Manitoban sheep farmers, the McDonalds, have soldiered through the COVID-19 pandemic, sheered their sheep and diversified their operations
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Although sheep are the biggest part of the farm operation, the McDonalds also have an online business selling grass-fed beef and pork and free-range chicken. “We sell lamb, but just so we have a wider variety to choose from,” said Ms. McDonald. Most of the sheep are sold to meat markets in Ontario, where the prices are better.Wayne McDonald works his flock of Clun Forest sheep, separating small groups of animals out of the flock to be sheared.
Ms. Rosvold has been shearing about 7,000 sheep a season, along with hundreds of alpacas and llamas, for the last seven years. She also raises her own flock of 180 ewes, a few cows, horses and raises and trains Border collies. It’s her second year shearing at the McDonald farm.
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