The Canadian Sheep Federation

Points of View

Perspectives from across the Canadian Sheep Industry

Points of View is a discussion forum on issues that are currently facing the industry. Launched in 2007, this perspective-sharing forum is becoming more popular with every issue and gaining notice in other countries. Each issue welcomes contributions on a particular subject as well as letters to the editor.

We want to ensure that Points of View continues to serve its purpose of generating discussion and ideas, and sometimes even solutions for producers. Don’t hesitate to provide input on what topics you want to see covered.

What haven’t we discussed yet? What topics do you think the industry should be talking about? What are you dealing with on your farm? Send your ideas to pointsofview@cansheep.ca

Points of View Archives

Allowing sheep to transit through Canada from the northern US states to Alaska puts the Canadian industry at a disadvantage	Summer 2011
Myth: Sheep producers have good knowledge of their cost of production and use this information to increase profitability	April 2011
Myth: It is acceptable to use beef cattle ID tags in sheep	March 2011
Myth: Provincial government involvement in the Canadian Sheep and Lamb Food Safe Faram Practices Program gives government control over the program.	February 2011
Myth: The fine for not tagging sheep is $500 per animal.	January 2011
Myth: We have the extension services required to help producers make necessary advances in sheep production.	December 2010
Reporting on CSF Value Chain Round Table	November 2010
Myth: Canadian lamb faces stiff competition from imported product from Australia and New Zealand, which threatens to further erode Canadian producers' share of our domestic market.	October 2010
Myth: The intention of mandatory RFID tags is to be able to trace animals to the original producer for the purpose of penalizing that producer in the event of a disease or food safety issue.	September 2010
Myth: Producers are not interested in genotyping their flocks to help identify animals that have increased resistance to scrapie.	August 2010
MYTH: The Canadian sheep industry is sustainable and will grow without embracing traceability.	July 2010
MYTH: The only way to increase my production is by increasing my number of ewes.	June 2010
There's no danger in under supplying the sheep market	May 2010
The sheep industry will end up like the hog and cattle industries if CSF continues its focus on increasing production	April 2010
An increase in production will mean a decrease in price	March 2010
I don't have a say in what the CSF does	February 2010
There's no need to worry about bio-security on my farm	January 2010
What is the best way to reach you?	December 2009
National Predation Roundtable	November 2009
Are sheep producers interested in production insurance	October 2009
Is increasing production possible without making major investments	September 2009
Predation is not impacting my production	August 2009
C. ovis condemnations in sheep - an emerging problem in Canada	July 2009
It is a waste of money to participate in the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program	June 2009
There is no point in calling a vet because they cost too much	May 2009
Bluetongue disease won't affect my flock	April 2009
Raising Sheep and Producing Lamb	March 2009
What should the CSF be doing for you?	February 2009
Genetics	January 2009
‘Switched on’ leadership	December 2008
Special edition – reporting on the Value Chain Round Table at CSF’s 2008 AGM	November 2008
What’s on your mind?	October 2008
Flock expansion	September 2008
On-farm food safety	August 2008
Value chain round table	July 2008
Radio-frequency identification technology	June 2008
Maximizing profit	April 2008
Association and government representative responsibility	March 2008
Consumer demand	February 2008
National grading system	January 2008
Special edition – reporting on CSF’s 2007 AGM	December 2007
Re-opening markets to Canadian lamb	November 2007
Securing long-term sustainability of the sheep industry	October 2007
Production and pricing	September 2007
Who is the successful producer of the future?	August 2007
Collaboration, communication and the consumer	June 2007