Handy Links and Contacts
For more industry contacts please refer to the Alberta Sheep Industry Directory.
Animal Health / Animal Farming / Industry Information
- Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (AEFP)
- AFAC (Alberta Farm Animal Care)
- AFSC
- Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
- Alberta SPCA
- BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands - BC Sheep and Lamb Factsheets and Publications
- Canadian Animal Health Coalition
- CAISP Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program
For more information please contact www.AFSC.ca and follow the links under Risk Management or dial toll free 1-877-744-7900. - The Canadian gFARAD 1-866-243-2723 or e-mail at cgfarad@umontreal.ca. Veterinarians can request guidance on extra-label drug use, when it is appropriate, by making an on-line request at www.cgfarad.usask.ca.
- Canadian Food and Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Cash Advance Program
- Compendium of Vet Products
- Emailing 101
- Ewe Planner - download a copy of EwePlanner, an Excel-based financial calculator developed by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, to assist producers in making financial decisions about their operations.
- Lakeland Carcass Sire Project (link through Ropin’ the Web, Research)
- LIS – Livestock Identification Services
- Maryland Small Ruminant Page
- Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency (OSMA)
- Progesterone drug device available for sheep
- Ropin' the Web – Alberta Agriculture and Food
- RTW Ropin’ the Web – Alberta Agriculture and Food Weekly E-newsletter
- Ropin’ the Web – Livestock: Sheep & Goats
- Ropin’ the Web – Market Clippings: No-Cost Market Information on the Internet
- Scrapie Canada
Wool
- The Natural Fibre Centre (NFC) Olds College, Olds, Alberta
Contact: Ruth Elvestad (403) 556-8281 - VS Feeds no longer a CCWG Wool Depot. Collection depot is at Sunterra Meats at Innisfail. Please call CCWG 1-800-567-3693 or 403-227-3386 for more information.
Genetics
Producer Resources
- Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers (CCWG) – Distributor of CSIP tags for Alberta
- Dine Alberta
- Fresh Canadian Lamb
- Green Certificate Program (link through Ropin’ the Web)
- OSMA Ontario Sheep Marketing Information
- Sheep Canada (a quarterly, Canada wide magazine)
Sheep Groups Contacts
Alberta Sheep Producer Groups
- Alberta Katahdin Sheep Association: Lynette Kreddig
Phone: 780-786-4754
Email: lynette.kreddig@franklynfarm.ca
Website: www.katahdinsheep.com/provincial-orgs/alberta.htm - Alberta Sheep Breeders Association: Bob Anderson, Secretary
Phone: 1-866-967-4337
Fax: 403-935-2348
Email: office@albertasheep.com
Website: www.albertasheep.com - Camrose Sheep Producers Club: Keith Bjorgum
Phone: 780-672-7218
Email: kwbJorgum@gmail.com - Charollais Sheep Breeders’ Society: Chris Grab, Secretary
Phone: 780-980-3891
Email: crgrab@xplornet.com
Website: www.canadiancharollaissheep.com - Dorper: Ann-Marie Hauck
Phone: 403-932-3135
Email: am@ramhbreeders.com
- Mountainview Sheep Producers: Nigel and Sue Scott
Phone: 403-335-9477 - Northwest Sheep Producers: Stacy Meunier
Phone: 780-674-2299
Email: meunierfarms@mcsnet.ca - Peace River Lamb Association: Sherry Mortland
Phone: 780-864-3057
Email: shmortland@abnorth.com - Southern Alberta Sheep Breeders’ Association: Anne-Marie van Garderen
Phone: 403-738-4736
Email: annemarie-vg@hotmail.com - Smoky River Sheep Producers: Gerty Sorenson
Phone: 780-568-3308
Email: gertys@gpnet.ca
Canadian Sheep Groups
Provincial Sheep Associations
- BC Sheep Federation
- Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board
- Manitoba Sheep Association
- Ontario Suffolk Sire Reference Association (OSSRA)
- Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency (OSMA)
- Fédération des producteurs d'agneaux et moutons du Québec
- Sheep Producers Association of Newfoundland & Labrador

