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17/12/2013 Press Release - Beef Farmers are being dealt a potentially fatal blow...... Region: Northern Ireland Oisin Murnion, Chairman of the Northern Ireland National Beef Association, states that beef farmers are being dealt a potentially fatal blow with the dramatic fall in beef prices in Northern Ireland. Last winter was one of the worst on record and the provinces farmers had hoped this year for the traditional pre-Christmas rise in price to try and ... read more

19/11/2013 Press Release - NBA Beef Expo returns to Hexham Region: National NBA Beef Expo returns to Hexham The National Beef Association (NBA) is returning to its Northumberland roots for NBA Beef Expo 2014. Hexham Mart is delighted to be hosting for the first time since 2010, NBA Beef Expo the beef industry’s annual showcase event. NBA Beef Expo 2014 is being held on Thursday May 22nd at Hexham Auction Mart. On Wednesd... read more

25/10/2013 Farmer ‘ownership’ is key to TB control Region: National read more

25/10/2013 NBA Beef Expo 2014 returns to Hexham with a boost for grassroots showing Region: National National Spring Spectacular Show to include classes for young and novice handlers The National Beef Association (NBA) is returning to its Northumberland roots for NBA Beef Expo 2014, which is also putting grassroots showing back on the agenda. The key beef industry event will be staged at Hexham Auction Mart on May 22, 2014 for the first time si... read more

26/09/2013 National Beef Association welcomes new Chairman Region: National At the fourteenth Annual General Meeting of the National Beef Association the current chairman, Hamish McBean stood down on rotation rules. He has been succeeded by David Thomlinson. Mr Thomlinson has worked at Harrison and Hetherington for over 51 years. He started as an office clerk and has worked his way up. He now specialises in pedigree a... read more

04/06/2013 Press Release: House of Commons TB Debate, Points for MP Region: National “38,000 cattle lost per year, £100 million in costs per year, a major loss of food production and the destruction of many family businesses is the present and growing cost of TB to the UK” says Chris Mallon, National Director of the NBA. The NBA along with the NFU, BVA and other organisations support the policy of controlling the spread of TB by ... read more

13/05/2013 Press Release - No point in raising assurance levels for cattle feed and cattle if nomad.......... Region: National The National Beef Association says high level interests in the Republic of Ireland cannot complain about Northern Ireland’s efforts to boost the provenance of its beef, and the integrity of its beef production systems, because they were offered the same chance to improve the image of their product - and turned their backs on it. “Our industry reac... read more

07/05/2013 Press Release - Contiued intake of nomad cattle from ROI undermines NI beef cattle prices....... Region: Northern Ireland Processors and retailers agree that Northern Ireland’s beef industry can profit hugely from the horsemeat scandal if purchasing focusses exclusively on high provenance, UK-only, beef cattle that are backed by full farm assurance – and sales promotion of their beef emphasises these qualifications. But ex-farm prices in the Province still fall 35p ... read more

18/04/2013 Press Release - Health and genetics to be key focus in beef from the dairy herd section at Beef EXPO 2013 Region: National Health and genetics to be key focus in beef from the dairy herd section at Beef Expo 2013 Beef Farmers finishing cattle from the dairy herd will have the chance to enhance their knowledge of a number of topical subjects which can have a significant impact on their profitability at Beef Expo 2013 on 23 May. A drive for increased UK-sourced beef a... read more

18/04/2013 Press Release - Options for working with TB rules to be outlined to beef farmers at Beef EXPO 2013 Region: National Options for working with TB rules to be outlined to beef farmers at Beef Expo 2013 Highlighting the opportunities to rear and finish cattle from TB restricted units will be the focus of the TB Opportunities area at Beef Expo 2013 at Malvern on 23 May. The event's TB Opportunities area will offer farmers the chance to come and discuss their own si... read more

