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AlbertaAirth, Robert 403-938-7543

Braun, Sarah 403-507-0414

Brenchley,

Brad & Katherine 403-876-2226

Campbell, Ken 403-340-6783

Crawford, Stuart

Drake, Michael & Cindy 403-627-8808

Goodrich,

Darcy & Candace 780-888-3791

Gorr, ,Tom & Danielle 403-443-7829

Gutteridge, Paul 780-962-1541

Hirch, Roy 403-223-3274

Horvey,

Russel 403-749-2780

Wesley G, Wyatt &

Dustin 780-986-1260

Jackson, Earl 403-782-6184

Kaiser,

Randy 403-333-6653

Paulette 403-722-3420

Mueller,

Kolton 403-820-0931

Darcy H. & Connie 403-823-9788

Noad, Fred 403-747-2379

Poulsen, B J 403-224-2392

Ramsay,

George 780-907-7807

Joan 780-998-3418

Schweer,

Steve & Bonnie 403-227-3428

British ColumbiaBartsch, Lori 604-853-9822

Fryatt, Mike 250-679-2735

Jones,

Christina, Jorel, Quentin, &

Steven 604-820-9014

Lewans, Mike 306-297-6358

Lindquist, Julie 250-446-2131

Paidel, W & A J 306-862-5934

Patterson, Kelsey 604-467-8850

Schapansky,

Marlene & Dan 250-674-7113

Spady, Dean & Suzanne 604-820-9014

Steves, Harold & Kathy 604-277-7759

Van Wyck,

Doug & Helen 604-858-5235

ManitobaGalloway, Fergus 204-847-2130

Marshall, Ian & Carol 204-827-2788

Noakes, Douglas 204-886-7821

New Brunswick

English, Rob 506-325-3850

Ontario

Amstutz, Peter 613-347-1124

Barnes, Delaney 613-478-1546

Ontario - continued

Beech, Rick 613-478-1546

Bertin, Karen 519-338-3818

Blake,

Greg, Marie , Crystal,

Patricia & Victoria 519-291-5466

Bourne, Christine 519-638-3445

Breckon,

Murray A & Tracy E 905-336-3010

Burr, Mark 519-786-4620

Burtis, B L 519-424-9043

Butson, Dr. A R C 905-383-6775

Card,

Dr. Bradley & Colleen 519-655-2138

Caviezel, Edith 613-636-0816

Day, Julie

De Bruyne, Phil 705-533-2757

Dumke, Birgit 519-986-2334

Ellery, Doug 519-485-1929

Faulhafer,

Dave & Brienne 519-348-8045

Giffin, Thomas & Jackie 905-859-8149

Gordon, Chris & Kathy 705-248-2373

Hill, Ken 905-983-9736

Irvine,

Robert G. & Marjorie 519-625-8217

McCabe, Brian 705-437-1550

McGowan,

Wendy & Anthony 519-657-5197

McIlwraith,

George & Betty 519-941-5739

Ciaran & Stuart 905-659-2311

John B & Letitia M 905-659-3010

John A. 905-659-2792

McIntyre, Allan 519-922-3397

McIntyre, Jack 905-957-3442

Morrish, Thomas R 807-486-3622

Newcombe,

David & Susan 705-695-2421

Nieman, Jessica 519-656-9144

Onufer,

Anthony & Beverley 905-689-4123

Osthaus, Hans 519-986-2334

Regelink, Henry 705-487-2000

Rhame, Ron T 519-666-1048

Robertson,

A. Scot 705-322-6977

Brian 705-322-6977

Donald A 705-322-1448

Mary 705-322-6977

Sachedina,

Aamer & Jennifer 905-473-6854

Salter, Clayton J 519-291-5466

Schmidt, Larry 519-338-2455

Smith, Arthur M W 905-584-5353

Sproston, Andy 905-309-4984

Stahn,

Jolene, Samantha 807-486-3382

Strecker, Hannelore

Toon, John W & Asia 905-983-5967

Toon, Marie 905-983-9736

Unsworth,

Justus & Morgan 519-338-2455

Ontario - continued

Unsworth, Robert 519-338-3333

Van Kampen,

George, Dawn, Caleigh &

Courtney 519-940-2202

Wagner, Crystal & Kyle 519-595-2860

Wilhelm, Ross & Anne 519-625-8601

Yassein, Leanne 905-697-1527

Québec

Alain, France 418-588-6569

Allaston, Maureen 450-263-8316

Breton, Alain 418-884-3242

De Launière, France 418-349-8675

Dorval, Lynda 418-884-3242

Filion , Patrice 418-435-2483

Fortin, Gilles 418-588-6508

Lagacé, Simon 450-799-5117

Painchaud, Albert 450-292-4737

Taylor, John 450-263-8316

Wenkoff,

John & Maureen 819-459-1202

Saskatchewan

Ballantyne,

Robert & Sharon 306-845-2481

Bradley, Barry J. 306-773-7103

Bradley,

Dennis 306-773-6924

Mrs Ruth 306-773-7082

Canadian Western Agribition Assoc.,

306-565-0565

Carr, Derek Fax - 306-232-5481

Carter, Teresa & Lorne 306-534-2092

Croken, Jim & Janice 250-838-0809

Dietrich, Michael 250-924-6496

Flett, Peter G. 306-332-5821

Horvey

Joan 306-587-2339

Gary W 306-587-2739

Lyndon K 306-587-2716

Housek, Connie 306-859-2268

Koch, Sharon

Paidel, R W & A J 306-862-5934

United States

Dirigo Land & Livestock LLC.,

307-638-1314

Dykstra, Stuart J 970-625-3865

Eggleston,

Dr. Victor & Joyce 608-527-4811

Gerli, Margery 860-364-2161

Hoffman, Joan & Dale 517-627-2310

Jones, Joyce 724-924-2938

Judd, Neil & Connie 815-784-4313

Knott, Robert L. 517-223-1742

McCabe, Joseph H III 802-748-5107

Rabren, Kenneth 615-264-1044

Silberberg, Steven 603-472-2205

Waples, Russ & Susan 406-635-2114

Canadian Galloway AssociationMembers - 2010

Tattoo Letters2010 — X

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© Copyright 2011 Canadian Galloway Advance 1

Address Inquiries about Galloways, Belted

Galloways and White Galloways to —

Canadian Galloway Association

Mr. Ron Black, Secretary

c/o CLRC

2417 Holly Lane

Ottawa, ON, Canada K1V OM7

Tel: 613.731.7110

Fax: 613.731.0704

eMail: [email protected]

Website: www.galloway.ca

Herd Books

The herd book of the Canadian Galloway

Association has three sections —

Animals registered in the three sections are

treated as three distinct “breeds”.

Each of the three breeds occur in three colours,

BLACK, DUN or RED

Section I: Galloway

Section II: Belted Galloway

Section III: White Galloway

The Canadian Galloway Association Herd Book

contains all registered Canadian Galloways,

Belted Galloways and White Galloways up to

2002. To obtain copies, contact the Secretary,

Canadian Galloway Association.

For a more detailed explanation please

contact the Secretary, Canadian Galloway

Association. The Canadian Galloway

Association Herd Book is for sale. Prices

are as follows. HST and shipping extra

Volume Price Volume Price

1 P.O.A. 5 $30.00

2 P.O.A. 6 $30.00

3 $5.00 7 $30.00

4 $5.00 8 $75.00

Volume 3 thru 8 set: $150.00

A.I. Collected Sires

Breeders are urged to obtain a copy of the A.I.

and E.T. regulations of the Association from

the Secretary, Canadian Galloway Association.

A list of the A.I. collected sires is available.

Users of Galloway, Belted Galloway or White

Galloway semen intending to register

progeny must obtain a Semen Certificate

for each registration.

NOTE: The owners may have restrictions on

the sale and use of Semen Certificates.

Cover photo - Alistair McIlwraith

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Index

3 Presidents Message / Board of Directors9 Our Investment in Beef´s Future

10 Ballantyne of “Diamond B" 12 Canadian Western Agribition14 Understanding Ultrasound16 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair18 Juniors - Next Generation Breeders20 Benchmarks21 Report from Australia23 Annual General Meeting24 Report from Scotland26 Memories of a Galloway Mama28 Thoughts of a New Galloway Breeder31 Certified Farming – A Different Approach33 Scott Van Kampen Memorial

Advertisers

34 Alberta Galloway Association4 Alberta Plaid Galloways6 Australian Galloway Association

OBC Big Deal Galloways29 Brass Ring Galloways23 Bydand GrangeIFC Canadian Galloway Association - DirectoryIBC Cedarmill & Killowent Galloways35 Cranberry Hill Galloways

2 Cutarm Valley Belted GallowaysOBC Dun Gal Galloways

22 Eastern Canadian Galloway Association14 Edgewood Farm26 Ember Galloways32 Galair Galloways

6 Galloway Cattle Society of UK & Ireland30 Geordawn Farms

7 Glenfiddich Galloways8 Home Valley Farms Ltd.

29 Niagara Galloway11 Sask-Man Galloway Assoc30 Solway Galloways

5 Suncrest Farms36 Try-R-Way Livestock36 Willow-Mor Farms23 Windchime Galloways

The Belted Galloway

is famous for it’s

quiet nature and

independent spirit.

It is distinct, maternal

and docile --- perfect

for families and small

acreages. If you are

looking for a few

easy-keeping females

to dress up your

“front forty” please

give us a call.

Cutarm ValleyBelted Galloways Teresa and Lorne Carter

and Family

P. O. 176 Spy Hill, Sask.S0A 3W0

Phone: 306-534-2092

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2 Canadian Galloway Advance © Copyright 2011

President's Message

John Toon

Hello and welcome to all readers of the 2011

Galloway Advance. As the newly appointed

president of the association I hope to continue the

tradition of valid leadership and deal with the con-

cerns of all members while promoting the breed in

a manner which it deserves, and as such, I encour-

age all members and commercial breeders to bring

their questions and concerns to the directors in

their area so that we are able to contractively im-

prove the breed and its initiatives.

I would assume that, if you are reading this, you

have already made the decision to improve your

herd either by bringing Galloway genetics into your

commercial herd or by looking for others who have

your common interests in Galloway's as the breed

of the past which will in time be the breed of the

future. It is my belief that as time goes by and the

cost of raising cattle will inevitably soar due to high

fuel prices. The breed which will not only survive

but will thrive will be the Galloway.

2010's version of the Advance was a useful tool for

myself, not only did we have visits to the farm

from Sweden and Australia because of it, I used it

quite frequently as a reference for the daily, weekly

and monthly dealings as they arose from being part

of the association.

My hopes for this issue is that it brings cattlemen

together, both pure bred and the cross bred opera-

tors who have made the wise choice of including

the Galloway genes in their breeding programs.

Through the hard work of members of the promo-

tional committee we bring you a publication that is

both useful and educational in the day to day deal-

ings in the Galloway Community. Although the

committee is made up of many members I would

be remiss in my duties if I did not thank Ciaran

Mcllwraith for her efforts because without her

there would be no Advance.


RAWF 2010

(Facing camera)

Caleigh

Van Kampen

George & Betty

McIlwraith

Doug NoakesStrathmore Galloways ,

Petersfield, Manitoba

Started Strathmore Galloways in 1995and have blacks and reds. I have beeninvolved with Agribition since 2000.

