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20/08/2009 Automatic beef grading may be step closer Region: Northern Ireland Published: Thursday, 20th August, 2009 9:00am - The Impartial Reporter A revolutionary new classification assessment system for beef may soon be introduced to Northern Ireland, according to latest reports from the National Beef Association. And it appears that some farmers groups are supporting the ideas and others have reservations. This week,... read more
17/08/2009 Press Release - NBA welcomes EU probe on farm cross-compliance costs Region: National August 17th 2009 NBA welcomes EU probe on farm cross-compliance costs. The National Beef Association has welcomed a European Commission move to probe the cost burden cross-compliance rules placed on farm businesses. It is particularly pleased the Commission is worried that EU regulations may be hampering the ability of farmers to compete on the... read more
11/08/2009 Press Release - Urgent need to increase UK beef producation from 2012 - 2013 says NBS Region: National Urgent need to increase UK beef production from 2012-2013 – says NBA The National Beef Association is certain that this week’s (w/e August 15th) dramatic recovery in prime cattle, and barren cow, prices demonstrates that the most dominant factor shaping the UK slaughter cattle market is short supplies. It says that the 10p per deadweight kilo l... read more
11/08/2009 Press Release - Pros and cons of TB-free status need to be measured carefully Region: National Pros and cons of TB-free status need to be measured carefully. The Scottish Government is correct to examine the benefits of TB-free status but it must make sure that beef industry structures are not damaged by the move – and that anti-TB prevention, and surveillance, continues after the transition phase is completed. The National Beef Associati... read more
25/07/2009 Change LFA support to keep hill farmers Farming! Region: Northern Ireland CHANGE LFA SUPPORT TO KEEP HILL FARMERS FARMING! “PAYING a hill farmer £500 yearly to keep a suckler cow is a better way of conserving our countryside than eventually having to pay a contractor £500 an acre to clear whins from abandoned upland fields!” The blunt view of Dr Herbert Diemont, chairman of the influential Rural European Platform, expre... read more
24/07/2009 National Beef Assosociation grown in Northern Ireland Region: Northern Ireland NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION GROWS IN NI THE decision by the ‘new’ National Beef Association NI council to attend Balmoral Show to publicise the benefits of NBA membership proved an overwhelming success. Visitors to the stand on Wednesday also had the added privilege of discussing the present issues affecting the beef industry with Kim Haywood the NB... read more
24/07/2009 Be a Beef team player Region: Northern Ireland FarmWeek platform  BE A BEEF TEAM PLAYER ‘WE’RE not Brazil, we’re Northern Ireland,’ chant our local soccer fans and so say the province’s beef producers. We are Northern Ireland farmers producing quality beef to meet the highest animal welfare, health and hygiene standards in the European Union. We are UK farmers meeting those exacting standards... read more
20/07/2009 NBA advises farmers to be ready for NIEA Cross-Compliance inspections Region: Northern Ireland NBA ADVISES FARMERS TO BE READY FOR NIEA CROSS-COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS NITRATES INSPECTIONS START - ARE YOU READY? NIEA, the Northern Ireland Environmental Agency, has started farm inspections on 5 cross-compliance directives, including Nitrates and Phosphorus Regulations, warns the National Beef Association.  During their visit, which lasts 2 – 3 ... read more
06/07/2009 Press Release - Government cannot ignore strong farmer objections to disease reponsibility and cost sharing Region: National Government cannot ignore strong farmer objections to disease responsibility and cost sharing. 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 De... read more
29/06/2009 Solar-powered beef cattle environmental heroes Region: Northern Ireland NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION (Press statement – No embargo)   June 29th 2009 Solar-powered beef cattle environmental heroes.   LOCALLY processed, grass fed beef from domestic cattle has, along with grazing sheep, blackberries and field mushrooms, a lower carbon footprint than any other food retailed, or consumed, within the UK’s borders.   The alter... read more
29/06/2009 Meat plants using NI as cheap Beef source Region: Northern Ireland NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION June 29th 2009 MEAT PLANTS USING NI AS CHEAP BEEF SOURCE? Deliberately diluted Northern Ireland cattle prices used as hammer to pound down ex-farm value of English, Scottish and Welsh cattle too.         THE largest suppliers of beef to UK supermarkets have such tight control over Northern Ireland’s prime cattle market ... read more
23/06/2009 Press Release - Cattle Carbon Region: National This overlong press release is adapted from notes sent to the Treasury and Defra.  Sir Paul McCartney recently suggested that everyone should give up eating meat on a Monday to save the planet from global warming.  Some people appear to have the same misunderstanding as Sir Paul about the methane exhaled by cattle grazing in the UK.  The informati... read more
16/06/2009 Press Release - Careful financial encouragement can maintain presence of important ...... Region: National Careful financial encouragement can maintain presence of important livestock farmers in vulnerable LFAs. Mixed grazing with the right livestock type or breed, and the correct mix of suckler cows and sheep, will protect Northern Ireland’s Less Favoured Areas and deliver the required bio-diversity balance. This is the core message in the National ... read more
16/06/2009 Press Release - Livestock industry rejection of Defra's animal health organisation Region: National Livestock industry rejection of Defra’s animal health organisation proposals gathers pace. The National Beef Association has joined with the Tenant Farmers Association, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, British Egg Industry Council, British Poultry Council, Livestock Auctioneers Association and the Game Farmers Association to make clear... read more
01/06/2009 Press Release - Is the UK beef industry unkowingly eating itself? Region: National Is the UK beef industry unknowingly eating itself? The UK beef industry is, perhaps unwittingly, heading relentlessly down the road to self destruction the National Beef Association has warned. It wants Government and retailers to make clear their long term need for beef and emphasise by word and deeds that they want more heifers to be retained ... read more
13/05/2009 Northern Ireland joins calls to examine astonishing level of market control... Region: National NBA Northern Ireland joins calls to examine astonishing level of market control of Anglo-Irish cattle slaughterers. May 13th 2009 Finishers across Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland (ROI), are angry that their slaughter cattle prices are moving backwards at the same time as those in Britain inch upwards, says the National Beef Associati... read more
13/05/2009 NBA backs NSA in discussion on future livestock payments Region: National NBA backs NSA in discussion on future livestock payments. The National Beef Association is backing a National Sheep Association plan, which could add another £28 million a year to LFASS payments in Scotland from January 2010 using the EU’s Article 68 option, which allows SFP to be top sliced from all recipients and pooled for payment to selected... read more
13/05/2009 Press Release - Completed bluetongue vaccinations will encourage more.... Region: National Completed bluetongue vaccinations will encourage more Scottish store cattle buyers. Store cattle breeders selling at North of England auction markets can widen the range of competition for their stock, and hopefully earn more money, if they inject them, pre-sale, against bluetongue virus eight (BTV8). This advice comes from the National Beef Ass... read more
13/05/2009 Press Release - Innovative forequarter seam cutting will generate more money for processors than mince Region: National Innovative forequarter seam cutting will generate more money for processors than mince. May 13th 2009 The National Beef Association is urging processors to take a leaf out of the United States’ book and initiate research into generating more value from the carcase. It says that instead of calling on taxpayers to secure positive margins for them t... read more
05/05/2009 Weighing cattle and comparing net return from sales can boost earning by £12-£16 per head Region: National Weighing cattle and comparing net return from sales can boost earnings by £12-£16 per head. Finishers should weigh all their cattle immediately before sale, and also calculate income per head against the banked cheque, if they want to discover which of the outlets within their selling range is offering the best return. This advice is offered by t... read more
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