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Official Publication of the Saskatchewan Angus Association
Spring 2023
Publications Mail Agreement #40019886
2022 Commercial Producer of the Year -N- Ranch, Fort Walsh, SK
By Brennan Schachtel
Hard work, integrity, determination and perseverance while putting family first best describes Roger and Lou Parsonage and the -N- Ranch. The ranch borders the historic town of Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan; which is 40 miles south west of Maple Creek or 30 miles north of the Montana border. Roger and Lou own and operate the ranch that was established in 1899 when Roger’s grandpa settled on route from Pilot Mound, Manitoba. They have two sons Chuck and Jess. Chuck along with his wife Kyley and three kids are an important part of running the activities of the operation. Although they have their own ranch near Maple Creek, they are very involved in the main part of the operation in calving all the bred heifers, a large number of cows and assisting with annual forage production. Jess along with his wife Tanya and their two children also ranch straight north of the main ranch. This would mark the 5th generation of ranching within the Parsonage family in that area. In the mid 1960s the first Angus bulls were brought in to compliment the Hereford bulls being used at the time. By the 1970’s it was pretty much
L to R: SAA Director Michelle Potapinski, Derek Moorhead, Roger & Lou Parsonage, Belinda Wagner SAA General Manager and Bob Toner, CAA Business Development Continued on page 8