Come see me today at #COFS19 around sheep handling demos with @BrusselsAgriSrv / @huberagequip to buy tickets. Provided by Ontario Southdown Club. Lamb is donated by McBrien Livestock, Ridgetown,ON
Come join us today at Guntensperger Dairy barn opening for Ice cream and fellowship. Great people and topnotch facilities just outside of Seaforth, ON.
@driscoll_neil@Dungannon_Dan Neil try Neil Mcgavin at Walton, leader of huron county 4h plowmans club. Probably be able to point you in right direction
@kinburnsheep@JimBenn71220505 @hawkhillfarm @AnnieOakley123@theLincFarm@kinburnsheep But are u breeding to a specific class of consistent product or what ever u get is fine. Big difference for moving efficiency of industry forward. That's the difference in breeder focus with major lamb production countries.
@kinburnsheep @hawkhillfarm @AnnieOakley123@theLincFarm@JimBenn71220505 Well then I would consider Jim a Breeder who raises alot of lambs and from I can tell does a great job. He has a plan, utilizes the tools that are available to him to be profitable. Doesnt matter what breed u have. Use the tools provided by our industry partners to succeed.
@kinburnsheep @hawkhillfarm @AnnieOakley123@theLincFarm@JimBenn71220505 We all know of people that have no direction/plan or goals of producing quality. We are fortunate to have one of best markets in the world for lamb. For this reason it has slowed genetic progress, because it's easier not to.
@hawkhillfarm @AnnieOakley123@kinburnsheep@theLincFarm@JimBenn71220505 I know that a large portion of people who show across this great country are trying to improve production traits as well as conformation of their animals. That is the difference in a being a Breeder or just a multiplier of lambs which we have too many of in this great country.
Thankful for sandy soils at our @PickseedCanada Lindsay Research station, after a cloudy damp start today the sun emerged and hundreds of grass plots were finally seeded! Each variety of the 7 grass species we test will grow head to head in our replicated trials. #plant19
@kinburnsheep @modernsheeper @DrewTyler_ @hawkhillfarm White suffolks have up to 5 different breeds in them. Apparently processors in AU finding too much variability in carcasses. Glorified crossbred is what Dorset guys say. Guess it happens in every country.
@DoubleLivestock I don't think our industry in CANADA should go down that road. We are developing a following for superior products of young fresh lamb. Producers want premium prices we have to continue to improve our product and become more efficient to compete.
@222Bcf@kinburnsheep@DrewTyler_@OntarioSheep@OntarioBeef So, the reason they brought black East Friesians into Mexico because the white ones were getting skin cancer, in Australia the Dorsets were having some issues because of the of their pink skin. No issues with sheep with black tips. Just stop cause it's clear you have no idea.