Russel Horvey, Big Deal Galloways,

Delburne, Alberta

Started showing Galloways in 1960, firstpurebred Galloway purchased in 1964,presently breeding Galloways and WhiteGalloways, blacks, reds and duns.

Suzanne SpadySpady Farms

Deroche, British Columbia

Registered Black and Belted Gallowayssince 2000.

Directors - 2011

Canadian Galloway Associaton

John Toon, PresidentEdgewood Farm,

Pontypool, Ontario

Involved with Galloway's since 2004, myherd is comprised of Galloways (Dun,Black) and White Galloways.

Bob AirthWalking A Ranches,

De Wintin, Alberta

I own Walking A Ranches Ltd. and regis-ter under the Galair herdname. We havebeen raising black Galloways since 1946and White Galloways since 1966.

Lorne CarterCutarm Valley Belted Galloways ,

Spy Hill, Saskatchewan

I have always been involved in farmingand cattle. At the urging of my wife westarted a herd of Belted cattle in 2004.

Marie BlakeVice-PresidentSun Rise Galloway's,

Listowel, Ontario

I grew up on Suncrest Farms, started SunRise in 2005. Galloway’s are an importantpart of my family’s life.

Brad CardPast PresidentCranberry Hill Galloways,

Tavistock, Ontario

Member since 1996, Galloways (Blackand Dun) and Belted Galloways with afocus on grass finishing breeding stock.

Ciaran McIlwraithExecutive SecretaryGlenfiddich Galloways,

Puslinch, Ontario

Galloways have been a part of my lifefor 30+ years and without them I wouldnever know the people I do.

SPECIALIZING IN RED GALLOWAYe traits we are focusing on are: R epeatability & fertility

E fficiency & performanceD ependability & longevity

We are proud to offer one of the largest selections of Red Galloway Genetics in Western Canada

March 12, 2011 First Annual Genuine Genetics Bull SaleSee our website for details

Steve & Bonnie SchweerR. R. #1 Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 5E1

Phone: 403-227-3428 • Fax: 403-227-3423Email:[email protected]. albertaplaidgalloway.ca

Alberta PlaidGalloway


A

Suncrest Whitney(left)

Champion

Other Breeds

National Junior

Beef Show

RAWF 2010

Suncrest West Virginia(right)

Reserve Junior

Yearling Heifer

RAWF 2010

R.R. #1, Line 86

#44567

Listowel, ON

N4W 3G6

519 291-2797/5466

Salter Family

648 Parrack Rd.

Macks Creek, MO

65786

Thanks to our

Buyers in 2010

Suncrest Unity

& Suncrest Xerxes

2 year old with calf

Reserve Grand

Champion

All Breeds Show

Harriston

Fall Fair

Champion

Rockton

World’s Fair

Steve & Bonnie SchweerR. R. #1 Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 5E1

Phone: 403-227-3428 • Fax: 403-227-3423Email:[email protected]. albertaplaidgalloway.ca


Galloways do it againNative Team at 2010 Royal Highland Show

For full reports of Shows and Sales see our new website, also pedigree search

A very warm welcome is extended to all our friends overseas. Please do not hesitate to contact the office to arrange your visit to the UK.

e Galloway Cattle Society of UK and Ireland15 New Market Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 12HY ( (0)44 01556502753

email: [email protected] Visit: www.gallowaycattlesociety.co.uk

Blackcraig Noreen, Silverbell 3rd of Galloway and Kirkstead Nancy Boy

Australian Galloway Association Inc

PO Box 42, Westbury, Tas, AUST 7303

Ph/Fax: +61 3 6393 2866

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.galloway.asn.au

If visiting Australia please contact the Office for members’

details. They would be happy to show you their cattle.


John, Jen and Shelby

Double J Farms

905-659-2792

livestock enquiries

Glenfiddich Sir William

DOB: March 12,2009

Sire: Glenfiddich Pericles

Dam: Suncrest Roxie

Glenfiddich Sapphire

Calf at Foot: Glenfiddich Xhosa

DOB: January 3, 2006

Sire: Solway Chip 2M

Dam: Big Deal Miss Unique 14M

The McIlwraith’s

Champion Breeders Herd — 2010 RAWF

donated by George and John McIlwraith

AI Registered Sires Available

Glenfiddich Sagebrush - available for export Glenfiddich Brodie - available for Canada & USA

Glenfiddich Urus - available for Canada Banners Last GS of Sully - commercial use only

Thank you to our 2010 buyers: Edgewood Farm,

Pontypool, Ontario

Niagara Galloway,

Grimsby, Ontario

Cranberry Hill Galloways,

Tavistock, Ontario

Thank you Marsh Bros. Tractor and the

CGA for supporting Stuart in his

4H program

John and Lee

905-659-3010

semen and embryo enquiries

Ciaran, Christopher and Stuart

905-659-2311

livestock enquiries


Solway Galloways, Laurel, Ontario

Ultrasound as Yearling64.7% Lean Meat Yield REA: 1.24 in2 per 100 lb

Herd Sire 2010: Big Deal Touchdown 23THerd Sire 2010: Big Deal Touchdown 23T

Tom & Danielle Gorr�ree Hills, Alberta

(403) [email protected]

Tom & Danielle Gorr�ree Hills, Alberta

(403) [email protected]

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Home Valley Farms Ltd.Home Valley Farms Ltd.


In the fall of 2004 my retiring parents offered

somewhat of an ultimatum: take over the family

farm or the farm auction would be scheduled. At

the time, Danielle and I were

urban professionals: she man-

aged growth-oriented busi-

ness enterprises and I was a

consultant to the renewable

energy industry. Comfortable

in our ability to learn, over-

come challenges, and find op-

portunity - we welcomed the

prospect of change. We are

now in the seventh year of

managing our mixed farm business. As before, we

have found opportunity to reveal itself as knowl-

edge is built.

My first serious interest in Galloway began when I

was looking for Angus-bred females for a planned

commercial herd expansion. One sorting pen had

a single Galloway-Angus crossbred heifer amongst

Angus females - WOW!

The appeal of a Galloway-influenced commercial

program ultimately gave way to a decision to tran-

sition to a purebred operation. Our family recog-

nized that entering into a purebred venture was

not a decision to be taken lightly. The conven-

tional advice is to find the breed with the highest

advertising budget, or one of the feedlot-favorites

for the commodity beef industry.

To follow, one must pay top dollar for entry and

access to the market of the day. To lead, one

must invest in and manage toward future needs

and opportunities. In terms of the future, there is

general acknowledgement that beef consumption

is in a long-wave decline in comparison with other

offerings. Deficiencies in quality, cost-competi-

tiveness, and consistency are often cited as the

major factors associated with the decline.

The Galloway Breed has a number of compelling

strategic advantages to address these deficiencies:

• Quality: The breed was founded on a profound

single-purpose trait: Meat Quality. The majority

of other breeds were bred for multi-purpose

traits, and meat quality thereby compromised in

favour of other characteristics. Modern research,

at several institutions, is confirming the quality

advantages of Galloway and answering “Why?”.

• Cost-competitiveness: The thick hair-coat very

clearly makes for a more energy efficient animal,

also confirmed by research, which positions the

breed favourably on cost-completiveness. “Year

round grazing” - the model for minimum produc-

tion costs, becomes viable with Galloway.

• Consistency: If a large breed organization tried

to organize a repeatable beef

quality model, they would

find it to be an exercise in fu-

tility. In contrast, Canada’s

Galloway herd is held by a

small number of committed

breeders anxious for their star

to rise. Galloway breeders

have a unique opportunity to

address this elusive problem

of consistency, and since the herd book has never

been opened, the Galloway breed retains an un-

compromised genetic foundation.

• Genetic Bridge: As a bonus, Galloway genetics

sparkle within a commercial cross-breeding pro-

gram, imparting hybrid vigour to the breeds in

highest use today - making it a powerful genetic

bridge for addressing future needs.

In total, the greatest opportunity in the cattle

business today may reside in how the Galloway

breed could position itself to address the systemic

problems of the broader beef industry. Said an-

other way, the incremental farm-gate operational

efficiencies may be interesting, but the opportu-

nity to bridge the larger issues of the beef indus-

try may be so profound as to be breathtaking. In

broad statistical terms there are approximately

five million beef cows and heifers in Canada today

of which a mere three thousand or so are Gal-

loway. That’s the kind of leverage worth investing

in!

Over the past year our company, Home Valley

Farms Ltd., has quietly built a premier herd of top

picks from a number of Western Canada’s top

breeders. We hired Russel Horvey, a lifetime Gal-

loway breeder and family friend, to identify op-

portunities and to assist us in the selection of top

animals as rated for structural soundness, mater-

nal traits and other marketable strengths. Today,

we are proud to have representation in our herd

from the best of Freeway, Diamond B and Big

Deal.

In the spring of 2010, we acquired over half of the

Freeway herd – 33 bred Galloway. We were able

to purchase females from all of the top bloodlines

in the herd. Structural soundness, feet & legs,

and eye appeal are emphasized in the Freeway

Our New Investment in Beef’s Futureby Tom Gorr, Home Valley Farms Ltd

Investment in Beef’s Future - continued- page 10


Ifirst learned of Robert Ballan-

tyne’s intentions to possibly sell

out about a year ago. I could hardly

believe it. I had a hard time imagining

the Galloway world without Robert in it.

I first met Robert with his dad David at

the Swift Current Fair in 1959. I was nine and

Robert was eleven. Robert and his dad David had

come down to see one of the first exhibits of Gal-

loways at a fair. Little did I know

how many shows and memories

would follow? The first Galloway

show started in Swift Current in

1960 & in North Battleford the next

year. The Lloydminster show fol-

lowed, then the Calgary Stampede,

then Prince Albert

and then Agribition in

1971. Four families

consistently showed

at these first shows;

Ballantyne’s,

Bradley’s, Airth’s and

Horvey’s. The

changes we have

seen over the years;

changes in the cattle, in the industry and in the

people. Robert, your passionate involvement in

Galloways will be missed.

Ballantyne of “Diamond B"

Russel Horvey

breeding. Further, these females are so well-man-

nered that I can singlehandedly direct and split

out individuals with minimal effort, indicative of a

trust built only through patient and gentle care

over many years. We extend our gracious thanks

to Fred and Maxine Noad for the benefit of their

lifelong experience, knowledge and skill in produc-

ing cattle respected by cattlemen of all breeds.

More recently, we attended the one-time Dia-

mond B dispersal event with the purpose of ac-

quiring a handful of proven, top-performing

females. With only a small stock trailer, only the

best of the best would make the trip home. Thus,

alongside Russel’s counsel, we undertook a rigor-

ous process that shortlisted only those females

that were top-rated across ALL of our criteria. We

bid hard and successfully purchased Saxon Hill

Nova (her progeny includes Sibyl, Utopia, Universe

and many other top-shelf stock), Diamond B Sibyl

48S (full sister to Utopia and dam of Universe -

both high sellers), Betsy 35R & 73T, Hilda 16P, and

Godiva 28M. When the sale closed and the awe-

some quality of this group sunk in, I was so moved

that I phoned Danielle to tell her we would look

back at this day as a pivotal moment for our new

enterprise.

