T HEMessenger M ESSENGER The D ECEMBER 2010
2010-11-13 NovemberNovember 2010 Volume 1, Issue 1
Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency, 130 Malcolm Road, Guelph, ON, N1K 1B1 www.ontariosheep.org Tel: 519-836-0043
Inside This Issue Happy Holidays From the OSMA Staff
Very Important Information to All Producers: It is imperative that all lambs and sheep leaving your farms be properly tagged. Animals detected by CFIA ( the Canadian Food Inspection Agency) without tags are now receiving fines of $1300. These fines are being charged to everyone involved in the sale. Therefore the producer, the transportor and the Salesbarn are each receiving a $1300 fine for every sheep or lamb without a tag.
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Board Decisions / Actions Programs Projects General Interest Religious & Ethnic Holidays Programs / Workshops Upcoming Events District Information OSMA Reaching Out Contacts / Resources Internal/External Committee’s Benchmarking Project
Failure to comply may soon result in Salebarns refusing to accept lambs and sheep for sale. Please pass this information onto any other producers you know especially those who do not have email access.
AGM Photo Contest “Where’s Our Maaaaa?” by Lorraine Stevenson-Hall
AGM Photo Contest “Awaiting Motherhood” By Shanna Armstrong
Invitation – Producers, industry partners and anyone or organization interested in serving the Ontario Sheep Industry are encouraged to contact either OSMA Directors or the office with ideas, comments, questions or suggestions that may be beneficial to Ontario Sheep as it carries out its mandates.