
Alberta bucks trend in live lamb prices
Préval Ag plant and feedlot purchase seen as positive for the sector

Lamb sector roiled by fall of major player
Mounting losses sink company that was going to revolutionize the lamb business
Lamb company had big ambitions but was never profitable
North American Lamb Company had an innovative business plan but expenses always exceeded sales

Consult vet when newborn sheep and goats die
If a common infectious agent is the cause, steps can be taken to reduce the risk

Sherwood Park man invents new cattle tracker with multiple uses
Wireless rumen bolus can track cattle and other livestock and also measure their temperature to predict sickness or fertility cycles

A big bet on Alberta’s lamb sector
The Alberta processor has spent $8.5 million on a new feedlot and plant expansion

Trade mission to Turkey opens doors
Need to upgrade cattle, sheep and goat genetics offers opportunities for Alberta companies

Lamb producers tallying the cost of coyote predation
Coyotes are classed as pests, and so producers receive no compensation for lost livestock

New carcass evaluation system key to moving lamb industry forward
An accurate evaluation system would be a basis for providing economic incentives for high quality

Not a baa-d idea: Sheep to replace lawn mowers in Edmonton cemetery
Lawn-munching sheep have become an institution — and tourist attraction — in Fort Saskatchewan