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Notice of Cancellation

2019 MSA Show & Sale

September 14, 2019

Red River Exhibition, Winnipeg, Mb.

Due to the lack of entries submitted to the 2019 MSA Show & Sale that was to be held on September 14th in conjunction with the Manitoba Fiber Festival, we have had to unfortunately cancel our event.

The MSA Show & Sale Committee had been preparing for this event for some time now. It saddens us to a great extent to have to cancel it because of lack of entries as this venue was a great opportunity to collaborate with the Manitoba Fiber Festival. MSA will be organizing the 2020 MSA Show & Sale as a stand-alone event as it has been in the past.

MSA hopes to see you all next year…at the 2020 MSA Show & Sale.

Yours sincerely,

MSA Show & Sale Committee

MSA Board & Staff

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2019 MSA District Meeting Dates & Locations

Please note the dates and locations of the 2019 MSA District Meetings...

Eastern Region - September 10th - Steinbach Legion (294 Lumber Ave, just north of Steinbach Credit Union) - Contact Guy Bouchard 204-425-7858

Interlake Region - September 16th - Teulon Ag Office (77 Main Street) 
Contact - Wendy Church 204-738-2299

Southwest District - September 17th - Brandon, Location TBD
Contact - Sheri Bieganski 204-761-2440

Western Region - September 18th-  Hamiota Ag Office (221 Elm Street, Hwy 21N) 
Contact - Simon Atkinson 204-761-4452

Central Region - September 18th - Elm Creek Hall (70 Arena Road)
Contact - Ralph Borst 204-436-3577

Northwest District - September 21st - Dauphin, Super 8 -
Contact - Tracy Stykalo 204-572-6300

DISTRICT MEETING AGENDA

• 2019 MSA Update
• Call for Resolutions - 2019 MSA Annual General Meeting
• District Elections (required in Eastern & Southwest Districts)
• CSF/ National Industry Update
• Special Presentation by MB Ag Sheep Team (topic TBD)

 

 

MSA Board Positions Available

The MSA Board will have the following 4 positions up for election in 2019:

- Eastern District Representative
- Southwest District Representative
- Director at Large (x2)

The two district representative positions will be handled at the respective district meetings and the director at large positions will be voted on by means of physical ballot.  A ballot will be mailed to all members in good standing in October. 

If you are interested in putting your name forward as a Director at Large nominee, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Deadline for director at large nominations is September 30th, 2019.

 

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A message from the Canadian Sheep Federation:

 

We are pleased to inform you that on July 9, 2019, Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, State Department of Livestock accepted Canada's proposed health certificate for the export of ovine and caprine semen to Kenya (HA 3036).

 

If you are interested in exporting ovine and/or caprine semen to Kenya, please contact your local Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) office to obtain more information, prior to shipping. You can use the following link to find the closest office:

 

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/offices/eng/1313255382836/1313256130232

 

 

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June 2019 - SheepSense

The 2019 June edition of the MSA's SheepSense newsletter is here! Click here to access the publication.

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MSA Meets with Stakeholders

Manitoba Sheep Association Executive met with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development staff Maurice Bouvier Assistant Deputy Minister, Leo Prince Director of Food & Agri-Processing, Miles Beaudin Director of Primary Agriculture,  Grant Carlson Industrial Development Leader and Linda Fox Sheep & Goat Specialist on May 16, 2019 to discuss the Manitoba Protein Strategy and the need for Federally Inspected Lamb Processing capacity in Manitoba.   The Manitoba Sheep Association is very pleased to see the level of support and interest that the Province has shown with regards to this initiative.

 

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WANTED: Hay Fields for Green Gold Testing

 

Once again we are seeking producers interested in participating in our Green Gold program

 

We believe the MFGA Green Gold Program (Optimum Alfalfa Harvest Date or Hay Day) represents one of MFGA's longest-standing, most successful services to Manitoba forage producers and we want it to be the best program possible. On March 27, 2017, we invited a small group of core stakeholders to sit down with us and chat openly in a structured discussion around MFGA's Green Gold. One clear message was the need for producer recruitment to help make the program stronger.

