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19/01/2009 Press Release - Welsh Assembly - VACCINATE EARLY FOR 2009 Region: National VACCINATE EARLY FOR 2009 Farmers in Wales should get ready now to vaccinate their livestock against Bluetongue , the Welsh Assembly Government has said as it launches the Bluetongue vaccination strategy for 2009 . The risk of Bluetongue to the Welsh farming industry remains a reality, with the disease circulating widely in Europe, particularly F... read more

13/01/2009 Press Release - BOVINE TB PILOT AREA GIVEN GO-AHEAD Region: Welsh BOVINE TB PILOT AREA GIVEN GO-AHEAD Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones has announced today [13 January] that a limited badger cull, alongside stricter cattle measures, will take place in a pilot area of West Wales as part of the Welsh Assembly Government’s TB Eradication Programme. The approach is based on evidence from a number of studies showin... read more

12/01/2009 Press Release - Don't throw away seed corn when there is a chance of a good harvest Region: National Don’t throw away seed corn when there is a chance of a good harvest. History has shown that no one sensible throws away seed corn when there is a chance of a good harvest and so beef famers must be cautious about cashing in their breeding cows, no matter how attractive the price, at a time when supply shortage is poised to push prime cattle price... read more

12/01/2009 Press Release - Food Standards Agency cuts value of 30-48 month old cattle Region: National Food Standards Agency cuts value of 30-48 month old cattle. Slaughter cattle aged between 30-48 months still face unexpected marketing problems despite no longer being subject to BSE brain testing – and this has annoyed the National Beef Association. In a surprise move the Food Standards Agency (FSA) ambushed the slaughter sector, last week, wit... read more

06/01/2009 Press Release - Keeping accurate feed delivery and medicine use records could save Region: National Keeping accurate feed delivery and medicine use records could save billions of pounds in consumer confidence crisis. The beef industry in the Republic of Ireland was able to protect itself from the unwanted economic damage that swamped its pig sector, after cancer linked dioxins were discovered in re-cycled animal feed, because of accurate feed d... read more

22/12/2008 Press Release - Farmers and processors should have thier share of the retail beef spending boom Region: National Farmers and processors should have their share of the retail beef spending boom. More must be done to make sure that income generated by the consumer spending boom on fresh beef is shared evenly across the industry, the National Beef Association said today. It wants to see a greater proportion of the additional £4 million a week being earned by ... read more

19/12/2008 Press Release - Lloyds TSB Agriculture confirmed as major sponso of Beef Expo 2009 Region: National LLOYDS TSB AGRICULTURE CONFIRMED AS MAJOR SPONSOR OF BEEF EXPO 2009 Lloyds TSB Agriculture has been confirmed for the second year running as major sponsor of the UK’s national beef event, Beef Expo. Beef Expo 2009, organised by the National Beef Association, will be held at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, courtesy of the ... read more

17/12/2008 Press Release - TB increase puts pressure on dairy beef calf supplies Region: National TB increase puts pressure on dairy beef calf supplies. Dairy beef specialists in the Midlands and South of England are struggling to find enough calves to rear and finish - which means the dairy beef sector, which in the past has supplied up to 55 per cent of the UK’s beef cattle, will soon be unable to maintain critical mass. Rearers and finish... read more

11/12/2008 Press Release - EU Commission decision to strengthen bluetongue protection in countries that have still to confirm disease mirrors calls made in NBA petition Region: National EU Commission decision to strengthen bluetongue protection in countries that have still to confirm disease mirrors calls made in NBA petition. The European Commission’s decision to allow pre-emptive vaccination against bluetongue in countries where the disease has still to be confirmed mirrors ideas put forward in an EU-wide, website, petition o... read more

08/12/2008 Press Release - Surge in retail sales income should mean more security for beef + notes Region: National Surge in retail sales income should mean more security for beef sector. Higher retail prices could be the salvation of the beef industry and British consumers, who are spending millions more pounds on cuts each month - even though they are buying slightly less in product weight terms - are showing how the sector can move forward. So says the Nat... read more

