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04/05/2010 Press Release - Try Your Hand at Auctioneering at Beef Expo 2010 Region: National TRY YOUR HAND AT AUCTIONEERING AT BEEF EXPO 2010 Visitors to Beef Expo 2010 will have the opportunity of demonstrating their skills in auctioneering in a fun competition at this year’s event to be held at Hexham Mart, Northumberland, on Thursday, May 27. The competition for novice auctioneers was introduced at least year’s event and proved a gre... read more

04/05/2010 Press Release - Animal Health Cost sharing proposals top of the agenda for Beef Expo 2010 Region: National ANIMAL HEALTH COST SHARING PROPOSALS TOP OF THE AGENDA FOR BEEF EXPO 2010 CONFERENCE Controversial Government proposals for cost sharing in the animal health sector will come under scrutiny at a conference to be held in Hexham on the eve of Beef Expo 2010. The conference is being organised by the National Beef Association and will be held in Hex... read more

30/04/2010 Swish Prizes on NBA Stand Region: National SWISH PRIZES ON NBA STAND! JOIN the National Beef Association, the voice of all in the business of beef production, during Balmoral Show and you could head home with a Swish prize! The very special ‘Join Today, Enjoy for a Year’ offer is on the NBA stand in the Nugent Hall. Simply sign up to become a member and you have the chance to win one of t... read more

30/04/2010 Swish Prizes on NBA Stand Region: Northern Ireland SWISH PRIZES ON NBA STAND! JOIN the National Beef Association, the voice of all in the business of beef production, during Balmoral Show and you could head home with a Swish prize! The very special ‘Join Today, Enjoy for a Year’ offer is on the NBA stand in the Nugent Hall. Simply sign up to become a member and you have the chance to win one of t... read more

26/04/2010 Press Release - U-turn by FAO on cattle GHGs must be hammered home Region: National U-turn by FAO on cattle GHG’s must be hammered home. The National Beef Association has called for a fundamental policy assessment by world, EU and UK leaders on the influence of grazing and ruminant livestock production on climate change following a new, corrective, report from the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on cattle... read more

26/04/2010 Press Release - Room exists for important lift in retail beef prices Region: National Room exists for important lift in retail beef prices. Retailers should be preparing re-pricing schedules so they can take full advantage of the on-going consumer recovery in fresh beef consumption for home eating. The National Beef Association, which has noted that so far this year consumer purchases are around four per cent higher than the same... read more

19/04/2010 Press Release - Quality of beef carcases continues to improve - but processor demands........... Region: National Quality of beef carcases continues to improve – but processor demands on specification are still getting tighter. Beef cattle feeders should be pleased that carcase classification surveys conducted over the past ten years show that the majority are managing their feeding systems so more carcases are hitting the increasingly difficult specificatio... read more

13/04/2010 Press Release - Joint approach required from NI~s farm representatives so.......... Region: Northern Ireland Joint approach required from NI’s farm representatives so Province’s best possible contribution to All-Island animal health strategy can be secured. The National Beef Association is keen to work with other livestock farmer’s representatives in Northern Ireland to put together a disease eradication strategy which, after further discussion with th... read more

13/04/2010 Press Release - Joint approach required from NI~s farm representatives...... Region: National Joint approach required from NI’s farm representatives so Province’s best possible contribution to All-Island animal health strategy can be secured. The National Beef Association is keen to work with other livestock farmer’s representatives in Northern Ireland to put together a disease eradication strategy which, after further discussion with t... read more

07/04/2010 Merial Press Release - Keep on top of parasites at turn-out Region: National Keep on top of parasites at turn-out As the time for turn-out approaches, leading animal health company Merial is urging farmers to keep on top of parasite control to help maximise productivity. “Most farmers recognise that the housing period provides an ideal opportunity to administer a number of treatments, but parasite control is just as impo... read more

