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When you think Saskatchewan, you picture

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endless sky, friendly smiles, and rolling

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seas of grain.

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But there's another face to this

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province you shouldn't meet.

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I'm Trent Larson.

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And I'm Sandy Larson.

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And we operate L5 Farms Limited

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in Solidus, Saskatchewan.

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We've been farming for years, 14

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and we got started with two

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yulams and a ramlam.

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My wife and I, we have

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three children, and they love to

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help out.

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They will help out with chores,

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they will help out with lambing

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time, they will be in the

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tractors during haying, and it's great

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for us because we love the

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family time.

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I think that's one of the

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great things about sheep farming.

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We don't have a typical day.

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And then there's also the flexibility

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that if we need to go

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somewhere, we can do that during

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the day as well.

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Wool is a great fibre because

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it's natural and it's renewable.

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And one of the things that

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a lot of people don't realize

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is wool is a natural insulator.

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It keeps you cool in the

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summer and warm in the winter.

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When people think of sheep farming,

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they think of wool production.

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And wool is a huge part

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of our industry, but there's also

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meat production.

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Meat production is what we do,

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what we raise on our farm.

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Lamb is a healthy alternative to

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other sources of protein.

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It's lean, it's easy to digest,

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and it's high in B vitamins.

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My favorite way to eat lamb

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is lamb burgers.

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They're easy to make, throw them

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on the barbecue, and they taste

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great.

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People always ask us how many

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sheep we have.

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And we always joke and say,

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every time we try to count

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them, we don't know because we

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fall asleep.

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So that's where our technology comes

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in.

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We have an RFID program that

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keeps track of everything for us,

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from numbers to lambing dates to

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weight gain.

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I would say get into sheep

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farming because it's a great lifestyle.

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Not only is it a great

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lifestyle, it's a sustainable business.

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I think sheep farming is a

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little easier to get into than

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other forms of livestock operations.

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Breeding stock is a little cheaper

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to buy and you don't need

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the same amount of infrastructure.

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I love doing what I do

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because my dream was always to

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be a stay-at-home mom.

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Being a sheep farmer allows me

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to work with my husband and

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stay at home to raise my

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kids.

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I always wanted to be a

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farmer and I love what I

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do.

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My commute is from the house

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to the barn and from the

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barn to the house.

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Can't get any better than that.

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There's a lot you can learn

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about the new face of Saskatchewan

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agriculture.

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Take a closer look at sksheep.com.