The BCBC
The British Cattle Breeders Club provides a forum for exchange between scientists and breeders of beef and dairy cattle.
At the annual British Cattle Conference papers are presented by leading scientists, breeders, industry specialists and veterinarians.
The conference is a truly international occasion, providing a unique opportunity to meet other breeders and scientists in a warm and friendly environment.
2011 Conference
The theme for the 2011 conference will be "Intelligent Breeding - we owe it to the next generation".
Chairman Lucy Andrews is keen to continue the success of the conference with a theme focused on the importance of 'passing on' the science and knowledge between our own farming generations as well as those of our cows.
The conference for 2011 will be planned to inspire and secure a strong future for our next generation of cattle breeders.
The conference takes place in Telford on 25-26 January 2011.
Tel: 01409 241579 for details of the event as well as club membership and discounted conference rates.
2010 British Cattle Conference
The 2010 British Cattle Conference was a springboard for the year
2010 was widely considered to be a vintage year for the British Cattle Conference, featuring an eclectic and engaging array of speakers who'd been gathered from across the world under the chairmanship of Devon farmer and businessman, Rob Wills (left).
For the record attendance of over 300, the event provided the much-needed tonic towards the end of the winter months, with many in the farming fraternity taking the opportunity to escape the daily routine, catch up with kindred spirits and keep abreast of developments in their particular field.
Presentations were varied throughout the two days of the conference, but a theme repeated throughout the event was the dichotomy facing the farming industry - of feeding a population predicted to reach nine billion by 2050 and doing so within the constraints imposed by climate change and diminishing world resources.
Farming and industry representatives from both beef and dairy sectors were upbeat about the prospects and the role they could play within social and economic climates that were rapidly changing. The general feeling pervaded that the cattle farming industry was well-placed to act; had technology at its disposal; and was already on course to meet targets imposed and predicted.
Fuller reports of individual speakers' papers appear in the newsletter and next year's event comes highly recommended as a good point from which to start the year.
A large contingent of students attended both the beef and dairy days of the conference, adding to the air of vibrancy and optimism. They are pictured with host, Lucy Andrews (above).