18/04/2013 Press Release - Retailers can reduce widespread temptation to substitute beef with horsemeat........ Region: National Retailers can reduce widespread temptation to substitute beef with horsemeat if they pay their supplier the proper price for high provenance, UK-only, beef product. The most recent results of horsemeat substitution tests in beef products confirm that inattentive retailers have allowed both consumers and beef farmers to be the victims of a giant, ... read more

17/04/2013 Press Release - Attention by DARD to the 2014 - 2020 Farm Modernisation Scheme will make NI livestock farms less.......... Region: Northern Ireland The National Beef Association says the devastation to Northern Ireland’s livestock farms, triggered by just one unusually heavy snowstorm in late March, has spotlighted the long-term poverty of the sector’s production wherewithal and the overwhelming fragility of many of its on-farm structures. And so it is calling on DARD’s tactical specialists ... read more

28/03/2013 Press Release - The "Origin UK" statement on a retail bee pack guarantees that all it beef .......... Region: National The “Origin UK” statement on a retail beef pack guarantees that all its beef is of UK origin – and not imported. Busy investigators, angry retailers, and nationwide public concern led by shocked consumers, has routed any immediate threat of beef, or beef products, on offer in supermarkets being re-contaminated with imported horsemeat or any other... read more

26/03/2013 Press Release - NBA asks beef farmers to back its efforts to secure new coupled payment for suckler stock Region: Northern Ireland NBA asks beef farmers to back its efforts to secure new coupled payment for suckler stock. Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister, and her Department, have a chance to secure a solid future for both the suckler cow and the Province’s entire beef industry if they accept that a new, coupled, CAP payment, agreed in principle by EU agriculture minis... read more

25/03/2013 Press Release - The Scottish Beef Association is giving its full support to Richard Lochhead's comments in the wake of the latest CAP reform talks Region: Scotland THE Scottish Beef Association is giving its full support to Richard Lochhead's comments in the wake of the latest CAP reform talks. Ministers met in Brussels for two days of discussions about the proposed deal with the Rural Affairs Secretary offering a lukewarm reception to the latest stage in the process. He said the failure to introduce a lev... read more

20/03/2013 Press Release - Proof of urgent retail need for Red Tractor qualification beef........ Region: Northern Ireland Cattle backed by full farm assurance credentials, which confirm the impeccable UK origin which guarantees their beef can be retailed under the increasingly important Red Tractor label, are leading the price lift which, if it continues, could help re-build Northern Ireland’s rickety beef sector. And the National Beef Association (NBA) would like e... read more

15/03/2013 Press Release - Date and venue set for Beef Expo 2014 Region: National Date and venue set for Beef EXPO 2014 The NBA are pleased to announce that Beef EXPO 2014 will be held at Hexham Mart, Hexham, Northumberland on Thursday the 22nd of May 2014 with farm tours taking place the day before on Wednesday the 21st of May. After 2 successful years at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern it has been decided to take ... read more

14/03/2013 Press Release - No place for nomad cattle in Northern Ireland - says NBA Region: National No place for nomad cattle in Northern Ireland – says NBA. The National Beef Association (NBA) says there is no place in Northern Ireland for nomad cattle brought in from the ROI for immediate slaughter when feeders, and the majority of processors in the Province, have reacted to the horsemeat scandal by emphasizing the provenance of NI beef and f... read more

13/03/2013 Press Release - Dairy farmers urged to place more 21 day old native breed sired calves on rearing market Region: National The National Beef Association (NBA) would like dairy farmers to know they could secure an important place in the new push to produce large volumes of high quality, high priced, beef sired by native breed bulls for top tier presentation at both domestic and export supermarkets. “The accent in the fresh beef market is quite suddenly on the producti... read more

06/03/2013 Press Release - NI's ailing suckler beef sector will contribute more to Provicial economy if maximum..... Region: Northern Ireland NI’s ailing suckler beef sector will contribute more to Provincial economy if maximum 15 per cent SFP allocation is approved in Brussels. The National Beef Association (NBA) in Northern Ireland wants the UK government to accept that suckler beef production in the Province will perish without more income support – and persuade other EU countries t... read more

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