Stephen Gleave

2 years ago, my family decided we were going to introduce cattle to our 100-acre farm in Ancaster. There were a lot of choices. We researched and researched the best breed for our needs.  Researching many of the 250 recognized cow breeds (Maine Anjou, Red Angus, Shorthorn, Blonde d'Aquitaine, etc.) was no easy task, but it was important that we found animals that would be happy living alongside our family at the farm.    We decided Scottish Highland cattle would be best for the farm. Choosing the World’s first registered breed of cattle wasn’t a difficult choice given their qualities and their ability to thrive in Ontario’s climate –during both cold and hot spells. And since Canada has roughly 10,000 breeders of registered beef cattle of all breeds, there was  no shortage of places willing to sell us our first herd of cattle.   We are ranchers, kind of, now that we have 12 Scottish Highland living on the farm.    A group of Highlands is called a “fold” instead of a “herd.”  Brin