We had an amazing time up at the Belted Galloway National Show at the Westmorland County Show in the Lake District this week. It was a lovely show despite the weather and long old haul up from Norfolk and so unexpectedly worthwhile. Our dun beltie bull Waveney Harnser won his class, Champion bull class and …
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We have had a successful season showing the belties with our dun bull Waveney Harnser taking reserve male and reserve best of breed at the Royal Norfolk, and then going one better at the Great Yorkshire winning his class and male champion. Our young red beltie heifer also did well at the Norfolk winning her …
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So this spring some of our yearling beltie gang are off to earn their keep as Conservation Grazers on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust sites at Oulton Marshes. Their task is to graze various wet nature reserve sites breaking up the sward to encourage diversity – unlike their commercial cousins belties do well on this kind …
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This week saw the arrival of the first offspring from our young home grown Belted Galloway Bull Waveney Harnser ( “Heron”) including a beautiful silver dun heifer – mums and babies all doing well!
Nice little piece on our Belties in the East Anglian Daily Times this week to celebrate the 2019 Great British Beef Week. We have some limited supplies of our 45 day hung Pasture for Life Certified Beltie Beef available from the farm and are now taking beltie beef box orders for delivery at the end …
So this week we had a lovely (but blustery!) visit down at Carr Farm from fellow cattle farmer, designer and all round top lady Izzy Rainey – she wanted to feature the Belties in her “Over the Farm Gate” Blog…. It’s funny that whenever we get visitors wanting to photograph us with the belties that …
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Earlier in the year we were asked if we would like to participate in a Belted Galloway herd Competition for the Midlands Region – with the winner going through to a National Competition. It was a great experience lots of useful feedback on all our animals from an experienced Scottish judge. At the regional group …
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We had a great time at the 2018 Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival – our Pasture for Life certified – 30 day hung Belted Galloway Beef attracted lots of customers and for something different the free range smoked goose went down a treat too! We are already looking forward to next year!
We are now taking orders for Beltie Beef Boxes which will be available for collection/delivery from end September/beginning of October 2018 – don’t leave it too late if you would like some as our order book is filling up rather quickly!
The summer show season draws to a close with the lovely Aylsham Show – our young dun Bull Waveney Harnser was Reserve Champion Bull in the Traditional Native Beef Breed Class and his dun half sister Waveney Coshie was Reserve Champion Female in the Native Breed Class with the pair of them taking a red …