NWSS & Hospitality
Room at Hotel VQ - The NWSS was a blast! If you weren't there you missed out on a good time.
The new headquarters hotel made for party central. Our Galloway family was able to dine together, drink together and laugh
the night away in the hospitality room. The fellowship was badly needed and thoroghly enjoyed by all. The Canadians know how
to party - It was great to seem our old friends Clay & Kathy Salter and laugh our selves silly with Clay's humor. Thanks
to all whom participated in the Ultrasound testing - results are posted on AGBA web site. This keeps substantiating our breed
claims of highly marbled - with little or no backfat carcasses. Thanks go out to the Dykstra's for their support of hospitality
efforts following the show and set up of the AGBA display in the building. We had a TEAM at the show and we all worked together
to promote Galloways.
When we discuss the show; I have shown cattle for a few years now
and I have NEVER seen the quality of cattle we had there this year. Extreamly powerful cattle - females and bulls a like.
My congrat's to all. This will rachet up the competition for next year. Thanks to Harley Blegen for exhibiting in the Herd
Sire Display and handing out AGBA Materials and American Cattlemen Magazines with our Full Page Ad in them. We made a splash
in Denver!
If you have ever thought of attending the NWSS please join the party, support
your breed there is always lots to do to bring a show together. Make plans for next year!
Looking
foward to calving season! 5 on the ground, more to come!
Last years sales have been wonderful. For the first time we are offering our main herd cows for
purchase. These cows have been the cornerstone of our herd and have had progeny winning in the show ring. We look forward
to rotating our genetics and offering even more animals for sale. Atomic is alive and well. Getting stiff in the stifle joints
but getting around. He still sired more animals last year than I wanted him too. We run him these days with a younger more
"respectfull" bull (for back up) as we know one day his production will cease. Straws from Atomic are on file, but
dwindling. I plan to mark them up soon. We have retained heifers and females that look homozygeous for white. We will put
them to the test with our registered black bull - HB Wedge. This will bring all new black genes into the white gene pool.
Wedge is out of HB Shakedown and goes back to Snap shot of Trapper on both the damn & sire of Wedge. New Genes on the
way!
The DD Ranch
We are very proud to breed the finest Galloway
Cattle we can provide todays cattle industry. With the new diversification into
Percentage Lowline Cattle we believe that we can offer something
for everyone.
Both Galloway and Lowline function very well on grass and are a very efficient
fed beef product. With today's feed costs spiraling out of control, the budget needs to "pencil."
We utilize "Bovigen Technology" to identify Feed
Efficiency. Our herd bulls have All 8 Stars for Feed Efficiency.
We also test for Marbling/Quality & Tenderness. These are tools to help you know more precisely what you are adding
to your herd besides Strong Conformation.
Galloway cattle are "Back to Basics"
in Moderate Mature Cattle size. Our percentage Lowline cattle are the avenue many breeders will want and need to make a dramatic
change in the over all frame size of a commercial herd in one breeding
season.
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