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Beauty and Grit: A Look into Ontario Sheep Farming
Barbara McLean, with her husband, retired doctor Thomas Wilson, has been running a sheep farm in Ontario for 50 years. What changes has she seen over the years? Jeyan Jeganathan talks to McLean about her life on the farm, and her plans for succession, and other topics from her book, "Shepherd's Sight: A Farming Life." Watch the interview below:
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Welcome to Sheep Farming in Canada!
Lynn and Arnie's operation is a large scale, registered Suffolk and Poll Dorset sheep farm combining the best of pasture and confinement to manage the flock for maximum comfort, minimal stress, and producing a consistent, very high quality product. Ewetopis Farms' focus is on providing breeding stock for sale to other sheep producers. All of their sheep are treated with the utmost compassion, which becomes evident as we join them on their daily rounds on their working sheep f
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Sheep Farming in Canada
Sheep farming (family bovidae; species ovis aries) in Canada goes back as far as the beginning of agriculture. The first sheep were introduced to the country in 1664. Learn more about it HERE.
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