Linking practical cattle breeding with science
For nearly eighty years the British Cattle Breeders Club has brought farmers, scientists and industry together to turn research into better breeding on British farms.
BCBC Conference 2027 · 25 to 27 January · Telford · Bookings open autumn 2026 · Save the date
Welcome
The home of progressive cattle breeding in Britain
The Club is a unique forum where dairy and beef farmers, breeders, vets, geneticists and researchers meet as equals. Our annual conference, digests and farm walks share the science that matters, in plain language, ready to use at the farmgate.
For nearly eighty years the Club has brought research and practice together, and it remains as independent and welcoming today as when Sir John Hammond founded it in 1946.
Join the Club
Membership is open to anyone with an interest in cattle breeding: farmers, students, vets and scientists alike.
Annual Conference
Three days in Telford each January: Beef Day, Dairy Day, workshops and the Sir John Hammond Award.
Digests
Conference papers written up in plain language, a library of practical breeding knowledge since 1946.
Members Area
Conference videos, presentations, extended news and the full Digest archive, exclusive to members.
Chairman’s welcome: Breeding for a Brighter Future
New Chairman Matt Gue introduces his year at the helm of BCBC, and the theme Breeding for a Brighter Future: better tools, clearer stories and a stronger
Coffey and Winters win the 2026 Sir John Hammond Award
Professor Mike Coffey and Marco Winters are joint winners of the BISAS and BCBC 2026 Sir John Hammond Award, for two decades of work turning dairy genetics
Conference 2026: connection is what turns ideas into impact
The 2026 conference in Telford asked why so much research never reaches the farm gate, and heard how collaboration, clear communication and confidence can
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Contact us
Club Secretary: Heidi Bradbury
Underhill Farm, Glutton Bridge, Earl Sterndale
Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 0RN