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Canadian Farmers Urged to Expand Lamb and Wool Output
Agriculture Canada urges Canadian farmers to grow lamb and wool to meet rising domestic demand. In 1973 Canadians consumed 82 million pounds of lamb and mutton, but only 21.8 million pounds were produced domestically. The Sheep Marketing Council, created in 1972 with a $750,000 five year budget, promotes lamb and wool and markets. The government also runs the Sheep Transportation Assistance Policy to move western sheep east at no cost, shared by federal and eastern provinces. Sheep require little grain and graze on marginal land, with ewes producing nine lambs when six ewes occupy land for one cow, and lambs selling for about $35-$40 each. The piece warns safe chemical storage and disposal to protect children and animals, citing 250 annual avoidable pesticide accidents among under-fives and calls for reduced residues on crops.