The Galloway Cattle Society

Welcome

The Galloway is one of the oldest and purest of our native cattle breeds. They are famed for their hardiness and can live off the poorest of land. The Galloway female is the ideal suckler cow, and will produce an excellent beefy calf, which is in great demand by people wanting highest quality, natural grown beef.

Galloway Cattle have a great deal to offer and will fit into any system, either a traditional hill farm or low land farm.  Galloway popularity is growing   due to the increased interest in British Native cattle and environment issues.                                

We are delighted to welcome you to our revamped web site.  You will notice the re-introduction of the pedigree search, there are also some new pages, which include an archive of reports and Galloway beef, which we hope you find useful.

2010 Sale Dates

Castle Douglas   Spring Show and Sale - 135 Galloways forward for Show - 12 Noon on Thursday 11th February and Sale - 11.00pm Friday 12th February, 2010. 

Presentation supper on Thursday 11th February in The Kings Arms, Castle Douglas,  please contact the office if you require tickets.

Please contact the office for a catalogue  or see Castle Douglas Spring Show and Sale Cataglogue

Carlisle                  Spring Show and Sale - Friday  26th February 2010

Galloway Successes

Galloways secure almost every interbreed cattle title available at the 2009 Highland Show, for the first time ever, the breed topped the individual contest, collected the pairs accolade and stood first in both the native and overall team competitions.

The busy ringside had a firm favourite and an easy winner for the individual award in the shape of Blackcraig Kodiac, from Willie MacLean, Inverglen, Barcaldine, Oban, the bull was last year’s reserve breed champion, is a son of Glenkiln Dynamite and out of Blackcraig Bertha.

Joining the much talked about Blackcraig Kodiac who was breed champion on the first day for the prestigious overall team competition, was two other Blackcraig bred heifers from well known breeders Ann and John Finlay, Blackcraig Noreen P260, reserve breed champion and Blackcraig Diana 0229, these two go back to Globex Quota 39Q and Globex Wincherster W15 respectively. Also in the line up was a nine year old cow Doon of Urr Nerys 42 nd from Society Chairman and his wife Jim and Selina Ross, Romesbeoch, Shawhead

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Completing the silverware was the relatively new trophy, the David Argo Memorial, for the best inter-breed pair of beef animals, this was the second year for the trophy and the second year the Galloways have won it. The Galloway duo was Blackcraig Kodiac and Doon of Urr Nerys 42 nd .

A CD of 30 Years of Galloway History 1953 - 1983.
Over 500 photos for about 45 minutes viewing time.
Taken from the Galloway Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland Journals.
The CD is for sale at UK Pounds 30 or EURO35 including tax, postage and
handling from Australia.
To order contact
Steve Gapes
"Irrabina"
447 Yarrowyck Crossing
Yarrowyck NSW 2358 Australia
irrabina@optusnet.com.au
61 2 6775 5546 (h) 61 2 6773 3387 (w)
or got to www.members.optsunet.com.au/irrabina and follow the prompts

All classes of Galloway cattle required to meet new enquiries, please contact the office.

NEW SERVICE FOR MEMBERS,  PLEASE GIVE YOUR E-MAIL DETAILS TO THE OFFICE AND YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF ANY ANIMALS FOR SALE OR WANTED BY E-MAIL.