 

Green Gold is seeking producers with hay fields that are mostly alfalfa, fairly new, and in good condition for testing through the May/June growing season.

 

The Benefits: You will receive results from those fields twice a week from the beginning of sampling until first cut, providing you with some real time information on how the quality of your alfalfa is declining. 

 

Eligibility: You must agree to sample your field twice per week (Monday & Wednesday) and submit the alfalfa portion of the sample to Central Testing via courier. These costs will be covered by MFGA.

 

If interested please contact John McGregor, Green Gold Program Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Learn more about our Green Gold Program

 

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CSIP Tag Issues

There have been lots of conversations regarding CSIP tags and issues associated with them. Are you one of those producers having issues? Please click here for a complaint form.

Many do not like to fill out these types of forms, but they do help the CSF, CFIA and CSIP hold the manufacturers accountable. THis information is also used as part of the CSIP Annual Program Evaluation. MSA would be happy to assist in completing the form if need be. Please contact Kate at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Have your say: Update to the Code of Practice for the Transportation of Livestock and Poultry opens with a survey

The National Farm Animal Care Council is pleased to announce that work to update the 2001 Recommended Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Transportation, using NFACC’s inclusive, consensus-driven Code development process, has commenced. Identified by NFACC’s members and other stakeholders as being in need of an update, the revised /Code of Practice for the Transportation of Livestock and Poultry /will convey requirements and recommended practices for livestock and poultry transporters, as well as other stakeholders in the farm animal transportation continuum.

 

In keeping with NFACC’s Code development process, a survey to capture top-of-mind welfare concerns from any and all stakeholders has been launched and is available at

www.nfacc.ca/codes-of-practice/transportation . Survey input will be shared with and inform the Code Development Committee’s deliberations throughout the process.

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Workshop Announcement

 

The MSA is pleased to offer a Lambing Workshop with Dr. Rueben Neumier on March 9th near Brandon, MB. See the attached flyer for more info and instructions on how to register!

 

The 1st issue of MSA's SheepSense for 2019 has been published!

 

 

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Health Canada has issued Notices of Compliance for Rumensin Premix and Coban for use in sheep and goats (meat only).

Producers can search via the following Notice of Compliance website (put in the brand name)

https://health-products.canada.ca/noc-ac/index-eng.jsp

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CCWG Shareholders - Download the 100th Annual Report 

 

 

Click here to download the report

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MB Lamb Featured on Great Tastes of MB

The MSA is pleased to share a link to Saturday's broadcast if "Half Cup Habit" featuring Manitoba Lamb!

Link to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NCSTrTURJU#action=share

Thank you for Attending!

Upcoming Workshop:

Sheep Bytes Workshop - With Paul Luimes, University of Guelph & Ag Sheep Team

MSA DISTRICT MEETINGS - October 

Draxxin Approval

Please note that this week Zoetis Canada received approval for the use of Draxxin for foot rot in Sheep as follows:

The indications are: ‘For the treatment of ovine foot rot associated with Dichelobacter nodosus when systemic treatment is required due to the presence of active lesions.’

Dr. Melodie Chan is available to support communication on this new sheep claim.

Details Released for the 2018 Show & Sale

The 2018 MSA Show & Sale took place on Saturday, August 25th at the Carberry Fair Grounds in Carberry, MB. 

Please click on the MSA Events tab and then "Annual Show & Sale" for more info and a show catalogue!

2018 SHOW CHAMPIONS

Purebred Grand Champion Ram - Linda Westman
Purebred Reserve Champion - Shereff Stock Farms
Purebred Grand Champion Female - Furze Farms
Purebred Reserve Champion Female - Neil Versavel

2018 SALE STATISTICS

P/B RAM LAMBS 

Top Seller Dorset Ram Lamb Junior - $850.00 
10 Ram lambs sold; average $722.50 
Cdn Arcott ( 1) $650.00 
Dorset (3) average $716; High Seller $850.00 
Suffolk (7) average $707: High Seller $800.00

 Ag Action Manitoba

Funding Specifically to Sheep Producers at a 50/50 cost sharing - The Ag Action Manitoba program offers funding activities for farmers that support the growth and sustainability of primary agriculture in Manitoba.  Click here to access the "productivity for sheep" link that provides the necessary program information.

