Press Releases | NBA Beef Expo

02/05/2024 Ladies of British Beef Celebrated at NBA Beef Expo Cumbria played host to one of the one of the most important gatherings for the UK’s beef industry, which saw support and commitment to British Beef Farmers from Government Ministers, and two Limousin X Heifers scooping the top accolades in the National Commercial Cattle Show. The National Beef Association’s 2024 Beef Expo took place on Saturday,... read more

10/04/2024 Countdown to the biggest Beef Expo ever in Cumbria Government & Shadow Ministers, MPs, Supermarket Procurement Directors, Breeders, and farmers will gather to celebrate the successes and confront the critical challenges facing the UK beef industry in Cumbria on Saturday, 27th April. Cumbria is preparing to play host to the biggest and most important gathering for the UK’s beef industry, Beef Exp... read more

05/04/2024 NBA Beef Expo Young Farmer Focus Aberdeen Angus – Graeme Rhind Graeme Rhind is a young farmer and Aberdeen-Angus breeder whose impressive CV includes a host of successes on the show circuit and winning the 2023 Aberdeen-Angus Youth Development Programme Senior Section Finals. Now aged 22, he left school at 16 to work full time on his family’s Newton Struthers Farm, Kinloss Forres alongside his grandfather, S... read more

28/03/2024 NBA Beef Expo to Host South Devon Herd Book Society Performance Championships As part of National Beef Association’s (NBA) annual Beef Expo event, being held at NWA Auctions near Kendal in Cumbria on Saturday 27th April, The South Devon Cattle Society hold its Performance Championship. In this competition, South Devon performance recording breeders from across the country compete in a unique technical event to showcase EBV... read more

27/03/2024 NBA Beef Expo - Young Famer Focus, Beef Shorthorn - Kirsty Leigh Kirsty, aged 28, is a fourth-generation farmer in Worcestershire, and has recently been appointed a Board Apprentice for the Beef Shorthorn Society Kirsty who describes herself as being ‘someone who likes to shake things up’, attended Reading University to study for a Degree in Agricultural Business. After spending her sandwich year working for A... read more

26/03/2024 Highly respected member of Cumbria’s Livestock Industry to oversee NBA Beef Expo showcase The National Beef Association is delighted to confirm that Lisa Bennett has stepped up into the key role as Chair of the organising committee responsible for this year’s industry showcase, Beef Expo 2024. Held this year at the North West Auctions J36 Rural Auction Centre Crooklands on Saturday, 27th April, NBA Beef Expo provides the most importan... read more

19/03/2024 Thor Atkinson Commits Support to NBA Beef Expo The National Beef Association (NBA) is delighted to be able to confirm that Ulverston based Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications has committed its full support as main sponsor to this year’s National Beef Association’s Commercial Cattle Show. Attracting some of the UK’s finest commercial cattle, this presentation and show is a major element of the NB... read more

18/03/2024 NBA Beef Expo Young Farmer Focus Warrendale Wagyu – Jack Thornton Jack Thornton aged 20 has been working with Warrendale Wagyu for two years, he started initially as one of their finishers with a batch of 20-month-olds, but has also recently taken delivery of his first batch of Wagyu calves. So now he is very much involved in the whole supply chain. Jack, who completed his agricultural training at Myerscough C... read more

18/03/2024 NBA Beef Expo Young Farmer Focus Charolais – Sean Mitchell Sean Mitchell from Grassknop Farm near Skelton in Cumbria is a progressive young Charolais breeder and a member of the British Charolais Cattle Society. Aged 23, he works at home on the farm alongside his father Alistair, and also operates his own cattle clipping preparation service for show sales and showing. Afte leaving school, Sean completed ... read more

22/02/2024 An outstanding line up of cattle, trade stands and seminar speakers for The National Beef Association’s one day exhibition showcase taking place in Cumbria on Saturday, 27th April. An outstanding line up of cattle, trade stands and seminar speakers for The National Beef Association’s one day exhibition showcase taking place in Cumbria on Saturday, 27th April. Beef breeders, farmers, and businesses involved in the industry are expected to gather from all over the UK to celebrate the best of beef cattle breeding, and to share... read more

