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Book your place for the BWCS AGM, Saturday 3 October The most popular weekend in the BWCS calendar! We are delighted to invite members and friends to the 2026 AGM, kindly hosted by the Osborne family. James Osborne and his father Martin run the Woodfield herd near Stourbridge, where members will be welcomed on an afternoon tour of the farm following the morning meeting, trophy presentations and lunch. Pre-AGM Dinner Date Friday 2 October Venue TBC Meeting, Presentations &

With the resurgence of mixed farming practices, grazing agreements, and environment-focused subsidies being undertaken by many, several native British breeds have been experiencing fresh enthusiasm for the grass-based traits they can offer. The British White Cattle Society has recently seen an uptick in enquiries, with a strong increase in the number of animals being sourced for new herds. As a relatively rare breed – British White cattle currently sit in the ‘at risk’ catego

Four-time RWAS Breed Champion Castleton Ken from CMB , JAW & DM Wright, Tyllys Taking a record-breaking fourth RWAS British White Breed Championship in a row at Llanelwedd on Monday 20 July was Castleton Ken EX95 from the Wright family, Tyllys, Powys. Sired by Castleton Centaur and out of Castleton Opal, this six-year-old bull has had his name on the Legge-Bourke Perpetual Trophy for Breed Champion each year since 2023, and the Nant-Y-Rhos Perpetual Trophy for Male Champion s

Breed classes were proudly reinstated for British White cattle at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show on Tuesday 14 July after an eight-year hiatus, and breeders were glad to put their exhibits forward on display to big crowds, with tickets selling out for every day of the event. Breed Champion Alcroft Ginger from Miss S Cook, Cambridge The Breed Championship was awarded to the in-calf heifer Alcroft Ginger from Miss S Cook, Cambridge, rounding out an excellent morning’s competi

We're inviting BWCS members to submit their photos of British White cattle taken during the year, for a chance to be featured in the Official BWCS Calendar for 2027. 📩 You can send photos by email to: admin@britishwhitecattle.co.uk 📩 For larger files: WeTransfer or Google Drive ⏰ Send photos by: Friday 4 September

A sunny Saturday greeted exhibitors at Hanbury Show on 4 July, where the Breed Championship was awarded to the March 2025-born bull Lordswood Maxwell, bred and exhibited by Mr James Brain & Miss Libby McGinn, Stratford-upon-Avon. Sired by Elgany Just In Time and out of Woodbastwick Lacoste, this bull adds another good result to an already successful show season. Breed Champion Lordswood Maxwell with breeder James Brain and judge Richard Hartshorn The Reserve Breed Championshi

Flying the flag for the East Anglian area at the Royal Norfolk Show on Wednesday 24 June, breeders put on a quality display of cattle for judge Mr Paul Pennington, Bridgnorth. Winning the MSD AgVet Perpetual Challenge Trophy for Breed Champion was Tollesbury Tahiti, a 2023-born cow bred and exhibited by Vivien & Andrew St Joseph & Mark Howland, Maldon. Breed Champion Tollesbury Tahiti, bred and exhibited by A & V St Joseph & M Howland Sired by Tollesbury Pirate EX91 and out o

Two BWCS exhibitors represented the British White breed at the Royal Cheshire County Show on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 June, coming away with some excellent results in the mixed-breed classes. It was the young bull Castrum Augustus bred and exhibited by local breeder Mrs Jan Walton, Chester, which was awarded both the Any Other Dual Purpose Breed Championship and the Reserve Rare Breed Championship at the show, continuing a tremendous first season of exhibiting British Whit

The highly anticipated 2026 National Show of British White cattle was held at the Royal Three Counties Showground at Malvern on Friday 12 June, featuring breeders from all corners of England and Wales, and judged by well-known pedigree cattle breeder and showman Mr Richard Bartle, Herefordshire. Mr Bartle’s final selection for the Breed Championship went to the March 2024-born in-calf heifer Lordswood Maggie, bred and exhibited by Mr James Brain & Miss Libby McGinn, Stratford

Entries are now open for the BWCS Autumn Show and Sale, to be held at Melton Mowbray Market on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September 2026. Offering new and existing breeders a one-stop-shop for their next pedigree purchase, we look forward to promoting breeders' entries this autumn. Whether you're buying, selling, or spectating, the BWCS tradestand will also be in attendance across both days of the event to chat cattle and promote the breed, so drop in and say hello! 23rd Tradi