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The Great Beltie Boom

Caz Graham visits the Galloway coast to find out why native Belted Galloways are more popular than ever.

It鈥檚 the cow that looks like a humbug: black with a broad white stripe around their middle. Belted Galloways used to be a rare sight but now they鈥檙e a firm favourites of both farmers and the British public all over the UK.
Caz Graham visits Richard Wilson鈥檚 farm and his herd of Belties on the Galloway coast to find out why these distinctive looking native breed cattle are more popular than ever.
As Vice President of the Belted Galloway Society and a breeder of many years, he explains why they鈥檙e such useful cattle for conservation grazing, how their beef is in high demand and we meet Annie, possibly the only cow in the UK with her own column in a Parish magazine.

Produced and presented by Caz Graham.

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22 minutes

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Sun 14 Dec 2025 06:35

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  • Sun 14 Dec 2025 06:35