In addition to traditional measures of great cattle,

performance and carcass traits are high on our list

of priorities. For this reason, our herd sires for

2010 were Big Deal Touchdown 23T and his ma-

ternal half-brother Big Deal Wonder Play 19W.

These thick-bodied, easy-fleshing, heavily muscled

bulls come from the net feed efficiency and large

rib-eye area bloodlines at Big Deal. Russel has

spent a lifetime measuring and selecting for per-

formance and it shows! If you ever have the op-

portunity to watch Touchdown 23T move through

our pastures, you will agree he is a lumbering griz-

zly bear bovine - meaty, muscular, and structured

for the smooth finessed movements the natural

world intended... and tons of fur, too!

With this line-up, it is easy to understand why we

are looking forward to our 2011 calving season

with great enthusiasm!

Relative to our small farming operation we have

invested heavily in the breed because in the big

picture we believe the Galloway breed has the po-

tential to bridge the broader issues of the beef in-

dustry. Yet as the arctic wind blows through our

wintering areas, we take simple comfort in know-

ing our Galloways are warmer, more efficient and

bred for quality.

Our future at Home Valley Farms is now tied to-

gether with all who have staked their claim in Gal-

loway genetics. We look forward to working with

you to create a successful future for the breed!

P.S. We would love to hear from you. Feel free to

contact us at [email protected] to share

your thoughts with us.

Investment in Beef’s Future - from page 9

Treena Ballantyne &

Josh Horvey (1977)

Robert (with show stick)

Robert & Family

F Shows

F Sales

F Field Days

F 4-H Awards

F Advertising

- Provincial & National

F ReferralsSharon Ballantyne, Sec.,

Box 9, Livelong,

Sask S0M 1J0

Tel. (306) 845-2481

Fax. (306) 845-2312

Helping YouPromote

Galloway CattleDay In and Day Out!



Reserve Grand Champion Female: Diamond B Utopia 63UCalf at Foot: Diamond B Utopia 89X

Grand Champion Female: Diamond B Betsy 99W

Class 01 - Female PB born 2009 Apr 1 - Dec 311st SUNCREST WEDNESDAY DOB: 2009-04-22

Suncrest Farms Weight: 1118

Class 02 - Female PB born 2009 Jan 1 - Mar 31

1st DIAMOND B BETSY 99W 2009-03-14Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 1308

2nd 3156 R-WAY WHITNEY 13W 2009-02-14Tri-R-Way Livestock Weight: 1120& Brian Robertson

3rd SUNCREST WEST VIRGINA 2009-02-28Suncrest Farms Weight: 1102

4th TRI-R WANITA 2W 2009-01-22Tri-R-Way Livestock & J Robertson Wt: 1172

Class 03 - Junior Champion and Reserve - Female1st DIAMOND B BETSY 99W 2009-03-14

Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 1308

2nd SUNCREST WEDNESDAY 2009-04-22Suncrest Farms Weight: 1118

Class 04 - Female (with 2010 calf) born in 2008 1st DAMOND B UTOPIA 63U 2008-02-29

Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 1580Calf at Side: DIAMOND B UTOPIA 89X (F

2nd SUNCREST UNITY 2008-02-11Suncrest Farms Weight: 1148Calf at Side: SUNCREST XERXES

3rd BIG DEAL EXTRAVAGANCE13U (BLK) ‘08-04-02Big Deal Galloways Weight: 1224Calf: BIG DEAL EXTRAVAGANCE 17X (BLK)

Class 05 - Female (with 2010 calf) - 2007 or earlier1st BIG DEAL RAY OF HOPE 23R (BLK) 2005-02-12

Big Deal Galloways Weight: 1520Calf at Side: BIG DEAL XRAY OF HOPE 4X (BLK)

2nd TRI-R RACHEL 12R 2005-02-18Tri-R-Way Livestock Weight: 1358Calf at Side: TRI-R XCEL 1X

Class 06 - Senior Champion and Reserve - Female1st Diamond B Ranches Ltd

DIAMOND B UTOPIA 89X 2010-03-03DAMOND B UTOPIA 63U 2008-02-29

2nd Suncrest FarmsSUNCREST XERXES 2010-02-20SUNCREST UNITY 2008-02-11

Class 07 - Female born 2010 on or after Mar 11st DIAMOND B HILDA 92X 2010-03-05


2nd R-WAY XOLENE 19X 2010-03-01Tri-R-Way Livestock & B Robertson Wt: 616

3rd BIG DEAL EXTRAVAGANCE 17X (BLK) ‘10-03-23

Big Deal Galloways Weight: 592

4th SUNCREST X-CITED 2010-04-02Suncrest Farms Weight: 535

5th DIAMOND B UTOPIA 89X 2010-03-03Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 678

Class 08 - Female born 2010 Jan 1- Feb 281st BIG DEAL EXTRAVAGANCE 3X (BLK) ‘10-02-06


2nd SUNCREST EXCELLENT 2010-01-30Suncrest Farms Weight: 650

3rd TRI-R XIGRIS 9X 2010-02-03Tri-R-Way Livestock Weight: 642 & Jay Robertson

4th SUN RISE XANDRA 2010-02-19Sun Rise Galloways Weight: 684

Class 09 - Calf Champion and Reserve - Female1st DIAMOND B HILDA 92X 2010-03-05


2nd BIG DEAL EXTRAVAGANCE 3X (BLK) ‘10-02-06Big Deal Galloways Weight: 700

Class 10 - Grand Chanpion and Reserve - Female1st DIAMOND B BETSY 99W 2009-03-14


2nd DAMOND B UTOPIA 63U 2008-02-29DIAMOND B UTOPIA 89X 2010-03-0Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 1580

Show Results - Canadian Western Agribition

Judged By: Fred Zehetner & Daniella Wintereder, Austria

CWA Show Results - continued page 13


Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Diamond B X-Ray 117XSee Benchmarks – page 24

Grand Champion Bull: Diamond B Uniden 55U

Class 11 - Bull born 2010 on or after Mar 1 1st DIAMOND B X RAY 117X 2010-03-17


2nd DIAMOND B UPPER CLASS 98X 2010-03-07Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 833

3rd BIG DEAL XRAY OF ZEUS 22X (BLK) ‘10-03-30Big Deal Galloways Weight: 707

Class 12 - Bull born 2010 Jan 1 - Feb 28 1st BIG DEAL XRAY OF HOPE 4X (BLK) ‘10-02-08


2nd SUNCREST X-RAY 2010-02-21Suncrest Farms Weight: 733

3rd Tri-R-WAY X-RAY 16X 2010-02-19Tri-R-Way Livestock Weight: 820

Class 13 - Calf Champion and Reserve - Bull 1st DIAMOND B X RAY 117X 2010-03-17


2nd DIAMOND B UPPER CLASS 98X 2010-03-07Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 833

Class 15 - Bull born 2009 Jan 1- Mar 311st TRI-R WARDEN 24W 2009-03-05

Tri-R-Way Livestock Weight: 1551

2nd BIG DEAL WONDERMENT 11W (BLK) ‘09-02-08Big Deal Galloways Weight: 1330

3rd HIGH HOPE WRANGLER 11W 2009-02-12Tri-R-Way Livestock Wt: 1285

4th SUNCREST WHISKEY 2009-03-01Suncrest Farms Weight: 1320

Class 16 - Junior Champion and Reserve - Bull1st TRI-R WARDEN 24W 2009-03-05

Tri-R-Way Livestock Weight: 1551

2nd BIG DEAL WONDERMENT 11W (BLK)‘09-02-08Big Deal Galloways Weight: 1330

Class 17 - Bull born 2008 Jan 1- Dec 311st DIAMOND B UNIDEN 55U 2008-02-23


Class 18 - Bull born previous to Jan 1 2008 1st SUNCREST TROY 2007-02-02

Suncrest Farms Weight: 2112

Class 19 - Senior Champion and Reserve - Bull

1st DIAMOND B UNIDEN 55U 2008-02-23Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 2361

2nd SUNCREST TROY 2007-02-02Suncrest Farms Weight: 2112

Class 20 - Grand Champion and Reserve - Bull 1st DIAMOND B UNIDEN 55U 2008-02-23


2nd DIAMOND B X RAY 117X 2010-03-17Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Weight: 790

Class 21 - Breeder´s Herd 1st Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Livelong, SK

2nd Big Deal Galloways Delburne, AB

3rd Tri-R-Way Livestock Phelpston, ON

4th Suncrest Farms Listowel, ON

Class 22 - Get-of-Sire 1st Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Livelong, SK

2nd Tri-R-Way Livestock Phelpston, ON

3rd Suncrest Farms Listowel, ON

Class 23 - Pair of Bulls 1st Diamond B Ranches Ltd.

2nd Suncrest Farms

3rd Tri-R-Way Livestock Phelpston, ON

4th Big Deal Galloways Delburne, AB

Class 24 - Progeny of Dam 1st Tri-R-Way Livestock Phelpston, ON

2nd Suncrest Farms Listowel, ON

Diamond B Ranches Ltd. Livelong, SK

Class 25 - Premier Breeder 1st Suncrest Farms Listowel, ONClass 26 - Premier Exhibitor 1st Suncrest Farms Listowel, ON

CWA Show Results - from page 12


The cattle industry is evolving, more than ever

before, toward marketing cattle based on car-

cass merit. Evidence of this trend is seen with the

ever-increasing number of packing plants adopt-

ing value-based marketing. The traditional

method in North America of selling cattle based

on live weight is rapidly changing to where pay-

ment and premiums are made based on carcass

weight and quality. Due to high input costs, we

are no longer able to compete on the interna-

tional trade market for commodity beef; therefore

it is in our best interest to produce the high qual-

ity beef demanded by our consumers. This

change has resulted in the adoption of technology

to evaluate live animal carcasses. Ultrasound en-

ables producers to know the carcass merit of their

cattle and subsequently, assist them in developing

an elite herd where progeny can be marketed for

top dollar.

Ultrasound has proven extremely accurate in as-

sessing carcass merit and has been tested repeat-

edly over the last 50 years. Today ultrasound

measurements must be collected by Ultrasound

Guidelines Council (UGC) certified field techni-

cians and analyzed by a certified lab and lab tech-

nician. Despite small discrepancies in technician

and lab biases, ultrasound measurements have

proven to be a reliable and accurate method of

developing carcass merit EPDs. Because carcass

traits are moderately to highly heritable, improve-

ments in herd genetics can be seen in a relatively

short period of time. Ultrasound provides produc-

ers with one more tool by which they can select

traits in order to produce top quality animals.

Percent Intramuscular Fat (%IMF) or Marbling

Due to the grid premiums and incentives to raise

AAA (Choice) and Prime cattle, marbling may be

the most important economic measurement col-

lected with ultrasound. Ultrasound measures the

%IMF in cattle and reports this value as a numeri-

cal indicator of marbling. For example, just like

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birth weight is an indicator of calving ease, %IMF

is an indicator of marbling.

It is important to know what values are being rep-

resented in the sale catalogs when comparing

data and to remember that the value of most con-

cern is always the EPD value.

Steers and heifers will usually have slightly higher

marbling values than bulls of the same age and

genetics.

Ribeye Area (REA) and Fat Depth (Rib Fat and

Rump Fat)

The ribeye is one of the largest muscle in the

body; therefore REA gives an indication of overall

carcass muscling. REA is influenced by body

weight, which often results in the largest ribeye

belonging to the heaviest animal. It is, therefore,

important when comparing REAs within contem-

porary groups to compare data that has been ad-

justed for age and/or weight.