08/12/2008 Press Release - Additional £4million a week in mainland retail income offers best ever chance to raise NI beef cattle Region: National Additional £4 million a week in mainland retail income offers best ever chance to raise NI beef cattle prices. The National Beef Association is voicing their strong objection at the short sightedness of Northern Ireland’s processors and their retail customers who are squeezing the financial life out of its producer suppliers by discounting the pr... read more

03/12/2008 Press Release - Best financial performers in beef sector are not heaviest spenders Region: National Best financial performers in beef sector are not heaviest spenders. Forward thinking beef farmers have agreed that long term business survival can only be achieved through greater production efficiency coupled with a rise in earnings from the market. This has been shown by financial results published by levy funded organisations for 2007-2008 wh... read more

01/12/2008 Press Release - NBA calls for a more serious approach to BVD eradication Region: National NBA calls for a more serious approach to BVD eradication because BVD PIs may spread Bluetongue even in vaccinated herds. The case for all cattle farmers to pursue a determined eradication plan against BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea) has gained momentum because cattle Persistently Infected with BVD, so called PIs, may not respond to Bluetongue vaccina... read more

24/11/2008 Press Release - Cattle industry commitment to ear tag regulations cannot be in doubt Region: National Cattle industry commitment to ear tag regulations cannot be in doubt. Cattle farmers across the UK spend £6 million a year buying almost 1.4 million replacement ear tags so the collective effort they make not to break ID regulations which require primary plastic flag tags and secondary button tags to be in place at all times cannot be in doubt. ... read more

13/11/2008 Press Release - Beef sector disaster avoided by verdict in Peterhead ear tag loss trial Region: National NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION (Press statement – No embargo) November 13th 2008 Beef sector disaster avoided by verdict in Peterhead ear tag loss trial. The National Beef Association (NBA) has called for commonsense and flexibility from both the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) and Trading Standards in all parts of the UK after an Aberdeenshire finishe... read more

10/11/2008 Press Release - NBA calls for fully funded, co-ordinated attack on suckler cow infertility Region: National November 10th 2008 NBA calls for fully funded, co-ordinated attack on suckler cow infertility in Scotland. A ten per cent lift in Scotland’s yearly calving percentage would restore its 2009 suckled calf crop to1999 levels – when its beef cow herd stood at a record high of 534,520 head. The National Beef Association believes Scotland’s slaughter... read more

03/11/2008 Press Release - Omens good and more breeding cattle needed Region: National NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION (Press statement – No embargo) November 3rd 2008 Omens good and more breeding cattle needed. The United Kingdom will produce less beef both this year and next, it will export more, it will import less – and the most recent retail survey shows that consumers are spending eight per cent more money than they did a year a... read more

27/10/2008 Press Release - Modulation waste Region: National There is no case for Defra to raise its “voluntary” modulation deductions from English Single Farm Payments (SFP) after the CAP Health Check talks are completed - and every reason for them to be scrapped altogether, the National Beef Association said today. Its conclusion, which will no doubt please farmers but upset government, follows its initi... read more

21/10/2008 Press Release - NBA looks forward to independent food report from Chatham House Region: National NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION (Press statement – No embargo) October 21st 2008 NBA looks forward to independent food report from Chatham House As indicated in its press release of Monday October 20th, “Is food production about to emerge as a new national priority?” the National Beef Association is looking forward to a detailed analysis on food... read more

21/10/2008 Press Releae - More price drops Region: National NATIONAL BEEF ASSOCIATION (Press statement – No embargo) October 20th 2008 The National Beef Association has reported a cross-UK fall in slaughter cattle prices on the back of anxiety among processors about a slow-down in consumer spending and fears within the meat trade there could be an unexpected build up of unsold boxed beef stocks in the a... read more

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