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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

09/04/2008 Press Release - Welsh Government's welcomed TB plan Region: National Welsh Government’s welcomed TB plan will be supported by farmers as long as it is quickly adopted, compensation is fair, and all parts of the eradication programme are managed even handedly. The National Beef Association has welcomed new Welsh plans to tackle the relentless spread of bovine TB because they confirm the Assembly Government has ac... read more

07/04/2008 Press Release GM crops must become part of cereals sector tool kit Region: National GM crops must become part of cereals sector tool kit. The National Beef Association has called for all resistance to GM crops, at both UK and EU level, to be abandoned immediately in response to seismic shifts in world demand for food, the growing danger of global food shortages, and the prospect of declining domestic animal production. It says ... read more

02/04/2008 Press Release - Opportunity to visit two leading Perthshire beef farms at Beef Expo Region: National OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT TWO LEADING PERTHSHIRE BEEF FARMS AT BEEF EXPO 2008 Visitors attending the UK’s national beef event, Beef Expo 2008, at Perth Agricultural Centre on Wednesday, May 21, will have the opportunity on the day before the event of visiting two leading Perthshire beef farms. The pre-event tour on Tuesday, May 20, will feature pedig... read more

31/03/2008 Press Release - World food shortage means domestic production policies already outdated Region: National World food shortage means domestic production policies already outdated. It is time for politicians, and supermarkets, to take a look at the international food situation, give up their outdated approach to constrained agricultural production, and introduce new strategies that take account of increasing global hunger and growing commodity shorta... read more

31/03/2008 Press Release - Should Northern Ireland have bluetongue vaccine available for use in 2008 Region: National Should Northern Ireland have bluetongue vaccine available for use in 2008? The National Beef Association would like the Department of Agriculture to ask livestock industry stakeholders to seriously consider the value of having vaccine protection in place against emergent bluetongue this summer when government and industry meet to discuss issues r... read more

26/03/2008 Press Release - More effort must be made to maintain sustainable supply system Region: National More effort must be made to maintain sustainable supply system within UK A cross-UK average of 250p deadweight for R3-R4L steers has already pushed retailers, processors and farmers into uncharted territory, says the National Beef Association. And the near certainty of even higher prices for slaughter cattle, now that imports into the EU from So... read more

13/03/2008 US Expert on Livestock handling systems to speak at Beef Expo Region: National US EXPERT ON LIVESTOCK HANDLING SYSTEMS TO SPEAK AT BEEF EXPO Renowned international expert on animal behaviour, Professor Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, USA, will be spending two days in Scotland in May giving practical demonstrations of advanced livestock handling systems. Prof Grandin is sure to be a... read more

10/03/2008 NBA looks forward to next stage now that first steps to protect... Region: National NBA looks forward to next stage now that first steps to protect Scotland from bluetongue are complete. The National Beef Association is pleased that vaccine against bluetongue virus 8 (BTV8) is being ordered immediately by the Scottish Government and should be available to protect livestock from infection if it moves into Scotland this summer. A... read more

04/03/2008 Retailers will lose beef sales unless they revitalise range of fresh products Region: National Retailers will lose beef sales unless they revitalise range of fresh products. The National Beef Association wants retailers to prepare fresh, lively, and interesting sales strategies for beef this summer so they can maintain consumer interest at the same time as they raise shop prices and inject more, much needed, income into a production sector... read more

27/02/2008 Mr Benn must now set in train licence approval system for badger reduction - says NBA Region: National Mr Benn must now set in train licence approval system for badger reduction projects – says NBA. The National Beef Association is confident that EFRA’s recommendation that Defra should quickly adopt a properly funded, balanced, and multi-faceted approach to TB control in England puts Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, under even greater pressure to... read more

21/02/2008 Lloyds TSB Agriculture confirmed as major sponsor of Beef Expo 2008 Region: National LLOYDS TSB AGRICULTURE CONFIRMED AS MAJOR SPONSOR OF BEEF EXPO 2008 Lloyds TSB Agriculture has been confirmed as major sponsor of the UK’s national beef event, Beef Expo 2008, to be held at Perth Agricultural Centre on Wednesday, May 21. Organised by the National Beef Association, Beef Expo 2008 is held annually at different venues throughout th... read more

07/02/2008 Domestic supply chains for Holstein bull calves will only... Region: National Domestic supply chains for Holstein bull calves will only happen if retailers move on price. Well prepared Holstein bull calves moving off dairy farms are a sound buy for specialist rearers and finishers in the UK at a time when movements in the prime cattle price are rising but retailers that have pledged their support for the domestic productio... read more

16/01/2008 Beef industry on threshold of startling tenerness gene development Region: National Beef industry on threshold of startling tenderness gene development Genesis Faraday, the organisation which funds and promotes the development of new genetic technologies, has backed the beef industry in research which could persuade breeders to use gene marking, identified through DNA, to produce cattle with more tender beef. And the results o... read more

14/01/2008 Beef industry on threshold of startling tenderness gene development Region: National Beef industry on threshold of startling tenderness gene development Genesis Faraday, the organisation which funds and promotes the development of new genetic technologies, has backed the beef industry in research which could persuade breeders to use gene marking, identified through DNA, to produce cattle with more tender beef. And the results of... read more

14/01/2008 Everyone, including Dairy Farmers should push..... Region: National Every farmer who sells slaughter cattle this week should be pushing hard for a huge jump in the purchase price following a supply driven shortage in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) where R4 steers are trading from a base of 235p per dwkg and beef cows up to 206p compared with just 195p and 156p immediately before Christmas. This strong advice comes... read more

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