Recently, a study by John Brethour, of KSU, re-

vealed a significant association between carcass

ribeye area and average daily gain just prior to

slaughter. Meaning that animals with larger REAs

had better gains later in the feeding period. While

having a large ribeye is desirable, there are some

drawbacks when REA becomes too large. Ex-

tremely large ribeyes can lead to a reduction in

marbling.

Fat Depth is an important factor that greatly influ-

ences lean meat yield. Backfat (Rib Fat) will re-

duce yield many times what REA will increase

yield. Secondly, fat measurements give an indica-

tion of an animals fleshing ability. Progeny from

cattle with genetics for no fat may finish too

slowly, while progeny from cattle with too much

fat will incur yield discounts before a desirable

carcass is obtained. Furthermore, body condition

scores (fat depth) in females are related to their

ability to reach puberty early, produce milk, and

rebreed to maintain shorter calving intervals.

Similarly, bulls carrying too much fat may have re-

duced fertility. The key to breeding for Fat Depth

is moderation.

Optimizing Your Investment

1 In order to qualify for genetic evaluations

(EPDs) cattle must be scanned at the appropri-

ate time. Each association has slight differ-

ences, but averages are bulls 320 – 440 days

and heifers 320 – 460 days. Heifers are often

done later to allow genetic differences to show

because they are usually not fed as hard as

bulls.

2 It is important to scan all cattle in a contempo-

rary group. This provides sufficient information

for evaluation and comparison purposes within

your herd.

3 The value in scanning replacement heifers has

often been overlooked. Having carcass merit

data on all females entering your herd will

greatly improve the value and accuracy of their

progeny records. In addition it will allow you to

make informed decisions about the carcass

merit of females making up your future herd.

4 Upon investing money into ultrasounding your

cattle, it is essential to promote this informa-

tion to your customers and potential cus-

tomers. With premiums being paid for high

quality carcasses, more and more commercial

producers are asking for scan data. The days of

selling commodity beef are limited, therefore it

is in your interest to create and market an elite

herd of high quality carcass cattle.

Common Misconceptions

There is a common misconception that marbling

can be fed into all animals. Although feeding an

animal for extended periods of time does increase

marbling, the genetics must be there in order for

value-based marbling to be pronounced in cattle

ready for slaughter without risking over-fat.

Why are my REAs smaller this year than last year,

is this a collection or analysis error? While I am

not dismissing the occasional technician error, it is

important to remember that although carcass

merits are determined by genetics, environmental

factors do contribute to the phenotype expressed

by each animal. Feed type and quality, weather,

and sickness are some of the environmental fac-

tors that can influence phenotypes expressed

from year to year. This is one more reason why in-

dividual comparisons can only be made by EPDs

or indexes within a contemporary group.

Quality Grade Marbling

% IMF (US) (CAN) Score

2.3 - 3.0 Select - AA - 4.0 - 4.4

3.1 - 3.9 Select + AA + 4.5 - 4.9

4.0 - 5.7 Choice - AAA - 5.0 - 5.9

5.8 - 7.6 Choice o AAA o 6.0 - 6.9

7.7 - 9.7 Choice + AAA + 7.0 - 7.9

9.8 - 12.1 Prime - Prime - 8.0 - 8.9

12.2 + Prime o Prime o 9.0 +

Understanding Ultra Sound - from page 14


Reserve Grand Champion Female: Glenfiddich Wynnie (DUN)Grand Champion Female: Glenfiddich Sapphire(BLK)Calf at Foot: Glenfiddich Xhosa

Class 1 - Bull Calf, born 2010 - min. 3 Mth of age1st Glenfiddich Xenos (BLK) 03/24/2010

Glenfiddich Galloways

2nd Glenfiddich Xanthus (DUN) 03/29/2010


3rd Suncrest X-Ray 02/21/2010

Suncrest Farms

4th Suncrest Xpo 04/02/2010

Suncrest Farms

5th Du Rapide X-tra (RED) 03/02/2010

Ferme Du Rapide S.E.N.C.

6th Edgewood X Lancaster (DUN) 03/14/2010

Edgewood Farm

7th Killowent Xess 02/06/2010

Cedarmill Farm

Class 3 - Bull Yearling, born April 1 - Dec 31, 20091st Sun Rise Wisdom 04/15/2009

Sun Rise Farm

Class 4 - Bull Yearling, born Jan 1 - March 31, 20091st Glenfiddich Sir William (BLK) 03/12/2009


2nd Suncrest Whiskey 03/01/2009

Suncrest Farms

Class 5 - Junior Champion Bull and Reserve1st Glenfiddich Sir William (BLK) 03/12/2009


2nd Sun Rise Wisdom 04/15/2009

Sun Rise Farm

Class 8 - Grand Champion Bull and Reserve1st Glenfiddich Sir William (BLK) 03/12/2009


2nd Sun Rise Wisdom 04/15/2009

Sun Rise Farm

Class 9 - Female Calf born 2010, min. 3 mo. Grp 11st Suncrest X-cited 02/04/2010

Suncrest Farms

2nd Geordawn Janey 10X (BLK) 04/12/2010Geordawn Farms

3rd Xtreme Lola (DUN) 03/25/2010Edgewood Farm

4th Du Rapide X-rated (BLK) 03/08/2010


5th Du Rapide X-citing (RED) 04/10/2010


6th Glenfiddich Xandra (BLK) 03/20/2010


7th Niagara Jade of X (DUN) 05/06/2010

Niagara Galloway

8th Niagara Emily of X (BLK) 04/01/2010

Niagara Galloway

9th Killowent Xanda 02/22/2010

Cedarmill Farm

Class 9 - Female Calf born 2010, min. 3 mo. Grp 21st Otter Creek Ruby 4X (BLK) 01/17/2010

Otter Creek Cattle Co.

2nd Suncrest Xcellent 01/30/2010

Suncrest Farms

3rd Sun Rise Xanda 02/19/2010

Sun Rise Farm

4th Suncrest Xtreme 02/14/2010

Suncrest Farms

th Killowent Xanet 2nd 01/05/2010

Cedarmill

Class 10 - Female Calf Champion and Reserve1st Otter Creek Ruby 4X (BLK) 01/17/2010

Otter Creek Cattle Co.

2nd Suncrest Xcellent 01/30/2010

Suncrest Farms

Class 11 - Heifer born April 1 - Dec. 31, 20091st Suncrest Wednesday 04/22/2009

Suncrest Farms

Show Results - Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Brian Whitwall, Hagersville ON

The Royal Show Results - continued page 17


Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Sun Rise WisdomGrand Champion Bull: Glenfiddich Sir William (BLK)

2nd Du Rapide Wanna do it (BLK) 09/10/2009


3rd Geordawn Whisper 9W (BLK) 04/10/2009

Geordawn Farms

4th Solway Kate 14W (BLK) 04/20/2009

Solway Galloways

5th Killowent Walanty 04/24/2009

Cedarmill Farm

Class 12 - Heifer born Jan. 1 - March 31, 20091st Glenfiddich Wynnie (DUN) 03/02/2009


2nd Suncrest West Virgina 02/28/2009

Suncrest Farms

3rd Glenfiddich Wamuiru (BLK) 03/02/2009


4th Du Rapide Whoever (BLK) 03/03/2009


5th Suncrest Whitney 03/08/2009

Suncrest Farms

6th Solway Krispy Kream 1W (BLK) 01/04/2009

Solway Galloways

7th Geordawn Heidi 2W (BLK) 05/01/2009

Geordawn Farms

8th Killowent Walessa 03/14/2009

Cedarmill Farm

9th Killowent Wescelly 03/27/2009

Cedarmill Farm

Class 13 - Junior Champion Female and Reserve1st Glenfiddich Wynnie (DUN) 03/02/2009


2nd Suncrest West Virgina 02/28/2009

Suncrest Farms

Class 14 - Female born 2008 with calf at foot1st Glenfiddich Undeniable (BLK) 03/16/2008

Glenfiddich Galloways2nd Suncrest Unity 02/11/2008

Suncrest Farms

3rd Glenfiddich Unique (BLK) 03/09/2008


Class 15 - Female born before Jan.1, 2008 with calf at foot

1st Glenfiddich Sapphire (BLK) 01/03/2006Glenfiddich Galloways

Class 16 - Senior Champion Female and Reserve1st Glenfiddich Sapphire (BLK) 01/03/2006


Class 17 - Grand Champion Female and Reserve1st Glenfiddich Sapphire (BLK) 01/03/2006


2nd Glenfiddich Wynnie (DUN) 03/02/2009


Class 19 - Breeder's Herd1st Glenfiddich Galloways

2nd Suncrest Farms

3rd Ferme Du Rapide S.E.N.C.

Class 20 - Get of Sire1st Glenfiddich Galloways

2nd Suncrest Farms

Listowel, ON

Class 21 - Progeny of Dam1st Glenfiddich Galloways

2nd Suncrest Farms

Listowel, ON

3rd Ferme Du Rapide S.E.N.C.

Class 25 - Premier Exhibitor Award

1st Glenfiddich Galloways

Class 26 - Premier Breeder Award

1st Glenfiddich Galloways

The Royal Show Results - from page 16


Galloway Girls - Crystal & Patti Blake

We both work on our family owned and operated

Galloway beef farm. We have shown from the

time we could walk and been involved in 4-H since

the age of 10 when we were able to join. We

show our Galloways at fall fairs and national

shows with pride.

Crystal is currently attending the University of

Guelph - Ridgetown College, where she is taking

her two

year Agri-

culture

Diploma.

Following

her grad-

uation in

April she

will be at-

tending

Olds College, in Alberta in the fall to get her ap-

plied degree in agriculture business. She plays

baseball in the summer, and bowls in the winter.

Patti is currently attending Listowel District Sec-

ondary School, where she is in Grade 11. She com-

petes in Track and Field year round with Throwing

Events as her specialty. She also enjoys soccer in

the summer and broomball in the winter.

Both Girls showed their Galloway heifers this year

for their club, at the fall fairs, the Royal and Agribi-

tion. They would like to send out a big thank-you

to Bob Airth for his continued support to the jun-

ior show. We all have nice new snazzy blue jackets

to parade around and promote our breed. It is im-

portant as junior members to be able to take

pride in ourselves and in what we do. We would

also like to thank Glenfiddich Galloways and Sun-

crest Farm Galloways for their support throughout

the show season as well.

This year Crystal won Reserve Galloway at the jun-

ior show at Agribition, Reserve Champion Gal-

loway at Junior Beef Expo, and has done well with

her showmanship as well. She won Experienced

show person at University of Guelph - Ridgetown

Campus’s Spring Expo, won Champion show per-

son in her Beef Production Final Project, and sec-

ond in her class at her 4-H achievement day.

This year Patti has won Champion All breeds

heifer at the Royal for the National Junior show.

As well as Champion Galloway at Junior Beef

Expo, and Reserve Champion

Galloway at Youth Forum.

Overall the girls would like to

thank all those that support

the Galloway breed and all

those who keep the Gal-

loway breed alive. We know

how important it is to pro-

mote our breed in order to

show people just what high

quality they can get from

a Galloway.

