President’s Message

Hello to all Galloway enthusiasts. I’m pleased to be addressing you once again as your President. I hope this finds you and your herds well despite the current global uncertainties.

In Canada we still find ourselves as Galloway breeders seeking in-roads into the commercial cow herds. The need for more hardy, feed efficient livestock, such as the Galloway breeds, have never been greater with increased production costs and our changing weather patterns. It is the hope that the cattle industry will soon see the value of using Galloway genetics to address these needs.

The last couple years have seen a decline in annual membership but I do believe we have the right-minded people at the reigns of the association to make a difference going forward. These are: Marie Blake-Vice Pres., Jules FabiosExecutive Sec., Trevor O’Meara, Lori Johnson, Aaron Tensen & Vanessa Beach (Past Pres.) all serving as Directors for 2022-2023.

In 2022 we saw numerous members showcase the breeds across Canada. Suncrest Farms, 2Bridges Galloways, Dedmandale Galloways, Glenfiddich Galloways and SHAK Galloways in the eastern part of the country exhibited cattle in the fall fairs like Acton and Erin. As well as Robertson West Livestock, Ayla and Peta Kendall-Price in the west exhibited at Farm Fair Intl. There were also many Juniors who exhibited in 4-H or local junior shows. All who exhibited did an outstanding job promoting and representing the Galloway breeds.

As a whole Galloway still have so much to offer the beef industry but it will be up to us as breeders to take action to make that happen. I feel that most of the hurdles we have here are the same ones facing Galloway breeder’s worldwide and we need to find a way to make them work in our favour.

Cheers,

Brian Robertson

Robertson West Livestock