Southeast Agri-News March 2012

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Issue No. 148

March 16, 2012

A Supplement to the Southeast Trader Express

Winning With Team Play

The Southeast Saskatchewan Farm Family of the Year this year was the team from Ross L-7 Ranch who were joined on stage by Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles (left) and Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud (right) for this group photo: From the left: Eagles, Crystal, Jeremy, Chad, Cassidy, Carol, Carlee, Helen, Rosalie and Brian accepting the Farm Family Award plaque from Bjornerud.

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FCC senior economist provides a good look into the future

by Norm Park for Agri-news If you want an efficient analysis of the world’s agricultural situation, call on J.P. Gervais at Farm Credit Canada.

Gervais was the guest presenter at the annual Farmers’ Appreciation Night sponsored by the Estevan and District Chamber of Commerce and the Estevan Exhibition Association March 8.

A senior economist with FCC and a former economics professor in North Carolina and Iowa State, Gervais took the 300 or more guests attending the annual salute to producers down a rapid road of agricultural and economic global forecasts illustrating how the impending good and bad fortunes will impact Canadian producers.

“Growth forecasts are higher for less advanced countries,” he told his audience during the power point presentation.

“You have to look

really hard to find where things are improving in the United States,” he added.

But when the populations in poor countries have to spend over 60 per cent of their incomes on food, it’s imperative that North American produce to deal with this emerging market.

Between the next two years, it will be important for everyone to keep their attention finely tuned to the world economy, he advised, just to see if it can grow.

“Greece, Italy, France ... we haven’t heard the end of it. A significant slowdown in Europe and with the Euro and we’ll feel it.

It may not be tied directly to sales, but will be tied to prices,” Gervais said.

He added that he felt that if the European countries who are tied into the European Union don’t stand up for the euro, “they’ll kick them out.”

On the North American front, Gervais said the U.S. markets remain sluggish because 70 per cent of their economy depends on the

consumer, so “they’re not out of the woods yet. It’s hard to find the good news in America in spite of what the media is saying. Real estate is still down and will remain down until 2014 or even 2015.”

On the production side, he noted that their corn supply is tight and at an all-time low. Their wheat supply has rebounded.

Gervais said that in North America, the canola and soybean supply is tight and a lot of that has to do with the biofuel business even when ethanol margins are negative. “The U.S. biofuels markets support the ethanol market so there should be a continuing strong demand for corn.”

The economist added that crop prices overall are projected to remain above historical averages and taken in total over 10 years, should remain that way, but he admitted that he hesitated to make that bold prediction because he knew that over that stretch of time, prices were bound

J. P. Gervais, a senior economist with Farm Credit Canada, outlined some of the global challenges that will affect Saskatchewan producers. to dip from current high levels but should remain above historical levels.

“Livestock prices should also remain high because there is now a strong flowing demand in traditional as well as new markets,” Gervais added.

“Strong crop receipts and low interest rates are pushing up farmland values,” he said.

In the world of other resources, Gervais suggested that global demand for oil might rise as much as 15 per cent by 2035, with China providing a huge potential for the resource which will impact the Canadian dollar.

On another front, the former professor noted that input costs on farm land are going up in concert with consumer prices while interest rates are staying “right where they are, although I expect our interest rates will go up a bit in Canada, even if the U.S. rates don’t until 2014 as their government said they won’t.

“Oil prices will go up with the value of the Canadian dollar, but keep in mind that if problems continue in the Middle East, global investors will move to the U.S. dollar which will put downward pressure on our dollar,” Gervais said.

Market access for Canadian agricultural products will change over the

years. Recently signed deals with Colombia and South Korea for Canadian beef are signals of that happening. He said he expects more trans-Pacific partnerships with India and Japan over the next few years and a free trade deal is worked out with India.

The question marks with which he left his audience, were such things as: Will emerging markets be able to lift western economies? Will global economic risks prevent our economy from reaching full potential?

Will farm input costs continue to rise and will market volatility slow down?

Gervais was introduced and thanked by the evening’s emcee Alf Tide who also acknowledged the dedicated work of longtime volunteer Lyle Hall who was resigning from the local Farmers’ Appreciation committee after 20 years of service.

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Farm (Ranch) Family of the Year believes in tradition

By Norm Park for Agri-news It’s a team effort when it comes to operating the Ross L-7 Ranch which sprawls for several thousand acres just above the United States border in southeast Saskatchewan.

The fact that most of the team members are family members, makes it that much more enriching.

Brian Ross, speaking on behalf of the family, accepted the Farm Family of the Year Award which is presented annually to a deserving family of producers in this part of the country.

The award is made possible through the Estevan and District Chamber of Commerce and the Estevan Exhibition Association who combined forces to provide an annual salute to producers, entitled the Farmers’ Appreciation Night.

As in the past, the event attracted over 300 people in the Days Inn Plaza to hear words of wisdom from J.P. Gervais, farm economist/ analyst from Farm Credit Canada, and to also hear some prize winning speeches delivered by a quartet of 4-H club members.

