The Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board (SSDB) with its office in Saskatoon, SK has the provincial mandate for industry development and is considered the voice of the industry in Saskatchewan. With five board members elected from five regions across the province, the SSDB receives a service fee funded by ID tag sales which supports market development, promotion, extension education and producer seminars.

Ewes eating hay on a cold winter morning

The Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board offers twice monthly sheep and goat marketing, free consultation/referral services and sells livestock supplies. Other activity includes liaison with government departments, lobbying for BSE programs for sheep, prioritizing research needs, a leafy spurge grazing project, and other public relation activities including Canadian Prairie Lamb Inc.