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19/07/2010 Press Release - More emphasis on calf registration would help forward beef supply Region: National NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION (Press statement – No embargo) July 19th 2010 More emphasis on calf registration would help forward beef supply projections. The unparalleled surge of 11-13 month old Holstein bulls onto this year’s prime cattle market demonstrates that the beef industry must make more use of calf registration information from BCMS... read more

15/07/2010 Press Release - Appeal Court can be persuaded to accept the justice of culling out both cattle and badgers - says NBA Region: National Appeal Court can be persuaded to accept the justice of culling out both cattle and badgers – says NBA. The National Beef Association fears the Court of Appeal’s decision to block Welsh Government moves to cull badgers in a locality that is cursed with especially stiff TB infection will, if it leads to the suspension of other badger cull plans els... read more

07/07/2010 Private Life of Cows - BBC 2 Wed 7th July 2010 Region: National Jilly Greed updates .... BBC have confirmed that Private Life of Cows presented by Jimmy Doherty will be transmitted tomorrow on BBC 2 Wed 7th July at 8 pm. The programme sets out to prove cows are highly intelligent, make lifelong friends, can be hard wired to fear and flight zones but deserve affection and respect. At least we hope this will ... read more

06/07/2010 Press Release - Which way will the genetic market wind really blow? Region: National Beef farmers with 20-30 years of running a challenging business in front of them need to be sensitive to changes in the direction the beef industry is taking. Much of the current focus at farm level is on the adoption of new genetic markers which can, for example, help businesses develop a more durable, and more cost efficient, pool of breeding s... read more

06/07/2010 Press Release - Government cannot ignore strong farmer objections to disease responsibility and cost sharing. Region: National The National Beef Association has called on Defra to open its mind to what livestock farmers are saying about disease cost and responsibility sharing (RCS) in consultation responses submitted when the deadline ended only last week. It is worried that Defra has already decided, despite almost universal farmer condemnation of the move, that RCS is ... read more

30/06/2010 Press Release - All round financial help to secure future of Northern Irelands suckler cow herd is needed Region: Northern Ireland All round financial help to secure future of Northern Ireland’s suckler cow herd is needed. Meat factories cannot survive without stock to process – and Foyle Foods has already shut down its sheep line because it faced a dramatic plunge in lamb throughput. So - the writing is on the wall and the warning bells are ringing. More beef factories wi... read more

30/06/2010 Press Release - All round financial help to secure future of Northern Ireland's suckler cow herd is needed Region: National All round financial help to secure future of Northern Ireland’s suckler cow herd is needed. Meat factories cannot survive without stock to process – and Foyle Foods has already shut down its sheep line because it faced a dramatic plunge in lamb throughput. So - the writing is on the wall and the warning bells are ringing. More beef factories wi... read more

21/06/2010 Press Release - National Beef Association AGM & Farm Walk, 6th July 2010 Region: National NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION AGM AND FARM WALK – July 6th. The National Beef Association will be holding their AGM on 6th July at 2.30 p.m. after a farm walk and BBQ at Oakham Farm Buildings just off the M5 at junction 19. The farm walk will commence at 11.00 a.m. and anyone wishing to join the NBA is welcomed to attend as well as all existing member... read more

18/06/2010 Press Release - Human beings do not eat grass - NBA reminds climate change pathfinders Region: National Human beings do not eat grass – NBA reminds climate change pathfinders. The debate on the best way to combat climate change is moving so fast that the Centre for Alternative Technology’s (CAT) report, “Zero Carbon Britain 2030”, which was released on Wednesday (June 16th) is already outdated. The National Beef Association, which is committed t... read more

04/06/2010 Merial Press Release - Liver fluke is spreading eastwards say vets Region: National Liver fluke is spreading eastwards say vets Increasing numbers of vets in the east of Britain report that they are seeing more cases of liver fluke than ever before. A survey conducted by Merial Animal Health among vets dealing with cattle in the east of England and Scotland, revealed that 90% either strongly agreed or agreed with the statement: ... read more