This year’s event included an address from Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud and a lot of belly laughs delivered by the Mad Trapper.

But the eyes were focused on the Ross family for a good portion of the evening as they gathered in nearly full force to enjoy their moment in the spotlight after being recognized as the 2012 Farm Family of the Year.

“Our only regret is that my dad, Cyril isn’t there to share it, but Mom (Helen) is certainly excited,” said son Brian who now heads up the family enterprise that includes between 600 and 700 head of cows and their calves.

All Ross family members are familiar with the ranching life, including the daughters-in-law “who came into the family operation with boots, jeans and fencing pliers,” said Brian during the acceptance speech.

In fact, Brian’s wife Rosalie is the only one who wasn’t that familiar with horses and cows before she met and married him, but she did have a solid farming background in her pedigree, so that counted.

“I was not a ranch girl, but I was a farm girl, right around the Fargo area of North Dakota when I met Brian at North Dakota State University,” she said. “And it was a blind date, arranged by a cattle producer friend,” she added with a laugh.

Brian Ross spoke on behalf of the family.

The Ross L-7 Ranch has 3,000 acres they call their own and they lease another 8,000 or more acres in an area that can reach from Torquay to Frobisher, which means a lot of horse riding, roping and herding every spring and fall and in between and that accounts for the family’s other passion, horses.

“I’d hate to have to sort cattle without horses and we’re pretty proud of them. We like to think we have good quality working horses and they’re well trained. We also like to ride them for pleasure and in roping and penning competitions in the off hours.”

“We work on horses and we play on horses,” said his son Chad in an earlier conversation. Chad and his wife Crystal are integral pieces of the operation, taking on a lot of the management tasks while other sons Jeremy and wife Carol own and operate a local veterinary clinic as well as help out on the farm when time and season demands their presence. Son Michael and wife Zoe also operate a veterinary clinic in Dawson Creek, B.C. and often make trips home to enjoy a whole raft of family ranching experiences. Now their offspring are getting fully involved. Cassidy and Carlee, daughters for Chad and Crystal and Jaycee, Sydney and Hugh, who are Jeremy and Carol’s children, are more than comfortable in the saddles and are already experts at the corral gates, rings and pens as well as on the plains of Saskatchewan.

“The cattle business is just now getting back on its feet following the BSE crisis,” said Brian, referring to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease). That was nearly 10 years ago, yet only now are international markets once again opening up for Canadian bred cattle and beef products.

“We’ve had a good and easy winter, not like last year’s,” he added.

That is more good news for producers like the

Rosses who engage in open pasture winter bale grazing practices for their herds.

“As long as the cows have a good windbreak and water, they’re fine, even in a tough winter like last year.

We didn’t lose any until that freak May snowstorm last year when we were just starting our calving season,” said Brian. Because of the bale grazing practice, the family has found that a later calving season is the most efficient use of cattle and their resources.

“Of course we’re from Saskatchewan, so when we see so many good things coming together at the same time, we have to wonder where the next wreck is coming from,” Brian added with a chuckle.

When they aren’t herding or processing cattle, the Rosses will no doubt be up on one of their horses, doing a little fun stuff. Brian notes that when it comes to hard work, a cowboy requires two horses, but because they like horses so much, some of them have more than two. He admits to owning five himself.

The Ross L-7 Ranch began humbly enough when Brian’s grandfather, Lester George Ross, and his two brothers arrived in southeast Saskatchewan from southwest Minnesota in 1905. The newly branded province became their home when they found the land suitable for mixed farming and inexpensive enough to begin a serious agricultural business. His first job was breaking horses for the RCMP as well as for other early producers in the area.

He met his future bride Nellie and the family compact began.

“When Dad took over the farm, he continued the mixed farming operation. He pretty well had to because the government programs of the day encouraged wheat farming and even the marginal land was put into crops. Of course we realize today that was probably a mistake because the land would lose what quality there was, but he fed off the wheat for awhile and slowly grew in strength on the cattle side,” said Brian “Dad’s heart was in cattle

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and as he got a bit older, he started the switch. He started the first artificial insemination business around here and he was among the first to bring in purebreds from Europe. He worked with Simmentals for years.”

Brian said that as they moved along with the purebred business, it became obvious that it was very labour intensive and as his kids got older, he knew he had to get into more commercial operations and expand the herd and horizons to achieve the numbers that were required to keep the family ranch/ business viable. Other labour-saving practices such as the winter bale grazing and later calving season have been implemented over the years. A good side benefit to the more loosely based grazing regime is the fact the soil becomes more enriched as the cattle make their way around the land throughout the winter as well as during the warm seasons. That makes seeding grass and all the other tasks more efficient.

“We’re excited about the business now. We’re one of the lowest cost producers in the business in the world now, right here in Saskatchewan, even with the climate challenges,” said Brian.