22/12/2023 Judges Announced for NBA Beef Expo The National Commercial Cattle show held as part of the National Beef Association’s bi-annual spring flagship event attracts the highest quality cattle from across the UK, and it is for many one of the day’s highlights. Today, the NBA is delighted to announce that two expert judges have accepted the daunting challenge of separating the best from t... read more

28/04/2023 NBA Beef Expo Returns to Cumbria The National Beef Association’s highly successful Beef Expo event is heading to the Northwest in 2024 for a one day exhibition showcase of the British Beef Industry. A year to the date in advance, The National Beef Association (NBA) is delighted to announce that their next Beef Expo event will take place at North West Auctions, J36, Rural Au... read more

24/06/2022 From Humble Beginnings Comes the Perpetual Ghyll House Trophy Sibling duo B & L Wilkinson who run 20 head of cattle on 25 acres take Supreme Champion at 2022 Beef Expo with homebred heifer, Maggie. This year’s NBA Beef Expo winner comes with a slightly different backstory to normal which proves that great things really can come from humble beginnings. Beth Wilkinson wowed judges at this the UK’s only dedica... read more

23/05/2022 Young Hadrian’s Wall Farmer Prepares for NBA Beef Expo On Friday 28th May, eighteen-year-old, Rachael Graham, who farms at home alongside parents, Stephen and Tracey, and younger sister Amy (16) at Miller Hill Farm, situated on Hadrian’s Wall, will be showing her livestock at NBA Beef Expo at Darlington Famers Auction Mart. For Rachael, showing is a passion, and NBA Beef Expo is an event she has been... read more

18/05/2022 Harry Amos - Case Study Harry Amos works alongside his father, Gordon, on his family’s farm near Market Harborough in Leicestershire. The farm’s main enterprise is a large beef finishing unit which aims to turn over in the region of 500 head of steers and heifers per year. Alongside the cattle enterprise, the Amos’s also run a flock of 140 Texel cross ewes which Harry r... read more

18/05/2022 Leyburn Lady to Show at NBA Beef Expo Yorkshire farmer, Georgina Laws, runs a beef and sheep enterprise alongside parents, Digby and Cynthia, at High Village Farm, Leyburn. Having grown up on the family farm, 26-year-old Georgina also works part time as a drover and clerk at nearby Darlington and Leyburn auction marts. This year, Georgina will be exhibiting one bullock at NBA Beef Ex... read more

11/05/2022 A First Time Livestock Exhibitor Harry Amos works alongside his father, Gordon, on his family’s farm near Market Harborough in Leicestershire and NBA Beef Expo will be his first time in the showring. The Amos family farm’s main enterprise is a large beef finishing unit which aims to turn over in the region of 500 head of steers and heifers per year. Alongside the cattle enterpri... read more

04/05/2022 BEEF EXPO SEMINARS - NBA to Focus on the Future for Beef Christine Middlemiss, UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Professor Alice Stanton noted specialist on the health benefits of red meat, and MP Daniel Zeichner to speak at NBA Beef Expo Seminars The National Beef Association (NBA) has today announced an impressive line-up of speakers, who are all world leaders in their field, to deliver a series of semi... read more

25/02/2022 Opening the Gates of Progressive Beef Farming Enterprises The National Beef Association has announced details of its May 2022 farm tours, which will be an integral element of its annual Beef Expo event. The National Beef Association (NBA) have today confirmed that the farm tours, part of their annual event NBA Beef Expo, will feature a large beef finishing unit, and one of the foremost Limousin breed... read more

31/01/2022 Welsh Judging Duo for NBA Beef Expo The National Beef Association has today announced details of the classes and judges for its spectacular annual spring showcase, NBA Beef Expo, which is taking place at Darlington Farmers Auction Mart on Saturday 28th May. Held as part of the event, the National Commercial Cattle Show features 10 cattle classes for steers and heifers and will s... read more