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22/03/2011 Press Release - Dominance of large processing operations in Scotland not taken into account by FSA's inspection fee system Region: National Dominance of large processing operations in Scotland not taken into account by FSA’s inspection fee system. If Scotland had its own meat inspection system the inflated surveillance costs faced by Scottish prime stock finishers and meat plant operators would be reduced, said the National Beef Association. Which has already made clear its objectio... read more

21/03/2011 Press Release - £17-£51 a head discounts on 30-36 month old cattle must be challenged Region: National £17-£51 a head discounts on 30-36 month old cattle must be challenged. The National Beef Association has called on finishers throughout the UK to demand an acceptable scientific, or commercial, explanation, from processors, for the universal discount on beef taken from 30-36 month old cattle – which is invariably retailed with beef from under 30 ... read more

07/03/2011 Press Release - Beef Expo 2011 to host expanded National Spring Spectacular Show Region: National Beef Expo 2011, organised by the National Beef Association with Lloyds TSB as the main sponsor, will this year play host to an expanded National Spring Spectacular Show (NSSS), with unhaltered prime cattle classes joining the usual haltered classes. These additional unhaltered classes will take place at Newark Livestock Market on Wednesday 25 May,... read more

07/03/2011 Press Release - Survival of suckler herd down to retailers Region: National Survival of suckler herd down to retailers. Cattle currently moving through the beef production chain are already being sold onto a market which is becoming increasingly nervous about the impact of shorter food supplies and soaring world prices. The National Beef Association believes retailers still have to show they are aware that old rule bo... read more

01/03/2011 Press Release - NBA and industry can work together to reduce liver fluke incidence in cattle Region: National NBA and industry can work together to reduce liver fluke incidence in cattle. The National Beef Association has asked abattoir owners to examine ways of passing back information to owners and their vets, whose cattle have liver fluke. It has noted veterinary fears that widespread fluke infestation, which is being encouraged by a series of damp s... read more

25/02/2011 Press Release - Ulster follows BVD Scottish example Region: National SURVEY OFFERS FREE BVD TESTS FREE testing of cattle for BVD, Bovine Viral Diarrhoea, is now on offer to randomly selected Northern Ireland dairy and suckler herd owners during routine Brucellosis testing. When bleeding stock for Brucellosis test samples, DARD staff will invite randomly selected farmers to take part in research into the incidence ... read more

25/02/2011 Press Release - Ulster NBA responds to CAP proposals Region: Northern Ireland ULSTER NBA RESPONDS TO CAP PROPOSALS EUROPEAN Union reform of the Common Agricultural Policy must deliver on three main objectives warns the Northern Ireland regional council of the National Beef Association. After considering plans for the CAP beyond 2013 the NBA is adamant any policy to be fair and effective must deliver on three objectives; •... read more

21/02/2011 Press Release - Government should not rush to judgement on report linking red meat with bowel cancer Region: National Government should not rush to judgement on report linking red meat with bowel cancer. The National Beef Association urges the Coalition Government not to rush to judgement on the place of red meat in the diet if it is presented with yet another, hesitant and confused report, linking meat with a cancer. Its plea comes after yesterday’s media leak... read more

21/02/2011 Press Release - EU report on carbon and livestock should reassure UK retailers Region: National EU report on carbon and livestock should reassure UK retailers Retailers can be assured that the carbon footprint of beef produced in the UK is almost exactly the EU average – and almost four times less than beef imported from Brazil, the National Beef Association said today. This follows publication of an authoritative EU study on greenhouse ga... read more

21/02/2011 2011 Beef Stockman of the Future Region: National The 2011 winner of the Farmers Guardian Beef Stockman of the Year, DAVID Thirwell, is completely focused on achieving the best results he can from the 200-cow Stabilser herd he manages for JSR Farms at Givendale Farm in Pocklington, York. It is this focus on where he is now, where he wants to be in the future and what he needs to do to get there ... read more