Christina

Jones

Every year I

take a

Belted Gal-

loway as a

4-H project. This year I took my cow, Nimmo Reid

Reason with her heifer calf, Nimmo Reid Xtra Spe-

cial. We did very well, winning our club achieve-

ment and we also were Champion Cow/Calf at the

2010 Maple Ridge COUNTRYFEST. Reason was my

first 4-H project when she was a heifer and since

then she has always produced my next year’s proj-

ect. Reason is truly my cash cow as she has given

me a lot of champions!

I love showing Galloways as of all the calves they

are always the easiest to train when it comes to

halter breaking. One afternoon and I am usually

done! My Galloways attract a lot of attention in

the barns and the show ring, they always have

great hair for me to work with and they help to

stand out when it comes to showmanship classes.

Whenever I raise a Galloway for a carcass steer, I

know that I am going to do very well and place

highly in the grading results, and my customers

are always so happy with their meat. And after

the 4-H year is completed, I am rewarded again

with a cheque from the Canadian Galloway Asso-

ciation!

I also took a Belted Galloway heifer, Nimmo Reid

Westin into some junior and open shows, Westin

won Champion Heifer, and Reserve Champion Fe-

male in the All Breeds show at the Interior Provin-

cial Exhibition in Armstrong, BC.

Reason is due in March 2011, calving season is my

favorite time of year, I cant wait to see what I will

be showing next!

Juniors - Next Generation Breeders

© Copyright 2011Canadian Galloway Advance 19

Jorel Jones

My name is Jorel Jones and this was my 3rd year showing

Galloways in 4-H, but my first year raising a steer. I de-

cided I was going to take a market (show) steer, as well as

a carcass steer. I picked my steers out all on my own.

They were both shown at our club achievement day,

Maple Ridge Countryfest, and Abbotsford Agrifair. The

Carcass steer competed in the carcass class at the PNE,

and the market steer was shown and sold at the PNE. My

show steer was a black Galloway, I named him Baby Bear

and every show we went to he made it into champi-

onship class. At the PNE in Vancouver he won Reserve Champion Homegrown steer! Because it was the

100th year for the PNE all the champion and reserve winners received a commemorative belt buckle!

My carcass steer was a Galloway X named Blue Bear, and he also did very well in the shows. In the car-

cass class he placed 4th overall but he was the

only steer in the class to grade AAA+ and he

received the highest points for quality. I have

picked another Galloway for my next steer

project, he is Baby Bear`s brother. I hope we

do as well or better!

Alicia Van Kampen

My name is

Alicia Van

Kampen, I was

born in the

spring of 1991.

I grew up on a

farm outside

of Orangeville

Ontario where we have Jersey’s, Galloway’s and sheep

at our family farm. I have five beautiful siblings, and

two lovely parents George and Dawn.

I have been going to 4-H meetings and events since I

was a child. I have been in 4-H for 9 years and I have

completed around 60 clubs. I am currently enrolled in

my second year at the University of Toronto in the

Physical Education and Health program. I am a Varsity

Blue, as I play a post position on the Women's Varsity

Basketball team for U of T. Whenever I come home

from school I work on the farm and train my cattle for

upcoming shows. I've been showing cattle since I

could walk and talk; I live, breath and eat cows!

When I am finished school I plan on living on a farm

and milking dairy cattle.

Vicki Blake

My name is Vicki Blake and I have enjoyed an-

other year of showing my Galloway 4-H ani-

mal. As you can see in the picture, I have been

part of showing Galloways for many years. This

is a picture of me and my mom

at Caledonia Fair in 1997.

I am presently working full

time as a farrower in a pig

barn. I plan to show a Galloway

heifer next year again. I would

also like to thank everyone for

their support of youth in Gal-

loways. Thanks to the Canadian

Galloway Association, Bob

Airth, Glenfiddich Galloways,

Suncrest Farms and sponsors

of our junior shows!

Quentin Jones

This is my story about my Galloway, Nimmo Reid Ubetcha. I first

showed her as a heifer in 2009, we did very well, at our last fair of

the year as a heifer the judge, Dar Geiss from Minnesota com-

mented that she was outstanding and the best Galloway he had

ever seen! I was pretty proud about that. Her first calf was a bull

calf, Nimmo Reid Xceed, and I showed them at our club Achieve-

ment and Maple Ridge Countryfest. Unfortunately I was beat by my sister, but I think Ubetcha did

a great job on her first calf, and I can`t wait until next year – I expect we will be in the championship

photo! I enjoy showing our Galloways, and I appreciate that the Canadian Galloway Association

supports us so well with our projects

Juniors - Next Generation Breeders


CUP/UCG Certified Ultrasound Weight Marbling Back Fat Rib Eye Area Weight adj REA % Lean

M/D/Y Name (lbs) (%IMF*) (mm) REA(in2) REA(cm2) (in2 / 100 lb§) Meat Yeild

2010

3/5/09 Tri-R Warden 24W 1,551 5.70 4.48 13.70 88.41 0.92 65.30 3/7/10 Diamond B Upper Class 98X 833 4.00 4.48 10.42 67.22 1.30 62.63

3/17/10 Diamond B X Ray 117X 790 4.10 4.04 9.98 64.36 1.32 62.73‡

2/20/10 Suncrest Xerxes 745 4.20 4.48 10.26 66.21 1.43 62.50 2/21/10 Suncrest X-Ray 733 4.15 1.35 9.62 62.05 1.37 65.19

3/1/09 Suncrest Whiskey 1,311 4.30 3.59 12.16 78.45 0.97 64.96 2/2/07 Suncrest Troy 2,112 4.80 7.65 16.96 109.39 0.84 64.71

2/12/09 High Hope Wrangler 11W 1,285 4.75 2.75 12.13 78.23 0.98 65.79 2/6/10 Big Deal Extravagance 3X 700 5.35 4.93 8.46 54.57 1.26 60.58 2/8/10 Big Deal Xray Of Hope 4X 736 4.20 2.69 9.61 62.03 1.36 63.81

3/23/10 Big Deal Extravagance 17X 592 4.30 1.35 8.00 51.61 1.41 63.87 3/30/10 Big Deal Xray Of Zeus 22X 707 4.50 3.14 8.94 57.67 1.32 62.80

2/8/09 Big Deal Wonderment 11W 1,330 4.35 4.52 13.52 87.24 1.06 65.12 2/19/10 Tri-R-Way X-Ray 16X 820 4.50 2.75 9.14 58.99 1.16 63.36

2009

3/8/09 Big Deal Wonderment 11W 720 4.35 3.14 8.53 55.04 1.23 62.47‡

3/7/09 Glenfiddich Wahkan 733 4.25 2.24 8.97 57.87 1.27 63.74 2/23/08 Diamond B Uniden 55U 1,766 5.50 4.97 11.90 76.77 0.70 63.34†

3/9/08 Diamond B Undertaker 79U 1,652 4.75 2.24 16.54 106.70 1.04 69.90 3/10/09 Diamond B Woodstock 92W 773 4.20 1.35 10.77 69.47 1.45 66.12

2/2/07 Suncrest Troy 1,855 5.00 6.73 14.87 95.96 0.84 63.96 4/16/08 Suncrest Ultimate 1308 5.15 4.04 13.51 87.15 1.08 65.60

3/1/09 Suncrest Whiskey 776 4.50 4.04 8.91 57.51 1.20 61.87 4/15/09 Sunrise Wisdom 702 5.10 5.38 8.65 55.81 1.28 60.28 3/21/09 Glenfiddich Wyatt Earp 681 5.10 2.32 8.87 57.22 1.36 63.59 3/13/08 Glenfiddich Upperhand 1,441 5.30 4.08 12.06 77.82 0.87 64.38

2008

2/23/08 Diamond B Uniden 55U 954 4.35 4.48 9.58 61.82 1.05 61.95‡

3 4/07 Diamond B Triumph 64T 1729 5.80 11.23 13.70 88.41 0.83 58.41 3/9/08 Diamond B Undertaker 79U 791 4.05 3.14 10.20 65.81 1.34 63.83 2/2/07 Suncrest Troy 1,323 4.00 4.93 12.09 78.03 0.95 63.53 4/8/07 Suncrest Thunder 1,246 4.65 2.69 13.34 86.08 1.12 66.84 3/1/06 Suncrest Sylvester 1,829 4.30 7.62 16.16 104.24 0.92 64.09

2/20/08 Sunrise Utah 721 4.10 1.79 9.33 60.17 1.35 64.49 3/19/08 Sunrise Universe 758 4.30 2.69 8.75 56.48 1.20 63.11 3/11/08 Glenfiddich Ultimatum 737 5.30 1.79 9.90 63.86 1.40 64.96 3/13/08 Glenfiddich Upperhand 749 3.85 1.79 9.54 61.58 1.33 64.67 2/20/06 Glenfiddich Sagebrush 1,919 5.80 7.20 15.72 101.42 0.85 64.17†

4/9/04 Glenfiddich Pericles 2,392 6.30 4.93 16.28 105.05 0.71 66.94 2/7/07 Tri-R-Way Taurus 8T 1,473 4.95 3.63 12.62 81.40 0.89 65.29

3/12/08 Tri-R-Way Ultimate 25U 653 4.65 3.63 8.78 56.66 1.40 62.17 3/15/08 Tri-R-Way Ultimatum 30U 654 4.60 3.59 8.22 53.03 1.31 61.76

2007

3/22/07 HB Template 347 616 4.80 3.33 7.47 48.18 1.27 61.41 4/9/07 HB Tribute 357 580 4.65 2.38 6.64 42.81 1.19 61.70

2/26/07 Diamond B Tecumseh 50T 874 4.55 2.38 9.82 63.36 1.17 64.29 2/26,/07 Diamond B Topaz 55T 836 4.60 5.71 10.22 65.93 1.27 61.21

3/4/07 Diamond B Triumph 64T 958 4.50 6.19 11.08 71.74 1.20 61.42‡

2/2/07 Suncrest Troy 704 4.25 3.33 8.04 51.87 1.19 61.873/20/05 Suncrest Ringo 1,672 4.55 6.19 16.61 107.19 1.04 65.92

3/1/06 Suncrest Sylvester 1,311 4.50 5.24 13.26 85.55 1.05 64.172/9/07 Sunrise Taz 698 4.35 2.38 9.00 58.08 1.34 63.633/9/07 Glenfiddich Tornado 655 3.30 4.29 7.85 50.66 1.25 60.754/9/04 Glenfiddich Pericles 2,225 5.45 6.22 16.53 106.63 0.77 65.62†

2/1/07 Tri-Y Tungsten 4T 701 4.40 1.43 7.72 49.78 1.15 63.56 2/18/07 Tri-Y Texas 8T 659 4.55 3.81 8.40 54.17 1.33 61.68 4/15/01 Tri-Y Locomotive 29L 2,059 4.40 2.86 14.46 93.32 0.73 67.58

† Grand Champion

‡ Reserve Grand Champion

* Percent of intra-muscular fat

§ Rib Eye Area adjusted per 100 pounds of animal weight

Benchmarks - Canadian Western Agribition


The Australian Galloway Association has had a

very successful year, attracting 20 new full

members with the promise of more, judging by

the number of enquiries received by the Office.

Interest is very strong in the areas of Miniature

Galloways and White Galloways, with many peo-

ple on small blocks requiring something easy to

manage, easy on pasture and good to look at.

