President’s Report -

I am approaching my first year anniversary as President of the CKSA .This past year has past quickly as we are already preparing for the 2009 AGM  at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina.

 The Katahdin sheep industry in Western Canada has stayed strong again this year with fair to good prices for market lambs and quite an interest in breeding stock. I know if I was twenty years younger we would be expanding big time. The nice thing with katahdin sheep it doesn’t take long to double your herd size, one year your sitting at 150 ewes the next your at 300.

 At CCC ranch we have 130 ewes in breeding as of first week in Oct. We are expecting our first lambs the end of Jan. Our lambing facilities are small so we can only put one group of ewes in breeding at a time, this really stretches out our lambing.

 We have been getting real crappy weather the last two and a half weeks. Between rain and snow, it just isn’t pretty. We still have a fair bit to combining to do so I sure hope the weather turns around. All our second cut hay is still out in the field all swathed, it should be all right if we ever get a chance to bale it.

 The Saskatchewan Katahdin Sheep association are busy getting things ready for the National Katahdin sheep show, with schedule as follows.

 4:00PM Thursday Nov.26 market lamb

6:00PM Thursday Nov.26Costume classes &junior show

10:00AM Friday Nov.27 Katahdin open show

Judge: Bonnie Tweedie Delisle SK.

2:30PM Saturday Nov.28 Sale

 I’m looking forward to seeing you at the Katahdin show and then the AGM on Friday evening at 6:00PM.

                                                                           Louis L’Arrivee