07/04/2010 Press Release Comprehensive Display of Beef Breeds at Beef Expo 2010 Region: National COMPREHENSIVE DISPLAY OF BEEF BREEDS AT BEEF EXPO 2010 More than 350 cattle of 22 different beef breeds will be on display at the UK’s national beef event, Beef Expo 2010, to be held at Hexham Auction Mart on Thursday, May 27. Organised by the National Beef Association with Lloyds TSB Agriculture as major sponsor, Beef Expo is held at a differen... read more

06/04/2010 Press Release - Defra must quickly solve problem of unspent RDP money Region: National Defra must quickly solve problem of unspent RDP money. The National Beef Association has called on Defra to either dismantle the bureaucratic barricades, which surround modulation money, compulsorily given up by farmers to finance the stuttering English Rural Development Programme (ERDP) - or immediately reduce the percentage of modulation fundin... read more

06/04/2010 Press Release - Organised effort to reduce cattle disease on each side of Ireland~s...... Region: Northern Ireland Organised effort to reduce cattle disease on each side of Ireland’s North-South border supported by NBA. The National Beef Association (NBA) is looking forward to assisting with the construction of an Island of Ireland health scheme for cattle and hopes to make a positive contribution when Ministers, officials, and stakeholders from both sides of... read more

06/04/2010 Press Release - organised effort to reduce cattle disease on each side of Irelands North - South border supported by NBA Region: National Organised effort to reduce cattle disease on each side of Ireland’s North-South border supported by NBA. The National Beef Association (NBA) is looking forward to assisting with the construction of an Island of Ireland health scheme for cattle and hopes to make a positive contribution when Ministers, officials, and stakeholders from both sides of... read more

01/04/2010 Press Release - New scientific evidence shows that climate change policy makers must Region: National New scientific evidence shows that climate change policy makers must put livestock reduction plans on hold. The National Beef Association is keen to emphasise that arguments based on already acknowledged errors in an outdated 2006 FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN) report on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) were mis-conceived. Thes... read more

19/03/2010 Press Release - £10,000 Guaranteed for Winning Bull at Beef Expo Region: National £10,000 GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BULL AT BEEF EXPO Farmers attending the National Beef Association’s Beef Expo 2010 at Hexham Auction Mart in Northumberland on Thursday, May 27, will have the opportunity of winning a top pedigree beef bull valued at £10,000 in a unique judging competition being held for the first time in the UK. Pedigree breeders ... read more

16/03/2010 Press Release - Beef sector in danger of mincing itself to death Region: National Beef sector in danger of mincing itself to death. The beef sector is in danger of mincing itself to death, according to the National Beef Association. The latest Kantar Worldpanel consumer survey shows that fresh mince, which is the cheapest product retailed, and averages only around £4.00 a kilo, even if the premium price range is included, acc... read more

15/03/2010 National Spring Spectacular show at Beef Expo 2010 Region: National NATIONAL SPRING SPECTACULAR SHOW AT BEEF EXPO 2010 April 9 is the closing date for entries for the National Spring Spectacular Show of beef cattle to be held as part of the UK’s national beef event, Beef Expo 2010, at Hexham Auction Mart on Thursday, May 27. Lloyds TSB Agriculture has been confirmed for the third year running as major sponsor of... read more

15/03/2010 Intermediate response of NBA to debate created by Pack Inquiry Region: National Intermediate response of NBA to debate created by Pack Inquiry The National Beef Association’s Scottish Council considers it will be impossible for Scotland to avoid being included in an EU-wide move to the area based calculation of SFP after the current round of CAP reform talks are completed. However it is equally certain that additional suppo... read more

24/02/2010 Press Release - Defra should consult with agricultural industry before prioritising its CAP policies Region: National Defra should consult with agricultural industry before prioritising its CAP policies. The National Beef Association has criticised Defra for signaling its readiness to fall in with the EU consensus during coming CAP reform talks – instead of pushing hard to secure the best possible deal for UK farmers. It says Defra and its Ministers should take t... read more

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