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Kindly run by the Pennington family near Bridgnorth on 21 Feb, members were invited to learn all about how to get started in the show ring. A popular feature returning to the BWCS events calendar this February was the well-attended Winter Workshop, held this time at Oldington Farm in Shropshire where Paul, Catherine, and James Pennington (pictured above) provided the perfect setup to demonstrate how they work on their cattle in preparation for the summer show season. The casu

Catalogues are OUT NOW for the BWCS Spring Show & Sale of pedigree British White breeding cattle, to be held at Melton Mowbray Market on Saturday 28th February 2026! 🐮 MULTI-BREED EVENT ✅ HIGH HEALTH SALE This will be a pedigree multi-breed event accommodating High Health status cattle, with penning and sale order for non-tested cattle to be organised accordingly. View catalogue online here: https://bit.ly/4rLeLa4

From 1 January 2026, the BWCS Bull Inspections Scheme will be subject to new minimum weight for age requirements. The BWCS Bull Inspections Scheme applies to all young bulls intended for pedigree registration, where bulls are usually inspected between 10 and 18 months of age, to collect breed data such as frame score and weight for age, and run through a checklist of basic criteria. For inspections conducted on or after 1 January 2026, new minimum weight for age thresholds wi

Entries are open until Friday 30 January for the 2026 BWCS Spring Show & Sale of pedigree registered bulls and females, to be held at Melton Mowbray Market on Saturday 28 February. This will be a pedigree multi-breed event with the facility to accommodate High Health status cattle. Non-tested animals are also most welcome to enter, with penning and sale order to be organised accordingly. PAPER ENTRY FORMS & HEALTH DECLARATION must be returned to the Breed Secretary: ONLINE EN

BWCS are on the lookout for: ✅ Specialist beef outlets ✅ Store cattle buyers ✅ Premium trade finishers To better assist members in finding outlets for their weaned calves, stores, and finished cattle, the BWCS are compiling a list of customers actively looking for British White fatstock in any quantity. Potential buyers of British White rearing and finishing cattle are invited to contact the Society today! Our aim is to help breeders find the best opportunities to market sur

The next BWCS Spring Show & Sale of pedigree British White breeding cattle will be held at Melton Mowbray Market on Saturday 28th February 2026, so why not start planning your entries now! 🐮 MULTI-BREED EVENT ✅ HIGH HEALTH SALE This will be a pedigree multi-breed event accommodating High Health status cattle. Non-tested animals are also welcome to enter, with penning and sale order to be organised accordingly. 💻 Online entries will be available via Grassroots Online ✏ Paper

Society members also receive a 20% discount on advertising rates: Full page £100 (Members' rate £80) Half page £60 (Members' rate £48) All prices listed are subject to VAT BOOKING DEADLINE 31 DEC 2025 To book, email admin@britishwhitecattle.co.uk

Bringing together members from far and wide for their much-anticipated annual meeting on Saturday 4 October, the task of hosting this...

The British White breed saw a new record auction price set on Saturday 13 September, when an in-calf heifer topped the bidding at...

Another new set of British White breed classes were kindly put on by Honiton Show on Thursday 7 August, and taking the Breed Championship...