15/02/2011 Press Release - Supermarket grip on prices so strong that processors fear lisft in beef export volumes Region: National Supermarket grip on prices so strong that processors fear lift in beef export volumes. The National Beef Association, like many other sector organisations, sees the restoration of a significant export trade with other EU countries as the only way of creating enough competition for prime cattle to break the grip UK supermarkets have on ex-farm pr... read more

15/02/2011 Press Release - Book you Beef Expo 2011 trade stand now Region: National Book your Beef Expo 2011 trade stand now Trade stand space for this year’s Beef Expo 2011, organised by the National Beef Association with Lloyds TSB as major sponsors, is selling fast, meaning interested companies should book space soon to ensure their attendance. Event organiser Euan Emslie says the new online booking system for trade stand spa... read more

07/02/2011 Press Release - new regulation cost strategy needed by food supply chain for beef sector Region: National New regulation cost strategy needed by food supply chain for beef sector. The food supply chain must adopt a new, co-ordinated, strategy towards relentless increases in its regulatory cost – otherwise it will inflict further, probably fatal, damage on its already vulnerable production base. The National Beef Association is alarmed at the indust... read more

07/02/2011 Press Release - SUCKLER BEEF: best offer 3 for 5: Buy while stocks last Region: National SUCKLER BEEF: best offer 3 for 5: Buy while stocks last Beef from the British suckler herd is amongst the best you can get. And beef farmers in the UK are currently offering supermarkets and butchers their best ever offer – a 3 for 5 offer. It sounds fantastic...read on.... Suckler beef currently earns the UK farmer less than £3 per kilo. Yet t... read more

31/01/2011 Beef Expo 2011 offers crucial opportunity for UK beef farmers Region: National Beef Expo 2011 offers crucial opportunity for UK beef farmers This year’s Beef Expo 2011, organised by the National Beef Association with Lloyds TSB Agriculture as major sponsors, to be held at Newark Showground on Thursday 26 May, will offer farmers attending the event the chance to forge a route to profit. As ever, the event will play host to a... read more

18/01/2011 Press Release:CAP support must continue if supermarkets do not pay enough for beef. Region: National Beef farmers need Single Farm Payment (SFP) to protect them from the iron grip supermarkets have on retail food prices – and so direct, Pillar One, support must continue to be a fundamental element of the post-2013 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that will be negotiated over 2011. The National Beef Association remains deeply alarmed at the yawni... read more

17/01/2011 Feed efficiency boost only answer to high feed costs Region: National Feed efficiency boost only answer to high feed costs Beef farmers faced with rapidly diminishing forage stocks and limited access to other feed options are being warned to ensure feed stocks last through the rest of the winter by maximising feed conversion efficiency (FCE). According to Keenan nutrition specialist Seth Wareing, to counter the ri... read more

17/01/2011 Making Farm Assurance Easier to Understand - new Beef & Lamb Quick Guide Region: National Making Farm Assurance Easier to Understand – new Beef and Lamb Quick Guide A new Quick Guide summarising the standards and rules of the Red Tractor Farm Assurance Beef and Lamb Scheme has been published and sent to more than 21,000 members in England. The A5 leaflet summarises how the beef and lamb scheme works including how to join, choice of cer... read more

10/01/2011 Press Release: New Eblex levy income should be aimed at lifting beef exports and trumpeting the nutritional and health benefits of eating beef. Region: National The National Beef Association has told Eblex that it’s most important, short term priority is the sale of more English beef onto export markets. It has also asked for new levy money to be aimed at convincing consumers that regular beef consumption helps to protect their health. “We have said we are pleased at the decision to set aside new funds a... read more

13/12/2010 NBA will support installation of new industry-government partnership NBA will support installation of new industry-government partnership board to take control of English animal health issues. Region: National The National Beef Association is delighted that years of determined resistance to the disruptive plan to install an expensive and ineffective, levy funded, Animal Health Board quango in England have paid off. Instead, the Independent Advisory Group, which examined the most helpful way to introduce a joint approach to responsibility and cost shar... read more

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