The Belted Galloway Cattle Society

Worcester show and sale 26th May 2012

A special event is coming up in the Beltie calendar on Saturday 26th May, when the Society will be holding its annual show and sale of Belted and White Galloways at McCartneys premises at Worcester Market.

This year will mark a special occasion as it will also see the dispersal of one of the best known herds of Belted Galloways in Britain. Jane Smith established her Whitepool herd in 1998 and since then has concentrated on breeding top quality stock which have been a marked influence on the breed as a whole. Jane is giving up the herd in order to conentrate on other activities and this sale will represent a unique opportunity to obtain some genetics from this award-winning herd.

Catalogues are available from McCartneys on 01905 769770 or worcester@mccartneys.co.uk

World Galloway Conference 3rd - 7th October2012

Arrangements for the bi-annual World Galloway Conference are well underway, and the Canadian Galloway Association is looking forward to welcoming friends old and new from around the world. A fascinating itinerary has been organised, taking in herd visits, one of Canada's largest agricultural livestock shows and the wonderfull scenery of the Niagra falls area. The conference is available for all to attend - please see the World Galloway Conference page for more information.

Online access to the Society's data

In a new development for 2012 the Society is pleased to announce that members are now able to access data for both animals and breeders via this website. Letters have been sent out to members with their membership number and an individual access code. Click the Grassroots link near the right of the top bar and you will be prompted to enter your membership number and access code. You will then be able to search for animals on the database and look at their pedigree and any progeny. You will also be able to search for members, although due to Data Protection rules some of this information may be withheld.

In addition to reasearching animal data you will be able to perform the many actions online, including birth notifications, registrations and transfers. You will also be able to update your own membership details as you wish. This will improve the efficiency of the service to members and greatly reduce paperwork. Council has also decided that where birth notifications are submitted online, and no birth certificate is requested, the usual charge of £5.00 plus V.A.T. will be waived.

Where online pedigree registrations are concerned it will still be necessary to submit a likeness of the calf so that its markings can be checked. The Grassroots software does not provide for this, however, Council has agreed that breeders can either submit digital photographs of the animal (one of each side) or a scanned sketch. Either of these can be submitted by email to reduce paperwork.

We hope you enjoy making use of the system and there's little doubt that the opportunity to reduce form-filling will be most welcome. Any comments or suggestions on the operation of the system should be sent to the Secretary.

Advertising

As visitors to the site will have noticed our 'market place' has been a great success. We are constantly receiving adverts for cattle 'for sale and wanted' so please do look regularly at what's on offer since it changes all the time.