Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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63/100
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Sheep farming, while a smaller agricultural sector in Saskatchewan, is growing to meet national demand.
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farming → grow → demand
First-generation farmer Martin Catto moved to Canada in 1999 from Scotland, where sheep farming is commonplace.
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farming → move → Scotland
He recalls being one of the first people to ask for a loan to start a sheep farm, making him one of the pioneers of this sector in Saskatchewan.
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him → recall → Saskatchewan
Catto acts as the director of Brimar Farms near Lipton, Sask., which produces 12,000 to 14,000 sheep a year.
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which → act → sheep
The Catto family operates one of the more than 800 sheep farms in the province.
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family → operate → province
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“Raising sheep, it’s not easy.
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it → get → sheep
It does take quite a bit of management and there is quite a lot of manual labor involved.
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It → take → labor
But if you do it right and you pay attention to the details, then it is very rewarding,” Catto said.
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Catto → do → details
Saskatchewan’s industry is growing, with inventory up almost four per cent in a single year, according to Statistics Canada’s livestock estimates.
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inventory → grow → estimates
Sheep farming is still considered specialty farming, and remains a smaller sector of agriculture despite rising numbers.
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farming → consider → numbers
Sheep have a lower investment cost compared with larger sectors of farming, leading to growth among younger producers who are continuing to develop sheep farming in Saskatchewan.
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who → have → Saskatchewan
While lambs are being raised in Saskatchewan, the meat is processed out of province, typically in Alberta or Ontario.
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meat → raise → Alberta
Located in Innisfail, Westfine Meats is the largest federally-inspected plant in Alberta.
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Meats → locate → Alberta
It’s managed by Stéphane Beausolei, who said there is a year-round relationship with producers.
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who → manage → producers
“We have a contract with them that they supply us all year long.
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they → have → us
So we operate 52 weeks a year.
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we → operate → ?
And we work with the producers.
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we → work → producers
We get on a contract.
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We → get → contract
They raise animals to our standard.
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They → raise → standard
We’re looking for a certain weight and then we process it,” Beausolei.
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we → look → it
After processing, the meat is ready to put on grocery store shelves.
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meat → put → shelves
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