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23/07/2008 Agreed approach on partnership offers industry fistful of opportunities Region: National Agreed approach on partnership offers industry fistful of opportunities to construct effective TB control policy with government. Cattle industry stakeholders have backed the National Beef Association’s assertion that nothing can be gained, and much could be lost, by turning down an opportunity to work alongside government – providing it is genui... read more

21/07/2008 Treat breeding cows like a goldmine Region: National Treat breeding cows like a goldmine. Suckled calf breeders are urged to treat their productive cows as goldmines because market signals indicate further tightening of world, and domestic, beef supplies from autumn 2009. NBA director, Kim Haywood is worried that some owners are being tempted by the extraordinarily high prices for beef-bred cull c... read more

17/07/2008 Pressure on Brazil~s beef export compliance beginning to tell Region: National Pressure on Brazil’s beef export compliance beginning to tell. The National Beef Association has welcomed EU health commissioner, Markos Kyprianou’s, end of year deadline to the Brazilian authorities to correct deficiencies in the delivery of beef onto the EU market – or face a possible import ban. “Pressure put on the Commission by the NBA and ... read more

16/07/2008 Article in THE TIMES - Farmers are braced for a new ban Region: National The Times: 16 July 08: Farmers are braced for a new ban on live cattle exports to the Continent after British-reared calves sent to the Netherlands were found to have bovine TB. Furious Dutch farmers have imposed their own commercial ban after 12 calves imported to veal production farms in March tested positive for the disease. The country has b... read more

16/07/2008 EXCLUSIVE: UK calves boycotted after Holland is infected with TB Region: National The calf export industry has been thrown into turmoil after British calves infected with bovine TB were exported to Holland. Dutch farmers are boycotting cattle from the UK after 27 farms in Holland were placed under TB restrictions and 12 cattle tested positive for the disease. The calves were traced after reactors were found on a British farm ... read more

15/07/2008 Business as usual for NBA until new chairman is appointed Region: National Business as usual for NBA until new chairman is appointed. Members and regional chairmen from all parts of the UK are keen to see the Association continue to move forward and maintain its activity on a wide range of important beef industry issues, NBA director, Kim Haywood, said today. “They know that the long term future of the beef sector rema... read more

14/07/2008 Momber takes over until replacement for former NBA Chairman Region: National Momber takes over until replacement for former NBA chairman, Burrell is appointed. Duff Burrell, chairman of the National Beef Association since June 2005, has stood down after criticism of the Association’s approach to future TB control policies. His place will be temporarily taken by Association vice-chairman, Frank Momber of Hawkley in Hamps... read more

14/07/2008 Finishers urged not to fall for price fall "trick" Region: National Finishers urged not to fall for price fall “trick” and offer more cattle. Finishers can resist the determined effort to pull back the price of slaughter cattle because the forces which drive the market are tipped firmly in the sellers favour. The National Beef Association says efforts are being made by some abattoirs to pay significantly less fo... read more

14/07/2008 Vaccinate against BTV8 or play Russian Roulette 2 Region: National Vaccinate against BTV8 or play Russian Roulette. The National Beef Association have praise livestock keepers in the current English BTV8 Protection zone for rapidly vaccinating their livestock with the BTV8 vaccine in the fight against the spread of Blue Tongue Disease and hopes this positive action will be adopted by other farmers as the Protect... read more

07/07/2008 Door to badger culling not completely shut, says NBA Region: National Door to badger culling not completely shut, says NBA. The National Beef Association feels let down by Defra Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, who continues to stall over approval for cattle farmers to cull badgers in English TB hot spot areas - and is joining with other farmers’ organisations to protest against this weak decision in Smiths Square,... read more

07/07/2008 Vaccinate against BTV8 or play Russian Roulette Region: National Vaccinate against BTV8 or play Russian Roulette. The National Beef Association have praise livestock keepers in the current English BTV8 Protection zone for rapidly vaccinating their livestock with the BTV8 vaccine in the fight against the spread of Blue Tongue Disease and hopes this positive action will be adopted by other farmers as the Protect... read more

02/07/2008 Food Shortages Region: National If the Prime Minister wants to protect consumers from shorter global food supplies by encouraging farmers to raise their output, he must help agriculture to meet the challenge by removing outdated production restraints imposed at a time when UK food security was not a national issue, the National Beef Association said today. And that means revers... read more

30/06/2008 Bluetongue vaccine stocks Region: National Scottish Government confirmation of August bluetongue vaccine stocks is “reassuring”, says NBA Scotland The National Beef Association Scotland is delighted that the Scottish Government has confirmed (June 27th) it will be holding vaccine stocks to counter BTV8 in reserve this August which can be used as a contingency against the appearance of th... read more

18/06/2008 Production costs, not market income, have become the beef Region: National Production costs, not market income, have become the beef sector’s new priority. Rising production costs, not future income from finished cattle, are the big problem beef farmers must solve if their businesses are to survive over the long term. So says the National Beef Association which is convinced that emerging shifts in cross-global, demand-... read more

11/06/2008 BTV Vaccine Order Region: National Defra has today announced that it is placing an order with Merial to deliver 13 million doses of Bluetongue serotype 8 vaccine, eight million for use in England and five million for use in Wales. Merial anticipate delivering vaccine in regular batches over the summer, which, alongside Defra’s existing contract with Intervet, will ensure that suff... read more

11/06/2008 Unnecessary WTO import tarriff concession jeopardises future EU beef Region: National Unnecessary WTO import tariff concession jeopardises future EU beef supplies. The National Beef Association has joined with farmers’ organisations in Europe to persuade MEP’s to back efforts to persuade the European Commission to scrap plans to reduce beef import tariffs by 70 per cent – which is part of the settlement package put forward by UK T... read more

08/05/2008 UPDATE - BTV 8 Region: National There are 127 IPs; 66 from 2007 and the remainder as a result of pre movement testing in the Vector Free Period. A new born calf has been declared as a case. Its mother was positive last autumn and is still on the same farm. This calf is positive to PCR and also has high levels of antibody as would be expected. It is not known if the calf is infe... read more

21/04/2008 Press Release - USA expert Temple Grandin is key guest at the NBA's Beef Expo in May Region: National USA expert Temple Grandin is key Guest at the NBA’s Beef Expo in May. ‘Good handling advice is worth millions of pounds’. Beef farmers from across the UK who attend Beef Expo 2008 at the Perth Agriculture Centre in Scotland on Wednesday May 21st will be able to listen to Professor Temple Grandin from the United States – who is acknowledged as the... read more

21/04/2008 Press Release - More farmer friendly attitude to food production needed Region: National More farmer friendly attitude to food production needed. The National Beef Association is looking for agreement that new, more friendly, approaches to livestock production can be adopted now that the world has woken up to the risk of imminent food shortages. It is worried that farmers trying to respond by raising output through increased product... read more

09/04/2008 Press Release - Top Speakers lined up for Beef Expo Conference and Dinner Region: National TOP SPEAKERS LINED UP FOR BEEF EXPO CONFERENCE AND DINNER Three leading meat industry figures have accepted the invitation of the National Beef Association to speak at the Beef Expo 2008 conference at Perth on Tuesday, May 20. The conference, sponsored by Quality Meat Scotland, will be held at Perth Agricultural Centre on the eve of Beef Expo wh... read more

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