Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Business and Marketing

OMAFRA provides you with the tools you need to make informed business decisions. With our industry reports, calculators, and production information you can find a method that works for you.

Lamb Marketing

• Forecasting Lamb Production (Order No. 19-007)
• Predicting Lamb Carcass Weight (Order No. 19-009)
• Predicting Lamb Finishing Dates (Order No. 19-011)
• Benchmarks for a Good Lamb Crop - Performance Targets for Replacement Ewe Lambs

Growing Forward 2

We are helping producers improve their business planning. The Business Development for Farm Businesses program incorporates self-assessment and action plan development with a range of cost-share advisory services and skills development opportunities to help producers reach their farm business goals. More Information

Cost of Production

• Culling Strategies for the Sheep Flock
• Evaluating Farm Resources and Sheep Production System
• Ewe Flock Cost of Production Calculator
• Lamb Finishing Cost of Production Calculator

Industry Statistics

• Agricultural Business Management
• Farm Business Decision Calculators
• Number of Sheep & Lambs on Farms in Ontario
• State of the Ontario Sheep Industry Report - 2013 (Order No. 13-061)

Land Rental

• Renting Your Land Sustainably

Learn More

• Animal Density Maps for Canada - University of Manitoba
• Canadian Market Information - Red Meat
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada market prices and information
• Manitoba Large Intensive Flock Model
  A summary of the costs of establishing and operating a 1000 ewe flock in Manitoba
• OSMA - Appointed Sales Agents
  This is the list of Ontario sales barns that market lambs.
• OSMA’;s Introduction to Sheep Production resource binder
• Sheep and Goat Management in Alberta