There is a great deal of interest shown in the

breed being expressed at Agricultural Shows and

Field Days. Several field days around Australia

were supported enthusiastically by Association

members, and it has been found these are a valu-

able marketing tool for the breed. The format of

the field days allows interested people to inspect

and enquire after our cattle. It is also a good way

of keeping in touch with other breeders and

breeds.

The Galloway family in Australia continues to

prove that they can produce the high yielding car-

cass for the butcher and the quality meat that the

consumer enjoys, with Galloway cattle and Belted

Galloway cattle successful in carcass competitions

for their breeders at their local Agricultural

Shows. In addition to this, Allen and Lizette

Snaith from Warialda Belted Galloways in Victoria

recently won a Gold Medal in the 2010 National

Food Produce Awards for the “From the Paddock”

section with smallgoods produced from Belted

Galloways.

The Association’s Annual General Meeting and

Dinner was held in May in Bendigo, Victoria, at

the same time as a large beef cattle show, Na-

tional Beef. This gave members the opportunity to

inspect cattle which were being exhibited by sev-

eral studs, and mingle in relaxed surroundings at

the dinner. There were

three new Committee

members elected, and

our long serving Presi-

dent, Brian Medcraft,

stepped down after

seven years in the chair,

to make way for Gor-

don Matheson.

Several of our members

attended the World Galloway Conference in Den-

mark in September, and enjoyed the tours after-

wards, as well as catching up with fellow

breeders.

If anyone would like an Australian 2010/2011 an-

nual, please contact ...

Sallie Wadley, Executive Officer,

Australian Galloway Association Inc

PO Box 42, Westbury, Tas, AUST 7303

Ph/Fax: +61 3 6393 2866

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.galloway.asn.au

Australian Galloway Association Report

Grazing Galloways in the Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria;



The 2010 Canadian Galloway Association AGM

was held in Peterborough, Ontario. Edgewood

Farms, Marie Toon and Ken Hill, and John and

Amy Toon of Pontypool were our gracious hosts.

We started the AGM on Friday afternoon with a

BBQ at Edgewood Farm. The farm sits

on the edge (hence the

name) of the Ga-

naraska Forest. It

is a 11,000 acre

forest full of trails

for horseback riding,

walking and ATVing.

If you have never had

the chance to visit, the

family and the farm is

always open to visitors.

The BBQ was followed by

a Directors meeting.

Those that were not part of

the meeting were able to partake in a very long (3

hr) Cow Patty Bingo.

On Saturday, we had an early start. Our meetings

were in full motion by 9 am, quickly and smoothly

finishing by noon. This gave the members time to

catch up with one another or their sleep. A few

were reported to have been snoring in the lobby

of the hotel. The

afternoon could

be spent walking

downtown Pe-

terborough,

which boasts

great stores

and restau-

rants.

Our Satur-

day night,

was a two

lock dinner

cruise of the Trent Severn

Waterway. Dinner of roast beef

(sorry folkes, not Galloway) was excellent, the

evening beautiful and the company even better.

It was a pleasure to welcome Joyce and Jeannine

Jones from Double J Galloways in Pennsylvania.

As always, it is great to see our own membership

from across Canada.

C.G.A. Annual General Meeting -2010

Edgewood Farms, Pontypool, Ontario

Windchime Galloways

AGM - continued page 25

Bydand GrangeChris & Kathy Gordon

215 Echo Lake Rd, Echo Bay, ON P0S 1C0

phone:

Maureen Allaston &

John Taylor311 Halle Road W.,

Brigham, Quebec J2K 4J7 Canada

Tel & Fax: (450) 263-8316 Email: [email protected]


Once again the Society has had a busy and suc-

cessful year, the summer was particularly

hectic, with shows and exhibitions to attend and

this year we had a new sale in the very south west

of England. The start of the

summer saw a change of chair-

man Mr Andrew Brown from

Drummingly, Castle Douglas

took the helm from Mr Jim

Ross who had been Chairman

for 8 years, we are indeed in

debt to Jim for all his hard

work, dedication and enthusi-

asm for the breed. Drew as he

is better known, farms with his

wife Betty on the upland farm

which is in the heart of Gal-

loway country, presently they

have 24 Galloway cows, com-

mercial cows and the famous Blueface Leicester

Flock, they also have Blackface sheep.

Once again it was The Royal Highland Show is

Scotland’s premier show, which is fast becoming

the most popular show on the show circuit, which

kicked off the major shows. It is hard to believe it

was just last year since the breed lifted all the

major trophies and I am very please to report that

we again lifted a trophy at this years show, the

Native team award. It was Dennis Gall’s (Castle

Milk fame) cow which lifted the silverware, Silver-

bell 3 rd of Gall-way is a Blackcraig Krypton

daughter and out of a previous Highland Show

Champion, Silverbell 12th of Corrie. This five year-

old cow has already

received many

championships this

year, including Ayr

and Drymen shows,

she was shown with

her bull calf at foot.

The Reserve Overall

Champion was the

sole entry from Mr J

C Thomson, Caber-

ston Farm, Walker-

burn, Peebles,

Kirkstead Nancy Boy

is a 2005 born

Blackcraig Kazan son and out of the famous Kirk-

stead Nancy family. Blackcraig Noreen P260 from

John and Anne Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock joined

the champion and reserve to lift the Native team

award. Full reports of all the shows including

photographs can be found on our web site

www.gallowaycattlesociety.co.uk

Next was the Great Yorkshire show which is now

one of Eng-

land’s major

shows, there is

only a small

number of Gal-

loways repre-

sented at this

show, but a

great lot of in-

terest is shown

and the show

always get

pleasant

weather, as

once again we

have not had a particularly warm and dry summer.

It was Jim and Selina Ross’s Romesbeoch, Shaw-

head turn to lift the rosettes their very stylish

heifer Beauty of Romebeoch, is a 2007-born and a

Xerox of Upper Buckna daughter.

Our new venture for 2010 was a sale in Devon,

south west of England, this is a very popular area

for Galloways, many Galloways travel south, espe-

cially to Exmoor and Dartmoor after our sales in

Castle Douglas and Carlisle, this sale was to en-

courage new members and help members trade.

Although the sale did not hit any record prices,

most of the stock was sold and the interest re-

ceived secured the sale for next year.

Our popular National show was held

on 17th July, this show was cancelled

last year at 5 o’clock in the morning

because of flooding from the river

Eden to the showground, so we were

all mighty relieved that the show went

ahead this year. The day started off

dry, but just as the judging started the

heavens opened and the prolonged

rain was on for the morning. It was

such a shame, as this is the most en-

joyable and popular event in the Gal-

loway calendar. Well known Galloway

enthusiast Jim Ross, Romesebeoch,

Shawhead clinched the overall trophy

with the famous cow Doon of Urrs Nerys and re-

serve was John and Ann Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock

Report from Scotland

Galloway Cattle Society of UK and Ireland – 2010 Report.

Report from Scotland - continued page 25

2010 Spring Show

- Castle Douglas

2010 Spring Show - Castle Douglas


with Blackcraig Noreen P260,

the heifer that had a very

successful year last year.

Our premier sale which is

held at Wallets’ Marts, Castle

Douglas, seems a long and

distant memory now, espe-

cially as we were recovering

from one of the coldest win-

ters in living memory

A growing demand for Galloway cattle resulted in

one of the best trades seen in recent years. Top

price of the day was for the reserve two year old

champion from Jimmy Wallace, Fingland, Dalry.

Barack Obama of Fingland, a Kirkmabreck Monarch

son sold for the five figure sum of 10500gns, the

fifth highest price ever paid for a Galloway sold

through the mart. This was a personal best for

Jimmy Wallace, who runs 30 Galloway cows,

Obama is bred from the best female line in the

herd. He is out of the Penninghame Icarus-sired

cow, Lady Polka 1 of Fingland, which is a daughter

of Marbrack Polka. She also produced the Jimmy’s

previous top seller at 3200gns. This April, 2008

born calf is off to the Nether Rusko and Barlaes

herds belonging to the Ferguson/McTurk families,

Dalry, Castle Douglas.

The male champion Blackcraig Quartz from

renowned breeders, John and Ann Finlay, Black-

craig, Dalry, has Australian bloodlines on both

sides. He is the first son to be sold off Blackcraig

Nimrod, a Globex Winchester son out of the heifer,

Blackcraig Noreen, which is by Globex Xplosive X63,

he sold for 5800gns to well known Devon breeders

John and Ken Heard, Hughslade, Okehampton,

Devon. Also at 5800gns is Quincy of Nether

Cleugh, a 17-month-old bull from Peter Hunter

Blair, Nether Cleugh, Dalry Castle Douglas, this

Doon of Urr Anonymous son is off home with Mark

De Wymter-Smith, who has been increasing herd

numbers at Exmoor Forest Farms, Cornham, Mine-

head, Somerset, in recent years.

Judge Mr Allan McMillan, Hannaston, Darly Castle

Dogulas took home the Reserve champion, Bar-

quhill Bacardi, a Blackcraig Jury son for 2000gns,

his dam Blackcraig Blondchen N219 has been a reg-

ularly winner on the show circuit for Mr M McCor-

nick, Barquhill, Newtown Stewart.

A successful day for Alan McClymont, Kirkstead,

Yarrow as he received female champion, reserve fe-

male and group of three heifers. His champion,

Kirkstead Noreen R15 is a October 2007 born

heifer, Penninghame Major

daughter, which is in calf to

Blackcraig Kazan. She sold for

the day’s top price of 2800gns

to Mr Hunter Smith, Wyl-

liesyke, Gilsland, Carlisle

Alan's reserve champion Kirk-

stead Blondchen R4 is an-

other Penninghame Major

daughter and is a month

older, again in calf to Black-

craig Kazan, she is off over the water to Isle of Man

to the herd belonging to Heather Moore for

2400gns

Averages

16 Bulls £3825.93 (+£1200.93)

43 Bulling heifers £1158.66 (+£150.07)

15 incalf or running with bull £1253 (£-19.50)

Our summer shows are now a distant memory and

we would like to thank all of our exhibitors for tak-

ing the time to show, which is always the best place

to advertise our breed, now we are planning for

the 2011 sale and show season and we would like

to extend a very warm welcome to as many of you

as possible to any of our shows and sales or on

farm, please do not hesitate to contact the office

for further information, travel arrangements and

herd visits.

Report from Scotland - from page 24

2010 Highland Show Judge

John Maxwell, Jaw

AGM - from page 23

On Sunday, those that felt up to it, were off to play

a challenging game of golf. The front 9 was links,

the back nine consisted of hills, valleys and more

hills.

Thank you to our hosts..Marie, Ken, John and Amy

for a warm, sunny weekend in Eastern Ontario.

New members,

Andy & Lisa Sproston

In 1956 Gordon & I

bought our first 4

Galloway heifers

from Andy Wallace.

Our first bull was

Knight of Castle Milk

(dun) which we

bought from Orrin

Hart. The next year

we imported 2 bred

dun Galloway heifers

from Scotland.

In 1959 we were charter members of the newly

formed Saskatchewan Galloway

Association. Gordon served on the board of direc-

tors until his death in 2001. At different times he

served as president and vice president. I also

served, first as vice-president, then president, and

finally as secretary/treasurer.

