Today at work

[JP1]

 

[MickyMook]

Moving the fencer at sunset last night.

 

[JP1]

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

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Looks like you've had a good trip. Remember visiting the old place of mochrum about 25 years ago, Belted Galloway and Salers there back then

 

[Steevo]

Sprayer boom to low

That would make a lot of sense, and now you say it I can see it. Certainly the first place it happened was a very undulating field where for about 50yrs the boom has 3ft clearance on one side, and is skimming the ground/crop on the other side.

The bit in the photo above is nothing like as bad but just after a dippy so the boom may have dipped low for a second.

I guess it could be from all chemicals right the way through, but certainly fungicides or the protein spray would make a big difference at late stage.

 

[JP1]

Looks like you've had a good trip. Remember visiting the old place of mochrum about 25 years ago, Belted Galloway and Salers there back then

You lucky man . When Miss Flora Stuart was alive . I wish I’d met her

 

[Steevo]

Day 2 Riggit Galloway Summer Jamboree 2022

Kindly by invitation of Robbie Galloway, Cardona Herd , Doune

The RGCS Summer meeting was conveyed in a power washed cattle court replete with swanky foldaway tables with cloths and hand picked flowers in vases

We were treated like Royalty for refeshments including ScotBeef beef cons at lunchtime and a wonderful barbecue at the close of the day all put on by Sharon McRobert and Ewen McRobert

A pretty extensive farm tour ensued encompassing three Cardona Aberdeen Angus bull groups (70 cows and growing ), the Cardona Luing herd and finally the Cardona Riggit Galloway and White Galloway herds

We also saw Aberdeen Angus sired dairy bred finishing , new building projects and of course the spectacular setting. From the hill we could see the new South Queensferry Bridge crossing in Edinburgh , the Wallace Monument and closer to the first Angus group a smaller hill with a stone tower reputed to mark the epicentre of Scotland

The day concluded with presentations to our host including the RGCS Host relay cup suitably charged and partaken by Ewen on behalf of the Cardona Herd, the announcement of the winners of the RGCS 2022 photographic virtual show competition and , of course, token presentations to our hosts Ewen, Sharon, Nicola , Connor and Lisa who looked after us so well and with such hard work and enthusiasm

A lot of photos will now follow

The bulls featured in order will be :

Angus : Rulesmains Kai
Angus : Stouphill Peroni
Angus: Idvies Pink Prodigy
Luing: Benhur Zeppelin
Black Galloway in the Riggit and White Galloway Group : Barlaes Tam (stable mate to Barlaes Trooper that we saw at Duncan Maxwell’s Lomond Herd the day before).

The Council kyboshed our plans to go up the main Black Galloway Herd for Cardona on the hill at Callander by digging the road up ! This presents the opportunity to return to see them at a future time when the herds are swapped over

The Riggit Galloway Herd was very impressive . Now running with Black Galloway bull Barlaes Tam, the Herd was founded with TwoMills Reiver’s Boy followed by Barfil Bill (also TwoMills breeding ) with Riggit cows from Stonehouse Stonehouse Herd - Belted Galloways and TwoMills cows and Melkridge White Galloway cows

The Black Galloway cows involved in the foundation Riggit Galloway cows came from Blackcraig and Klondyke

Everyone in a friendly band of Riggit Galloway enthusiasts had a wonderful and memorable day

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I have to admit, I'm not a cattle man at all. But there are some INCREDIBLE animals there - very impressive even to the untrained eye!!

 

[Steevo]

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Oh, and the food looks good enough to pass worthy to even the standards of @Muddyroads wife!!!

 

[Hfd Cattle]

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Great pics ....I was getting travel sick going round them all

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

You lucky man . When Miss Flora Stuart was alive . I wish I’d met her

Yes she gave us a tour. Not my breed but bl@@dy good cattle and scenery that was something else to see

 

[WiltsLad]

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Beauty. Mine was supposed to be a like, not a laugh!

 

[simmy_bull]

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Tidy nice low riding trailer by the looks of it?

 

[JP1]

Great pics ....I was getting travel sick going round them all

Think my route map before I left said 1100 miles but with the programme there was more to ing and fro ing

Certainly the 4am start from Buchlyvie to Wigtown and then collecting trailer left there and drawing two heifers down was steady !

Good run home at 50-55 mph . Back home to water and forage cart . I wanted my bed by 1am !

 

[JP1]

Yes she gave us a tour. Not my breed but bl@@dy good cattle and scenery that was something else to see

Pre phones and all that . Would you have any photos ? She is laid to rest at the Stuart Family mausoleum on the Isle of Bute but I fancy she’s looking down and seeing what I do with more traditional Galloways, Riggit and the red gene in solid reds, Belties and Riggits and quietly approves . I hope so

 

[Hesstondriver]

Hesston would bale it better?

Yes it certainly would, and was one of my many thoughts , like get a contractor in , buy a Heston baler or ‘accidental’ fag end out the back window

 

[redsloe]

Found some 2nd cut. Mowed yesterday and will bale tomorrow.

 

[Romeogolf]

Tidy nice low riding trailer by the looks of it?

Yes, if it weren’t for low hanging trees on the route home one could sneak another row along the top. Perhaps I lack ambition.

 

[Wombat]

Left the old boy baling on this beautiful Sunday evening, hopefully this time next week will just have the winter beans, spring wheat and late spring barley left.

 

[Steevo]

Yes, if it weren’t for low hanging trees on the route home one could sneak another row along the top. Perhaps I lack ambition.

After the first load three high I don’t think you’d need to worry about it!

 

[Gerbert]

Found some 2nd cut. Mowed yesterday and will bale tomorrow. View attachment 1054842View attachment 1054844

Wow that is a big field. GPS or are you that good on keeping straight?