04/06/2010 Merial Press Release - Hidden costs of cattle pneumonia Region: National Hidden costs of cattle pneumonia The beef industry in the UK may be underestimating the true cost of calf pneumonia, according to Merial Animal Health. The company’s veterinary adviser Fiona MacGillivray MRCVS says she fears that many farmers do not take into account the full range of costs involved, and that the disease could be costing the indu... read more

01/06/2010 Press Release - LFASS surplus funding should be targeted specifically at hill and upland cows - says NBA Region: National LFASS surplus funding should be targeted specifically at hill and upland cows –says NBA. The National Beef Association says more breeding cows will be kept in the Scottish hills and uplands if the approximate £8 million surplus created by the Scottish Government’s re-basing of LFASS spending last autumn is targeted specifically at suckler cows - ... read more

24/05/2010 Press Release - Finishers & Breeders could make more money if less beef is pushed at the spring market Region: National Finishers and breeders could make more money if less beef is pushed at the spring market. Breeders and feeders could work together to create a more even supply of prime cattle for slaughterers – and ease the seasonal overload which is dampening down prices just as the most expensively finished stock is moving onto the market. The National Bee... read more

24/05/2010 Press Release - Breeders should send unexplained young calf deaths for free postmortem Region: National Breeders should send unexplained young calf deaths for free post-mortem. The National Beef Association is advising all calf breeders to co-operate with their regional vets who are investigating the unexplained appearance of Bleeding Calf Syndrome – otherwise known as Bovine Neonatal Pancytopenia. Little is known about this new and fatal syndrom... read more

21/05/2010 Press Release - Beef Improvement Group and Morrisobs/Woodheads Aiming for Supply Chain Efficiencies Region: National Beef Improvement Group and Morrisons/Woodheads Aiming for Supply Chain Efficiencies Morrisons/Woodheads have formed a ground-breaking relationship with Yorkshire based, The Beef Improvement Group, to develop a more efficient and sustainable supply chain of fresh beef. The supermarket currently processes around 3000 cattle every week at its Woodh... read more

20/05/2010 Press Release - Will Dard Decision Damage Rural Recovery Region: National WILL DARD DECISION DAMAGE RURAL RECOVERY? DARD risks damaging rural recovery from recession by an ill judged decision to hamper marts operating outside civil service ‘ normal office hours.’ The view of the National Beef Association as DARD seeks to save money by refusing to have staff on duty to handle queries arising when stock are offered for ... read more

20/05/2010 Press Release - Will Dard Decision Damage Rural Recovery Region: Northern Ireland WILL DARD DECISION DAMAGE RURAL RECOVERY? DARD risks damaging rural recovery from recession by an ill judged decision to hamper marts operating outside civil service ‘ normal office hours.’ The view of the National Beef Association as DARD seeks to save money by refusing to have staff on duty to handle queries arising when stock are offered for ... read more

17/05/2010 Press Release - Plants which use VIA machines to clasify carcase must adjust thier... Region: National Plants which use VIA machines to classify carcase must adjust their payment grids ahead of installation. The National Beef Association has called for deep discussions between meat processors and cattle finishers ahead of Video Image Analysis (VIA) machines being installed by meat plants to automatically classify beef carcases in all parts of the ... read more

17/05/2010 Press Release - Selling mince at current volumes, and at current prices, is suicide for beef industry Region: National Selling mince at current volumes, and at current prices, is suicide for beef industry. The UK’s high cost, high quality, beef supply chain is being put at risk by savage, short-sighted, supermarket discounts on mince which are aimed at retaining customer loyalty by selling expensive red meat at a price competitive with broiler chicken. The value... read more

04/05/2010 Press Release - Beef retailers must learn lessons from avoidable lamb production collapse Region: National Beef retailers must learn lessons from avoidable lamb production collapse. The National Beef Association has warned that misinformed retail reaction to high, short supply driven, lamb prices demonstrates that they have still to realise the same development could soon explode on beef. Currently slaughter lambs are selling at a record seasonal hi... read more

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