We helped publish the “Saskatchewan Galloway

Galaxy”—writing articles, proof reading, address-

ing by hand and mailing 2000 magazines three

times a year. When Dean Bollman became secre-

tary of the Canadian Galloway Assoc. he got a sec-

ond hand addressograph machine from H. Gordon

Green. At that time we gathered at Bollmans, then

at Gloria Wrights to address magazines. It was at

this time the Galloway Trail became the Galloway

Advance. I took on editing the Advance in the

1980’s. By the time the magazine moved to On-

tario we had address labels and stamp printed on

the magazine.

I attended every Saskatchewan annual meeting

except two from 1960-2009. Saskatchewan An-

nual meetings were held in conjunction with

Saskatchewan Livestock Assoc. annual convention

which alternated between Saskatoon and Regina.

This allowed us access to many breeders and

provincial forums. Floyd Currie and Gordon

brought their guitars which lead to great com-

radeship in John Bradley and Jack Williams room.

We had a few calls from the management over

the years. Around 2000 the membership decided

to hold the annual meetings in conjunction with

Agribition, thus ending a happy relationship with

the Saskatchewan Livestock Assoc. In 1991 Gor-

don was honoured by the Livestock Assoc. when

he was added to their honour roll in recognition of

his service to the livestock industry.

We got Galloway classes started in Swift Current

(1960), then North Battleford, Lloydminster, and

Prince Albert. We met with Bill Small & Bill Black-

lock to support the new show “Agribition” which

started in 1971. In 1982, the Galloway centennial

year, there were 140 Galloways at Agribition.

In 1969 Russel & Dennis Bradley took Galloways

to the Toronto Royal. In Ontario after feeding and

watering the cattle, Dennis fell as he tried to catch

the coach. Russel arrived in Toronto, not knowing

if Dennis was alive or dead, he unloaded the cattle

and literature. Finally the CPR delivered Dennis.

(Mother Ruth never knew how his jeans got torn).

We took the first Galloway bulls to sales in Swift

Current, North Battleford, Lloydminster, as well as

Mark Burr UE 519-786-4620

[email protected]

website

~ www.embergalloways.com~

full brothers at 22 months and 11 months

~ dam: Ember Raven~

~ sire Heatherdale Premium ~

EMBER GALLOWAYS


Galloway Mama - continued page 27

Memories by Galloway Mama

Joan Horvey

Horvey family at Joan's 80th Birthday

Back row 5 boys, Lyndon, Bert, Russel, Wesley, Gary

Front row is Katherine and Joan

Mom helping with tattooing last

spring, June 12, 2010, at age 80


Saskatoon & Regina. We were part of the ROP

program out of the U of S. We also provided

heifers to the University for testing. We supported

field days in the province which kept people inter-

ested & involved. We held fundraisers at the Flats

(country school). Music was provided by Floyd &

Norris Currie, Gordon, Kurt Kleim, & Jim Spiers.

When we hosted the Canadian AGM, Paul Kendal

& Fred Easton brought their violins.

We supported the “All Black Feeder Sale” in Swift

Current, organized by the SGA. In1962 we at-

tended the American Galloway Breeders annual

meeting in Ekalaka. We also made it to a couple

Canadian meetings in Ontario.

When Russel joined the Success/Cantuar 4H beef

club in 1960, there were 6 Galloways at achieve-

ment day (a real thrill for leader, John Bradley).

Wesley, Gary, & Bert were also members. Bert,

Katherine & Lyndon joined the Pennant 4H when

Success beef folded. The kids won several $250

education scholarships at fairs.

Showing cattle with 6 kids took a lot of organizing

- first camping in a tent

and later a tent trailer.

One year at Lloydmin-

ster it rained so much

that our plug in was

dangling in the water -

lucky we weren’t all

electrocuted. As many

as 22 friends would

gather in our camper van. They would often bring

fresh garden vegetables in and we would cook up

a feast for dinner. I had my picture taken with

Princess Margaret Rose when she came to the

Battleford fair one year. I made banners for the

backdrop, made signs and I made black vests for

pure bred shows and red vests for 4H shows.

For many years Jean Flett, Pearl Kendel, Helen

Small & I were in charge of the Agribition booth.

My old coffee maker served many cups of coffee.

We

brought

cookies

and other

breeders

sent

goodies

to eat

with the

coffee. I

would tell school kids the story of Galloways and

they often wrote and thanked me. Breeders came

to rest at the booth and store their luggage until

their plane was leaving. I had ceramic dishes

made with Galloway decals which we sold at the

booth. One year Helen brought a big Canadian

flag which we used as a backdrop for our pictures.

When we came in the morning the flag had been

stolen.

We have always supported the Alberta Assoc. Gor-

don took females to the Fort McLeod Female Sale.

We have showed cattle at Claresholm, Edmonton

and Calgary. We have supplied steers for the Olds

College Steer a Year project and a heifer for the

Fairview project. We have supported the Alberta

Galloway Assoc. Bull Testing Stations and bull

sales over the years

After my kids grew up I went on the Board of Edu-

cation, first in Leader, then in Swift Current. I

served one year as president of the Prairie West

School Division and a year as vice president of the

Comp Board of Management. I am an honorary

member of the Saskatchewan School Trustees

Assoc.

After Gordon passed away in 2001 I moved into

Cabri. I still own about 30 head of

pure bred Galloways with my sons

Gary and Lyndon and do all the cattle

books. I go to the farm for branding

the commercial calves in May and tat-

tooing the pure bred calves in June.

I’ve learned to play bridge and am

secretary/treasurer of the museum

and ELW (Lutheran Ladies). I have or-

ganized historical tours of Cabri for special cele-

brations. Over the years I have helped publish the

Cabri, Butte Valley, and Carleton histories. I belong

to a “fitness group” and sing in the community

choir BUT now I’m slowing down. I turned 81 in

Dec.2010 and the body is unwilling to do what it

used to. I have enjoyed the many friends we’ve

made through the Galloway business. They are

like family and will always be loved and important

to me.

Galloway Mama - from page 26

Dun Gal Bullet, Champion Galloway

Bull, Agribition 1972

Dun Gal Wabash E (dun)

at Admiral Landymore's, May 1970

Horvey trucks showing cat-

tle in Lloydminster 1968.

Tack & feed carried above

the cattle.

Thoughts of a New Breeder - continued page 29


Iwas told by a few that walking away from farm-

ing as a teenager would only be temporary as

it’s apparently in your blood. Well some 30 years

later I’m back with my boots on and feeling that it

was only yesterday leaving mum and dad to milk

150 cows, work the fields, make the silage and

hay, combine and bale the grain and straw.

I left the farm in 1977 to carve out a career in the

natural gas industry with my parent’s approval as

you need to be 100% sure farming is right for you

and back then I didn’t think it was. The experience

gained from growing up on the farm in Cheshire

England and the gas industry will serve

me well as we open the doors of our

farm shop to the public.

In the UK my work took me up and

down the country and I would always

be gazing into the fields instead of

eyes on the road and quite often

would pull over to admire a herd of

cattle on a back road and on my many

travels through Scotland I would see

some fantastic herds of Ayrshire’s, Gal-

loway and Angus but in 2001 I had

tears rolling as I drove along the 74

road to the English Scottish border as

the smell of the foot and mouth disas-

ter entered the car, my passenger couldn’t quite

understand what was wrong with me. In the 1967

disaster it got so close to my dad’s farm we were a

hair thickness out of the “as the crow flies”cull

zone and as a 6 year old boy I thought we would

lose our herd to the cruel men who lit big fires at

our neighbour’s farms. My sister and her husband

are running a busy farm milking 300 cattle back in

England these days which keeps dad happy and

even though he says he is too old to fly I hope we

can get him out here to see our set up and this

truly great Country.

In February 2007 we immigrated to Canada

arriving in Grimsby Ontario even though it

looked and felt like we had landed in

Siberia. We bought a 1930s home with 27

acres of abandoned grapes. Straight away

and for the whole of our first summer we

stripped out the rusty wire, posts and

pushed all the vines out with a 1966 David

Brown 990 tractor - yes my dad had one of

those too.

In 2008 we worked the fields and produced

a crop of corn which killed off the poison

ivy and whatever else was in there. House

and barn repairs were started and the chickens,

pigs and ducks were the first critters to arrive. My

search for beef cattle was underway which is

when I realised how much things had changed in

those 30 years. Some breeds I checked out were

really good herds but so different from what I re-

member size wise especially, so I made up a check

list of what would work for us like a strong her-

itage breed with no horns, good temperament,

calving ease, strong calves, good bloodlines, not

too big and not too small, must thrive on grass

and hay and deal with a tough climate so does this

sound familiar?????

In the spring of 2008 my neighbour took me to

see some Galloway’s at a farm / stables in the

Guelph area as their daughter had a riding lesson.

I spent the whole of her lesson time leaning on

the gate surrounded by black cows pushing for a

back scratch. I had hoped somebody might come

over and tell me all about these magnificent cattle

on my unarranged visit but not to be, so made my

Thoughts of a New Galloway Breeder

Andy Sproston - Niagara Galloway


Brass Ring Galloways

Blacks Reds Duns

Russ and Susan Waples

PO Box 544,

Terry MT USA 59349

406 635 2114

[email protected]

way home with a good impression of Galloway cat-

tle. A few more different breed farm visits came

and went then The Royal Winter Fair arrived and

what a show that is. I was lurking around the Gal-

loway area for 3 days chatting to most of the breed-

ers and learnt so much about the breed. So at last

my mind was made up on Galloway’s and arranged

to see 2 freshly weaned heifer calves that were

available in the Guelph area. Imagine my surprise

to find it was the same farm I visited in the spring.

The deal was done for Ursula and Unity and a good

friendship with the McIlwraith family began.

2009 saw the fields sown to pasture with a cover

crop of oats, fencing began and water lines in-

stalled. In the fall we purchased a beautiful rather

stunning pregnant cow called Sprite from the Card

family at Tavistock. Sprite’s delivery to the field by

Brad and Colleen went very well followed by some

belly bunting with the yearling heifers. Sprite soon

sorted out that she was the boss and all looked

well until our thoroughbred horse came at full tilt

from a back field to see the new arrival at which

point Sprite took off through a fence into open

fields. Thanks again B & C for getting her back in

with us. Soon after Heather an in calf heifer landed.

Spring of 2010 and my three belted girls arrived,

Tarry Lee who was in calf and yearlings Whimsical

and Wakefield, we also saw 3 healthy heifer calves

born here 2 of which my daughter Emily and I

showed at the Royal this year. Pollyanna and her

twin heifers arrived along with Texas my choice bull

in the fall so I think it’s safe to say Niagara Galloway

is up up and away and with the help of the Gal-

loway breeders we have met so far we now have

great breeding stock to work with.

To be involved with this breed feels right and as I

write these lines the dispersal sale of Diamond B is

taking place. The hard work put in over many

decades by different breeders past and present is

there to be seen by all and making it possible for

Niagara Galloway and other newcomers to pur-

chase and hopefully contribute back to the breed.

We have now established a flock of purebred Rom-

ney sheep and are searching high and low for more

Large Black hogs. We have a breeding stock of

Bronze turkeys and pheasant along with Muscovy

duck and our laying hens. The farm shop opened

late November this year with sales of beef cuts

doing really well. A special thanks to Chris Gordon

for selling me some fantastic grass fed steers which

enabled the shop to open on time.

