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Sheep Team Final Presentation 2017
The document outlines recommendations for improving sheep farming practices, including securing long-term pastures, expanding the purebred flock, and enhancing marketing strategies. Key performance indicators and SWOT analysis indicate areas of strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to lambing percentages and flock health. Financial data highlights a net loss, alongside a focus on nutrition, biosecurity, and sustainability measures for continued growth in the sheep program.
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Sheep Team Final Presentation 2017
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- 3. Recommendations From Last Year •Secure long term pasture • Increase purebred flock • Consistent and reliable marketing – Build contact list – Explore marketing options • Increase awareness of Lakeland Sheep Program
- 4. Long Term Goals •Improve Canadian Arcott purebred flock • Minimum flock size of 150 • Marketing security • Annual plan for feed and pasture • Health and biosecurity • Agriculture education and research
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- 6. Records • Inventory • ShearwellFarmworks – Tupping groups – Weighing and BCS – Information up-to-date and on hand – Sheep sales – Lambing
- 7. Inventory Purebred Commercial Total Ewes46 113 159 Rams 4 N/A 4 Ram lambs 38 85 123 Ewe lambs 35 96 131
- 8. Key Performance Indicators LambingPercentage History Target Ewes Ewe Lambs Whole Flock 2014 175% 181% 112% 161% 2015 175% 183% 128% 171% 2016 181% 177% 110% 170% 2017 180% 190% 177% 188%
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- 12. Key Performance Indicators Eweto Ram Ratios Ram Total Ewes 009 1:45 BIG FRENCH 1:42 FRANK 1:44 LITTLE FRENCH 1:38 Average Ratio 1:42
- 13. Key Performance Indicators Mountedvs. Lambing Dates Mounted Lambed Sept 27 - Oct 3 42 Feb 20-27 36 Oct 4 - 12 42 Feb 28- Mar 6 58 Oct 13- 17 43 Mar 7 - 13 29 Oct 18 - 24 30 Mar 14 - 20 16 Oct 25 - Nov 7th 11 Mar 21 - 27 1 Mar 28 - Apr 3 10
- 14. SWOT Analysis Strengths - Workethic - Lambing facilities - Strong interpersonal relationship Opportunities - Purebred Canadian Arcott market - New facility - Grazing management plan Weaknesses - Limited flock size - Size of team - Outdoor pen design Threats - Health of flock during lambing - Lamb and feed market prices - Moving facilities
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- 19. Cost of Production BenchmarkSheep SMF 2016/17 $/Ewe $336.10 $298.95 $/Lamb Marketed $186.30 $182.57 $/lb. $2.09 $2.10
- 20. Net Loss Income $50,162.71 Expense($50,240.86) Total Net Loss ($78.15)
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- 24. Health • Scours, bloat,Caseous Lymphadenitis, pink eye, entropic • Clostridial vaccine • Broken leg • Causes of mortality • Post mortems
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- 26. Purebreds- Canadian Arcott •35 Purebred Ewe Lambs • 38 Purebred Ram Lambs • 179% - Lambing rate
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- 28. Sustainability and Stewardship •Biosecurity measures • Environmental farm plan
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- 30. Grazing and Forages •Total AUM: 35.4
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- 32. Marketing • SunGold SpecialtyMeats Ltd. • Beaver Hill Auction Services Ltd. • Private sales
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- 34. Shows • Agribition • AllCanada Sheep Classic
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- 36. Public Relations • TorontoRoyal • Agribition • Orphan sales • AFAC • Sheep shearing clinic • All Canada Sheep Classic • Video
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- 38. Recommendations • Continue buildingcontacts • Explore market options for lambs • Continue being a part of Beef Day • Add entropion gene to the culling criteria • Consider joining GenOvis • Maintain current management practices during facility transition phase • Buy tested hay that meets nutritional requirements
- 39. Thank Ewe! Marisa Moe JoanneDickson Blair Dow Denise Martin Darrel Hickman Dr. Kent Weir Peter Walsh Jessica Hryciuk Janet Kerr Leila Hickman Anita Lysons Erin Yaremko Miltton Havic Bernadette Nikkel Lorri/Patric Lyster Kjerstin Cooper First year sheep class VMA students
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