MSA Announces Scholarship Opportunity

The MSA is pleased to once again pleased to offer the Dr. John Hamerton Scholarship!

The $500 award is deigned to promote the future success of the MB Sheep Industry's youth through higher learning, skills development and leadership. It is open to any student who is a current member of the MSA or is related to a current MSA member.  For more information and how to apply, click here.

 Looking for MB Sheep Flocks for Parasite Study

In the upcoming summer of 2018, the researchers are looking to continue and survey more flocks in Manitoba - this will be the 4th year of the study. The project will look at parasite burden and at the efficacy of treatment at the flock level. Molecular techniques for identification of parasites will be used. Detection of parasite resistance to dewormers and its evolution will be monitored over several years. 
If your flock consist of 20 or more ewes and you are interested in this project, we would like you to contact us (information at right). The results are confidential. However if you want to share the results with your regular veterinarian, we will ask for your consent and will forward the results to her/him

Over the past few years, a team of investigators as well as summer research students from the University of   Calgary,   Faculty   of   Veterinary Medicine have undertaken surveys of sheep flocks in Western Canada (including Manitoba) to assess the level of gastro-intestinal parasites present. The researchers conducted more detailed investigation on parasite resistance to dewormers on a number of farms in Alberta by on-farm visits to perform fecal egg count reduction tests. The results of this work suggests that many Alberta sheep flocks have high parasite burdens and that Ivomec and Safeguard/Valbazen resistant parasites may be more common than previously thought in Alberta and probably Western Canada.

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MSA Mission Statement

To initiate, support, and conduct programs and activities designated to stimulate and improve the economic well-being of all segments of the Manitoba sheep industry.

MSA Sustainability Statement 

A Manitoba Sheep Industry that is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable through

continuous improvement and awareness.

About Us

The Manitoba Sheep Association (MSA) is proud to represent over 400 sheep and lamb producers (both commercial and purebred producers) across the province.  We present producer concerns and issues to government and other agricultural organizations. The MSA is a member of the Keystone Agriculture Producers of Manitoba (KAP), the Canadian Sheeo Federation, and the Manitoba Forage & Grasslands Association.

The MSA is a proud supporter and Board Member of:

Our History

The Manitoba Sheep Breeders Association (MSBA) was formed in 1904; an Association that actively promoted the showing and selling of purebred stock. This remained the major purpose of the MSBA, however, it also handled industry concerns. Commercial producers were concerned that their side of the industry was not being served and as a result the Manitoba Lamb Feeders Association was created.

For several years both organizations were active. However, in the late 1940’s, the provincial sheep industry decreased in size and in January 1981 the two groups amalgamated under the name of the Manitoba Sheep Association. In 1989, the Manitoba Sheep Association was incorporated.

In 2003, following a successful referendum, the Manitoba Sheep Association was designated as the official organization representing sheep producers in Manitoba and thus allowed to levy a mandatory but refundable check-off. Manitoba and the other western provinces are now tied to the purchase of a $1.00 national ID tag per animal marketed (Check-off regulations). All producers paying check-off and not requesting a refund are members of the MSA. This check off allows the MSA to more effectively represent sheep producers at both the provincial and national level.

As of January 2013, the Canadian Sheep Federation collects a 25 cent check off fee per tag purchased for use in Manitoba.

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The MSA is pleased to announce details regarding its 2018 Photo Contest!

The deadline to submit your images is March 9th at midnight.  Winners will be selected and notified by March 16th.  ALL IMAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. There is no cost to enter and the contest is open to anyone globally.  Participants are also welcome to submit more than one photograph.

Click here to read the contest Terms & Conditions

Click here to read guidelines on how to prepare and submit your images.