“We’re starting to compete with the traditional low cost producers in places like Brazil and Argentina.

That’s because ranchers now can attain good grass utilization and adapt new management techniques.

I believe over the next 20 years, the Western Canadian cattle population will go up because of the growing export potential now that borders are opening again.”

Brian hasn’t been qui-

etly sitting in the background either. He got involved in “cowboy politics” well over 10 years ago now, gaining the presidency of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association in 2004 through 2006. He was also chairman of the Canada Beef Implementation Committee that helped merge the Beef Information Centre and the Canadian Beef Export Federation. Once these two bodies found common ground, they’re saving the industry over $1 million a year as a singular-minded Canada Beef Inc. “For awhile I was as popular as a skunk in a hen house, but if we can save that kind of money in beef promotion costs, I was willing to do it.” Brian added.

“But I’m out of the politics side now, happy to stay at home and do some penning and roping and this year Rosalie and I went south for a whole week and I got to squeeze some sand between my toes for the first time ever.”

As the next generation begins, Brian proudly notes that their children are taking over and taking on a number of leadership roles with Chad and Crystal becoming leaders with the OutramMadigan 4-H Club as well as working the ranch.

“It looks like we’ll have at least one more generation of Rosses running the ranch,” Brian said proudly.

When it comes to cattle drives and “bringing them home ... we get everyone involved.”

As he noted in a poem recited during the acceptance of the award, there is a tradition in the business and if you love cattle you pass it on.

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The 2001 Canadian Census of Agriculture found that fatigue is a major factor in causing farm related injuries.

“Too many farmers push themselves too far, especially during the really busy times,” said Ron Bonnett, CFA president. “Too often, it’s a case of ‘I’m going to finish that field tonight even if it kills me.’ Health and safety is a worker’s most valuable asset — nothing should come before.”

On average, 115 people are killed and at least 1,500 are hospitalized for farmrelated incidents in Canada each year, reports Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting. In 2006 alone, a total of 13,801 Canadian farms reported one or more medically treated or lost time injuries, reports Statistics Canada.

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LEATHER, MOON, 108,000KM

LEATHER, MOON, NAV, 55,000KM

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$31,900

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2010 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC ADRENALIN 4X4

2009 EXLORER XLT 4X4

LEATHER, NAV, MOON, 9000KM

2011 EDGE SPORT AWD

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2009 EDGE SPORT AWD

2011 FLEX LIMITED AWD

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2008 HONDA RIDGELINE 4X4

2007 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4

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$26,900

$29,900

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LEATHER, MOON, 27,000KM

LEATHER, MOON, DVD, 92,000KM

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LEATHER, MOON, 11,000KM

LEATHER, MOON, DVD, 126,000KM

MOON, 113,000KM

$35,900

LEATHER, MOON, 72,000 MILES

LEATHER, MOON, 59,000KM

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LEATHER, 44,000KM

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2011 F-150 SUPERCREW FX4 4X4

2006 F-150 SC FX4 4X4

LEATHER, MOON, 78,000KM

2004 F-150 SUPERCREW LARIAT 4X4

LEATHER, ECOBOOST, CENTRE SHIFT, 36,000KM

$26,900

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2005 F-150 SUPERCREW LARIAT 4X4

LEATHER, NAV,MOON, 111,000KM

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$34,900

$39,900

$14,900

$17,900

$19,900

2007 F-150 SUPERCREW XLT 4X4

2010 F-150 SUPERCREW LARIAT 4X4

2008 F-150 SUPERCREW XLT 4X4

2010 F-150 SUPERCREW LARIAT 4X4

2002 DODGE RAM SPORT 4X4

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2004 FORD RANGER SC XLT

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LEATHER, MOON, CENTRE SHIFT, 56,000KM

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$15,900

$36,900

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18,900

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2010 F-350 CREWCAB LARIAT 4X4

2006 F-250 CREWCAB LARIAT 4X4

2005 F-250 SC XLT

2005 F-250 CREWCAB KING RANCH 4X4

2011 LINCOLN MKZ AWD LEATHER, MOON, 10,000KM

CONVERTIBLE, 99,000KM

ROUSH SUPERCHARGED, LEATHER, CENTRE SHIFT

DIESEL, LEATHER, MOON, 109,000KM

DIESEL, LEATHER, MOON, 97,000KM

DIESEL, 122,000KM

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$6,900

2006 MUSTANG

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$38,900

$23,900

$13,900

$16,900

$33,900

$13,900

2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS L.S.

2011 FUSION SEL AWD

2010 TAURUS LIMITED AWD

LEATHER, MOON, 8000KM

LEATHER, 24,000KM

2007 FIVE HUNDRED LIMITED AWD

2007 FUSION

2006 CHEV IMPALA

2003 CHRYSLER 300

$25,900

$25,900

$13,900

$8,900

$8,900

$8,900

ULTIMATE EDITION, LEATHER, 112,000KM

$11,900

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138,00KM

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