Kathrine and Alex hail from the USA. They happened to be in Canada for a shearing competition in Holstein Ontario. This lead to their meeting our shearer Charlie and helping him shear our sheep. They are amazing sheep shearing duo who help teac

Mariposa Woollen Mill - Ellen and Following Those Dreams

Sep 8th, 2021 59m 6s

Ellen and her family/crew manage a wool mill and farm market store near Lindsay Ontario. We chat about the big pivot marip a dairy and on farm processing to a passion for wool and renewable resources and sustainable thinking. A true entrepreneu

Custom Woolen Mills - Canadian Wool Processing

Jul 2nd, 2021 36m 11s

Episode 23 - Maddy and her family have operated the mill in Carstairs Alberta for 35 years. The mill offers a variety of custom services fromyarns to bedding. They also offer their own lines of yarns. We chat all things wool processing, tips fo

Twin Oaks Farm - A Focus on Fibre

May 29th, 2021 48m 8s

Laura starts off our "Wool Series" with a chat about her wool sheep, wool and yarn processing and wool in Canada. Starting off with just wanting to know where her yarn comes from Laura now has grown her farm and runs a successful local yarn and

F Ewe Sheep Company - Bucking the Trend

Apr 6th, 2021 50m 36s

Frankie grew up on a sheep ranch but has recently struck out on his own while working a day job to grow and manage his own flock. We talk challenges of building a new sheep flock, unique grazing opportunities in California and much more. You ca

Carrie Woolley - Flocks and fields of all kinds.

Mar 17th, 2021 1h

Carrie and her husband Brett and his family manage a large and diverse farm in southern Ontario. Carrie's specialty is the sheep. Managing a flock through orchards and silvo pasture to utilize and I prove land management she has made the sheep

Nathan Klassen - Adding Value and Finding Your Niche

Feb 25th, 2021 54m 21s

Nathan is a first generation sheep farmer who's found his niche in sheep farming and compost production on his families farm. Innovation and family business go hand in hand as everyone has their specialty but contribute to the farm as a whole.

Heather Little - Changing Directions, Sheep Farming and Real Estate

Feb 9th, 2021 40m 37s

Heather is a sheep farmer turned real estate agent. After deciding to step back from sheep farming for a bit and look at some new opportunities and changes to the farm Heather and I discuss buying and selling. Owning a farm, running a business,

Janice - Walkabout Farm and Sheeps Milk Cheese

Jan 18th, 2021 44m 38s

Janice Groenheide and her husband Rob and 3 kids operate Walkabout Farm in Thunder Bay Ontario. This milking sheep operation produces a number of sheep's milk cheeses right on the farm. Janice talks about expanding the farm and transitioning in

James Corcoran - Aussie sheep production and capturing the 1%'s

Oct 20th, 2020 1h 15m

James and his family manage the Gooramma Poll Dorset Stud in Southeastern Australia. This progressive operation focuses on production and terminal traits to produce quality meat lambs for commercial producers. We cover all thingd Aussie sheep a

Ursina the Number Cruncher and Planner

Sep 29th, 2020 1h 11m

Ursina and Andrew manage a flock of 200 Katahdin sheep in Shawville, Quebec. When not busy farming Ursina is an accountant and has a knack for business planning and seeing big picture ideas. She's channeled her number sense into a great website

Jim & Josh Bennett - From Moo to Baa and Working With Family

Aug 15th, 2020 54m 43s

Jim and his son Josh manage a large flock of commercial sheep. We chat about their transition from dairy farmers to sheep wrestlers. Farming with family and employees is also a topic we should all pay attention too. Catch Jim on twitter at @Jim

Drew Tyler - Pushing Sheep Production

Jul 6th, 2020 1h 2m

Drew is a farmer who pushes limits and ideas. Prolific ewes, pushing weight gains and milk production. We also chat about the Beef Farmers of Ontario BUILD program that he participated in, industry insights and #cookingwithdrew. Follow Drew on

Laurie Maus - Looking at Sheep Poo

Jun 24th, 2020 1h 5m

Laurie Maus is a guru of all things sheep, science and poo. Laurie and her husband Bob have been sheep farmers for a number or years and have always used science to help improve the farm; through genetic evaluations to improve stock or biology

Sara Sheep Lady - Cooperation, Flexibility and Story Telling

Jun 13th, 2020 1h 6m

Sara and her family operate a ranch in Montana. From dressing up her goats and lambs and marketing their products to consumers Sara has a great story and insight to the sheep industry. Check out the ranch at www.hollenbeckranch.com. The ranch s

Charlie the Two Handed Shearer

May 28th, 2020 45m 16s

I catch up with our shearer Charlie as he's on his way to a shearing job. Shearing, the essential task sheep need to stay healthy and clean. The goal is always to make it easy on the sheep. We chat about his farm and the important work he does

Jen McTavish - Ontario Sheep Farmers

May 20th, 2020 59m 59s

Jennifer is general manager of Ontario Sheep Farmers. The board of directors (elected in each district) she works with works give direction and supoort to the industry. They represent producers to develop good government policy and support, edu

Making Babies with Dr. Amanda

May 12th, 2020 56m 29s

Listen in and get all the sheep reproduction tips and information you need from our farm vet Dr. Amanda Topp. We cover basic sheep anatomy and systems for making babies and some tools you can use to manage breeding on the farm. Make sure you co

Mike Swidersky

May 5th, 2020 59m 13s

I chat with Mike about his unique grazing style rotating sheep and cattle on pasture. He's got a completely different management system than us here Circle R and I always find it fascinating. Listen in as we discuss sheep and all they ways we d

The Story of Circle R

Apr 23rd, 2020 46m 9s

A trip down memory lane as me and hubby sit down and chat about our journey into sheep production. Some farm history and thoughts on expanding our operation.

Top Market Meats

Apr 7th, 2020 47m 29s

I chat with Leslie about her families farm, all their critters, their sheep (of course), the farm shop and their local food store. We cover alot of ground about the farm but also the insight she has gained for going to farm markets and running

Sheep Nutrition 101

Mar 31st, 2020 53m 37s

I chat with our farm nutritionist Courtney about feeding sheep. There are so many ways sheep can be fed. We cover basic sheep digestion and then some basics of feeding sheep stored feeds in a housed situation. Keep in mind that each farm is dif

A Students View

Mar 24th, 2020 26m 52s

I chat with Allison and Daniel, students at the University of Guelph about sheep and their ideas and thoughts on the industry. We cover their future farm plans, consumers preferences, reaching consumers and of course wool!

The Mutton Midwife

Mar 17th, 2020 1h 6m

It's lambing season for a lot of sheep producers so I thought it would be a great time to chat with my friend and future sheep vet Meggy Chan A.K.A. The Mutton Midwife. She's busy studying in Ireland and has a really good background on various

Welcome to The Curious Sheep

Mar 17th, 2020 5m 52s

I started a podcast! A little background about me and the farm and why I started a sheep podcast. Check out our farm on Instagram @circlerlamb and see what we're up to!