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Website: http://www.ontariosheep.org
Location: Guelph Ontario
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Latest Activity: May 5, 2012

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OHIO State University Holding some programs this winter.

OSU Extension/OSIA to hold sheep and goat programs this winterOhio State University Extension and the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association will offer 12 district sheep and goat programs throughout Ohio…Continue

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Comment by OntAG Admin on May 5, 2012 at 4:55am: The Missing Scrapie Related, 41 Shropsire Sheep Must Be Found.

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Comment by Joe Dales on October 8, 2010 at 10:24am

Comment by Joe Dales on September 13, 2010 at 7:57am: WOODSTOCK, ON - Sheep are the newest addition to the livestock offering at the 2010 Canada's Outdoor Farm Show. There are almost 150 sheep and lambs in various displays scattered across the Show Site in Woodstock, Ontario - but no one is counting because there is far too much to see at the 17th edition of Canada's largest agricultural trade show.

"After all these year, I am blown away by all the farm equipment that has arrived here over the weekend," says the Show's Vice-President, Doug Wagner. "By the start of the Show on Tuesday morning, there will be over a billion dollars of equipment and products on this one site - and that's definitely buying power for Ontario Farmers!"

Equipment has been rolling into Woodstock from all over the world - wide track field units from Quebec - tractors from Kansas - a wood burning generator from Washington State that 'excites' water - livestock feeding equipment from Europe - tires from India - and the list goes on.

In fact, Canada's Outdoor Farm Show is the only place in the world where farmers can watch two different robotic milking systems from two different manufacturers working 30 feet apart on two herds of 35 cows each. And then farmers can watch the manure from those cows turned into biogas energy using a mobile anaerobic digester from western Canada.

"If you are involved in agriculture, Canada's Outdoor Farm Show is the place to be this week," adds Wagner. "You really can't believe the magnitude of the technology that is here until you actually see it with your own eyes. It makes you really proud to be involved in farming and agri-business in Canada."

Canada's Outdoor Farm Show runs September 14, 15 & 16, 2010 at Canada's Outdoor Park in Woodstock, Ontario. For details, visit www.OutdoorFarmShow.com or call 1-800-563-5441.

Comment by Gayl Creutzberg on August 8, 2010 at 3:44am: Serving expanding sheep farms with our OMAFRA Sheep Infrastructure Workshop on September 1st-2nd, 2010:
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/20081211.htm

Comment by AgOntario on January 20, 2010 at 3:58am: Bluetongue insurance is now available for 2010 - http://cansheep.ca/default.aspx

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