Beauty And Grit: A Look Into Ontario Sheep Farming | ONsite

Barbara McLean, with her husband, retired doctor Thomas Wilson, has been running a sheep farm in Ontario for 50 years. What changes has she seen over the years? Jeyan Jeganathan talks to McLean about her life on the farm, and her plans for succession, and other topics from her book, "Shepherd's Sight: A Farming Life."
00:00 Intro
00:39 Humble beginnings on the farm
02:31 Why sheep farming?
03:31 Characteristics of Border Leicesters
04:32 Do sheep have personalities?
05:15 What goes into lambing?
05:54 Newborn lambs
06:31 The hard work of farming
07:34 Changes in farming over the years
08:47 Generational farming in Ontario
09:41 Who will succeed us?
11:27 Looking back
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