mailed to members and much more!

On this week's educational episode we interview Kelly Daynard of Farm and Food Care Ontario. Kelly discusses the general perceptions of farming in Ontario and building the public’s trust in agriculture. Kelly also shares some of the projects Farm and Food Care Ontario is working on and much more! As always, be sure to stick around until the end to hear what’s new at OSF.

Erin & Tom chat with Linc Farm operator Juliet Orazetti who previously ran a sheep grazing business within a vineyard in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario before moving the business to Nova Scotia. Juliet shares her experience getting started, why she chose a direct-to-consumer sales model and the importance of relationships with processors, social media and e-mail marketing. 

Juliet also discusses branding, pricing and the lessons learned about how to position her product in the marketplace and so much more!

As always, be sure to listen to the end where Tom & Erin share news and updates going on at OSF.

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This week we are discussing research with Dr. Cathy Bauman with the University of Guelph and the Ontario Veterinary College.

Dr. Bauman goes in depth on the clinical trial for the Ovipast Plus Vaccine, how it was structured and the results of the trial plus much more!

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Erin & Tom interview Patrick Gossage with First Green Energy & chair of Agrivolaics Canada. He discusses his background in renewable energy, breaks down the concept of agrivoltaics and its benefits, as well as his involvement in the non-profit organization Agrivoltaics Canada. Patrick also talks about the opportunities and support for solar power in Ontario and much much more! Be sure to stick around to the end of the podcast for updates at Ontario Sheep and don't forget to share with your friends & family!

Ted Skinner is the 5th generation producer on his farm and the 3rd Generation to represent Ontario at the Canadian Sheep Breeders Association. He gives us some history of his background and shares his experiences importing frozen embryos to Ontario to produce Charollais sheep and expanding his flock with Rideau Arcott sheep. Ted is also the recipient of the Outstanding Shepard Award and gives us the secret to his success and how he tracks his progress! So much more packed in this educational episode and as always, stay tuned until the end as Tom & Erin share What's New at OSF.

On this week's marketing episode, Erin & Tom interview Matthew Rowe with the Canadian Campaign for Wool. Matthew talks about the origins of the organization and some of the progress they've achieved thus far plus what's currently in the works. Matthew also sets the record straight on whether or not Canadian Wool is high quality and much, much more! As always, be sure to stick around after the interview for news and updates over at OSF.