So farming never leaves you - It’s in your blood

Thoughts of a New Breeder - from page 28

Our gate to your plate

Home of

Niagara GallowayBlack • Dun • Belted

Andy & Lisa Sproston234 Elm Tree Road East,

Grimsby, ON, L3M 4E7

905-309-4984

www.ourgatetoyourplate.com

some pretty ladies

Solway Galloways

George & Betty McIlwraith

( 519•941•5739

7 519•941•1243

Geordawn Farms

George & Dawn Van Kampen & Family

( 519•940•2202 7 519•940•2201

7 [email protected]

- 394276 County Road 12, R.R. #7, Orangeville, Ontario, L9W 2Z3

Visitors & Enquiries Always Welcome

Solway Krispy Kream (BLK) 1WCalf Champion

Other 4-H Breeds – National Junior Beef Heifer Show – RAWF 2009Dam: Solway Kit Kat Sire: Solway Ralph

Geordawn Janey 10x (Blk)Second - Female Calf born 2010 – RAWF 2010

Dam; Geordawn Janet (Blk) Sire: Solway Ralph (Blk)



Sunworks Farm is Certified Organic , Certified

Humane by the BC SPCA and Certified Local

Sustainable. We were not farmers or have any

family that are farmers. We moved from the city

of Leduc and bought 320 acres and a farm site.

We were actually more in love with the beautiful

farm site than the 320

acres that were attached to

it. In the winter of 1995-

1996 we took a Holistic

Management course and

set a plan for looking after

and loving our land. When

we bought our land it was

some of the poorest land in

Alberta, 2 to 4 inches of

black soil over blue/brown clay with numerous

areas of no black soil and all clay. We knew that

we couldn’t cultivate this land and make a living

on it so we made the land into grassland. We split

it up into paddocks, dug dugouts and laid a pas-

ture pipeline. We planted timothy, alfalfa,

meadow brome and orchard grass. Now we have

no orchard grass, a little alfalfa, a little timothy,

dandelions, quack grass and lots of meadow

brome. Meadow brome is like a weed for us. We

use time controlled and mob grazing techniques.

We have moved our cattle herd up to 5 times a

day but now only move our animals 2 times a day.

We give only enough grass to make sure that all

the grass is eaten or trampled down. The cattle

will eat or trample all the thistle (they eat the

tops) or any other weeds. The manure is evenly

spread all over the pasture. We never harrow pas-

tures. We grazed 170 steers on 130 acres this

summer and went over our land almost three

times. We don’t chase fresh grass. If some of the

paddocks have 6 foot high meadow brome grass

and is somewhat mature that is what they get.

This method of grazing is foremost for the land.

We are actively trying to leave a thatch on the

ground and have no bare patches. This has really

helped in the retention of all the rain that we get.

It takes almost 1.5” of rain before we see any

water flowing. We spread composted chicken ma-

nure on a different paddock every year to keep

the fertility up. The results are simply amazing.

This year I have pictures of meadow brome over 7

feet high. We laid almost 6600 feet of 1 ¼ line on

the ground for our pasture pipeline. With the pas-

ture pipeline the most the cattle have to walk for

water is 600 feet. We have portable 100 gallon

tanks on skids that have a 100 foot 1 inch hose

that attaches to the pipeline. The pipeline has

valves every 300 feet. We move the tanks with our

Kabota RTV to a new spot everyday. Because the

water is constantly available there isn’t a mad

panic to get to the water. The cattle amble over to

the water 1 or 2 at a time and there are no fights

at the water tank. Everyone gets water. We give

the animals the Fertrell

Grazier Choice mineral

on a free choice basis.

All our interior fencing

is single wire electric

fence with posts every

80 feet. The exterior is

two wire electric fence

with posts every 60

feet using a Gallagher

2500 charger. Our land is subdivided into 20 acre

paddocks. We subdivide our paddocks with Gal-

lagher string reels when we give new grass. We

use 3 strings, one on the back and 2 forward.

When we take down a string we replace it in the

front. To move cattle we open up the string and

let them into fresh grass. Our employees mark

how much time they spend on all enterprises on

the farm daily, in 15 minute intervals. We only

have about 60 hours in a month charged to the

cattle enterprise. It isn’t really too difficult to

teach them about how to move and manage the

cattle. This is a very simple system. Our farm’s

main enterprise is raising organic free range chick-

ens so this is an ancillary enterprise so we can’t

make this very hard or complicated and can’t take

a lot of time.

We firmly believe that the breed of cattle that we

are using on our farm should be from the same

latitude that they originated. When you bring a

breed from the south of France to our climate

there can’t be profit in that. Their hair is 1 inch

long and when the wind blows and there is 2 feet

of snow on the ground and it is 20 below all they

eat is barely keeping these animals warm. We

knew that to have an animal finish on a grass/for-

age diet we need a breed that did well in the win-

ter. We needed a breed that had long hair,

preferably an inner coat, short legs and an ability

to do well on all sorts of forage in the summer and

winter. We wanted to use stockpiled forage to last

into January with minimal hay (we have 135 acres

of stockpile forage every winter). The research

that we did pointed us to two different breeds of

cattle, Galloway and Highland. We didn’t want

horns on our cattle so we chose Galloway. We

Certified Farming - A different Approach

Sheila and Ron Hamilton - Sunworks Farm, Armena, Alberta.

A Different Approach - continued page 33


Galair Galloways

is one of Canada’s oldest herds

of Galloway Cattle

Purebred and crossbred

Galloway cattle available

Black Galloways since 1946

White Gallowayssince 1966

Contact

Bob Airth

Walking A Ranches Ltd.

R.R. #1, Site 7, Box 18, De Winton, Alberta T0L 0X0

Phone/Fax (403) 938-7543

Cell (403) 850-0782

Email [email protected]


Thursday, November 4, 2010 was the first jun-

ior show in memory of Scott VanKampen at

the Royal. There were 11 entries, with two

new faces, Emily Sproston and Delaney Barnes

joining our Galloway family.

Brian Whitwell from First Line Angus,

Hagersville awarded Alicia VanKampen the

plaque for Champion Showperson. Patti Blake

was Reserve Champion Showperson and

Stuart McIlwraith was Honorable Mention.

A special thank you to Suncrest Farms for the

bag of goodies to each entrant and an extra

special thank you to Walking A Ranches, DeWin-

ton, Alberta for their generous sponsorship.

Our juniors wear their jackets proudly!

These juniors are Galloways future.. .

Congratulations to all of them

for a wonderful show!

Scott Van Kampen Memorial

started our herd with 6 purebred Galloway from

Stu Crawford, the late Hugh Crawford’s son. We

gradually increased our cow herd with all Gal-

loway and Galloway cross’s. We had great experi-

ences with our Galloway cows. They calved easy

and the calves were up and running right at birth.

We wanted the calves to be up and running

quickly because we calved in May and June right

on pasture with minimal supervision. The cows

were very gentle and good mothers.

Because we are limited in the land that we have

we made the decision to sell our cows to Peter

Lundgard and concentrate on our grass finished

retail program. We made the arrangement to get

Peter’s calves from his organic Galloway herd and

finish them off on our place. We now have two

herds of cattle, all Galloway cross and purebred

Galloway, one the finishing herd and the other the

yearling herd. All our animals are forage finished

so we harvest animals between 24 and 32 months

of age. They are all born in May or June so they go

through 2 winters. As we harvest our animals we

move them from the growing herd to the finishing

herd. They are in the finishing herd for about 3

months and are given a supplement of alfalfa pel-

lets and peas, 60/40. They are given about 10 lbs

a day and fine cut high quality hay. We buy all of

our hay in so can access better quality hay for the

finishing herd. We process 4 animals a week. Our

finish on the cattle can be better than a grain fin-

ished steer. It is very highly marbled and a lot of

intramuscular marbling. Our customers remark

about the flavor on a weekly basis. The flavor is a

very intense beefy flavor. This isn’t a shallow

washed out flavor. We don’t hang our beef any

longer than 7 to 10 days so we don’t get a moldy

semi rotten flavor. The meat is hard and very easy

to cut and not slimy. We just opened our own

butcher and sausage making shop and our butch-

ers just love working with the carcasses. We also

can sell grass finished cows. Peter pregnancy

checks his cows so he has cows for us every year.

If the cow is a little older we may be able to only

sell the high end cuts but with the younger cows

we can finish them and sell them with no dis-

count.

We now supply 7 natural food stores and sell at

farmers markets. We deliver fresh product 2 times

a week to the stores. We see that some of the

consumers are getting very knowledgeable about

grass finished beef and the health benefits. We

know that the Galloway beef breed is the best

choice to supply the consumers with grass fin-

ished beef.

A Different Approach - from page 31

Back (L-R): Emily Sproston, Alicia VanKampen, Caleigh VanKampen, Crystal

Blake, Asia Toon, Delaney Barnes

Front (l-R): Vicki Blake, Patti Blake, Courtney VanKampen, Stuart McIlwraith

Absent: Christopher McIlwraith and Meghan VanKampen Brosens


Offering Canadian and US cattlemen top

purebred genetics to meet your Commercial

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Thank you to all those who

donated to and participated

in the

AGA GROWING

FORWARD PROJECT

Earl Jackson, President

[email protected]

Phone: 403-782-6184

Dawn Nesbitt

Secretary

Phone: 403-843-2083


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Visitors for the 2012

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Galloways

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Registered

and

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Galloways

White Galloways

Belted Galloways

Three Colors

Blacks, Duns, Reds

Three Locaions

Cabri, SK

Rollyview, AB

Delburne, AB

Russel Horvey’s first 4H calf 1960 – Silver Tip

50 years striving for Perfection & Repeatability

50 years Overall Performance Evaluation

Using herd sires above average for ADG

40 years Emphasizing Maternal Strengths

Developing cow lines with milk

and udders like mares

30 years Selection for Fertility

Herd sires with above average

scrotal circumferences

20 years adding Volume & Capacity

Using bulls like Sandrift Nicodemus

& Big Deal Zeus

10 years Fine Tuning and adding Eye Appeal

Using Bulls like

Dun Gal Russel 10R,

Big Deal Fantasy Supreme 10F,

Power Play 6P, Salvation 17S, Passport 5S

HorveysDun Gal Galloways in SK Dun Gal Galloways in AB Big Deal Galloways in AB

Joan Horvey (306) 587-2339 Wesley & Audra Horvey Russel & Cheryl Horvey

Gary & Debbie (306) 587-2739 Phone (780) 986-1260 Phone (403)749-2780

Lyndon Horvey (306) 587-2716 General Delivery Box 339

Box 230, Cabri, SK. S0N 0J0 Rollyview, AB. T0C 2K0 Delburne, AB.T0M 0V0

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

[email protected] http://bigdeal.transdevcon.net/ http://bigdealgalloways.com/

Wyatt Horvey’s 4H calf 2009 – Dun Gal Blackberry

Genuine Genetics Bull SaleMarch 12, 2011

Innisfail Auction Market, Innisfail, AB.

Bulls from: Big Deal, Dun Gal,

Westview & Plaid Galloways

Dun Gal Herdsire - Dun Gal Reubin (blk)

Galloway Semen Available for Sale:

Blacks, Red, Dun and White

Eight (8) bull stored in Canada

Five (5) bulls stored in the US

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