About Bald Blair Angus
Bald Blair Angus:
A Legacy of Excellence in Angus Breeding
Welcome to Bald Blair Angus, our fifth-generation family farm on the Northern Tablelands of NSW. Our family has been breeding Angus cattle since the early 1900s, with the stud officially registered with the Aberdeen Angus Society in 1908. H.F. White, grandfather to current owner Sam White, was inspired by his time as a colonel in the Australian Army, where he played a role in supporting food production during the First and Second World Wars. His dedication to agriculture shaped the values we continue to uphold today.
Our Passion for Agriculture
Our passion for agriculture is driven by a desire to contribute to feeding a growing world population while ensuring the sustainable management of our land. Our people, environment, and livestock are at the heart of every decision we make, allowing us to take a profit-driven approach that ensures the long-term success of our farm and the broader agricultural community.
Combining Science with Experience
Breeding bulls requires a balance of science and stockmanship. We are committed to breeding the best possible bulls through our carefully refined system, with continual genetic improvement at the core of what we do. We take pride in building long-term relationships with our clients and being of service to the agricultural industry.
At Bald Blair Angus, we embrace new technology and science to drive continuous genetic gain, and we thrive on the challenge of improving our operations year after year. Our goal is to provide our clients with the best possible data when purchasing bulls, and we aim to have genomically enhanced EBVs on every bull with parent verification. This, combined with independent structural assessments, ensures our customers have all the information they need to make confident decisions and achieve their own genetic gains through their own continued breeding programmes.
We also run a commercial herd at Bald Blair Angus, sending all of our steers through the Rangers Valley feedlot. This serves as the proving ground for our genetics, and the data we receive from the feedlot is a testament to the success of our breeding programme.
Investing in People and Sustainability
We know that investing in our people is just as important as investing in our cattle. That’s why we provide regular, relevant training for our staff, covering areas such as low-stress stock handling, chemical certification, pregnancy testing, artificial insemination, pasture assessment, and cattle evaluation.
For more than 30 years, we’ve also been dedicated to improving our environment. Our on-property tree planting program has resulted in over 10,000 trees being planted so far, and we’re committed to adding 1,000 more trees each year. We’ve fenced off waterways to protect riparian zones to ensure the longevity of our land. Our goal is to renew perennial pastures every 20 years, but through rotational grazing systems, some of our pastures have thrived for over 50 years.
A Trusted Partner in Quality
We stand behind our product. Whether we’re breeding bulls for self-replacing Angus herds or producing steers for today’s discerning markets, we are committed to delivering quality and consistency.
Beef from our Bald Blair Angus steers is restaurant-quality, having been on feed for 270 days at Rangers Valley Feedlot. We proudly serve it at our annual bull sale, giving our clients a firsthand experience of the quality we produce.
We’d love to hear from you
Get in touch today to discuss your needs, and follow our journey through our blog, podcast, website, and social media channels.
Our People
Sam White
Sam grew up on Bald Blair and lives in his childhood home. He is the third generation of Whites to run Bald Blair following on from Colonel HF White, his Dad, Richard White and uncle Graham White. Sam loves living and working at Bald Blair and is always fired up to deal with the next challenge of the day, be it water pumps, pasture renovation, bull fertility testing or kayaking on the lagoon with his two boys.
Sam is the owner manager of Bald Blair Pastoral Co and overseas the overall farm performance, profitability and productivity. Sam has a Bachelor of Financial Administration and Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics from the University of New England. He continually updates his skills, be it low stress stock handling, chemical user certificate or AI and ET training or using drones.
Kirsty White
Kirsty grew up on a property called “Tullimba” at Kingstown on the Northern Tablelands of NSW and moved to Bald Blair when she married Sam in 2005. Two boys later, she is very busy wrangling poddy calves, farm office and farm work. Kirsty has a Bachelor of Arts in Office Management from the University of Canberra and was given some great advice when she married Sam...”Do every farm course you can!” She has since done courses in preg testing, low stress stockhandling, feeder steer school, prograze, natural horsemanship, working dog training, social media and movie making to name a few. Kirsty is the “Jill of all trades” and is on call to get what ever needs doing done!
Tom Cleaver
We welcomed Tom, Alice, Mackenna and Fletcher to the Bald Blair Angus team in November 2020. Tom grew up in the Taree area and attended the University of New England. He has worked on properties East of Armidale and Guyra, before settling at Bald Blair. Nothing matches Tom’s enthusiasm! He has a great team of dogs and is a tremendous asset to our team. Tom is actively involved in the community.
Abbott White
Abbott finished his gap year in 2025 where he was working at Bald Blair, the Armidale Bicycle Centre, studying at Newcastle University and training on his bike.
In 2026 Abbott is studying Mechanical Engineering at Newcastle University full time and riding his bike.
We look forward to him coming home in the university holidays to work on the farm and have no doubt he will be fixing everything that has been broken while he is away and keeping the workshop tidy again !
Arthur White
Arthur is going into year 10 at TAS in 2026. Arthur works during the weekends when he is not rowing and holidays when he is not fishing. Arthur can be found on his Honda 125 helping Tom with the mustering, on the quickspray, lawnmower of penning up in the yards.
Sean Madden
Sean joins us from Carey Gully SA, with previous experience on a cattle station in Alice Springs, NT, and Two years on a commercial cattle and sheep property in Mount Gambier, SA. He is currently studying Agricultural Business at Marcus Oldham College.
Tilly Brown
Tilly - 21. From Armidale nsw. Till has worked on a cattle station for the last 3 years. She is about to start a degree in agribusiness at University of New England.
Bald Blair Angus in the media
The Land 2022 Bull Sale Report
Guyra NSW: A guide to New England’s highest town
The Muster by NSW Farmers - Kelly's Cottage
RMWilliams Outback Magazine or this link
Queensland Country Life - Foucs on Female Herd
Meat and Livestock Australia - Soil Tests
Gallagher Technology case study
The Northern Daily Leader - Angus bulls in snow


