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05/08/2016 Leading voice of West's beef farmers returns to NBA Beef farmer Bill Harper has returned to the National Beef Association's (NBA) board, with an aim to put the spotlight on commercial, political and health issues during his tenure. Mr Harper, who farms 530 acres with 200 suckler cows and 250 breeding ewes in Devon, is a former chairman of the South West Beef Council and served on the NBA Board in ... read more

24/05/2016 Delightful Day for Daisy in Derbyshire Region: National Derbyshire Hosts a True Celebration of British Beef at the 2016 NBA Expo with Daisy Duke a Limousin Cross Heifer scooping Supreme Champion Held at the Bakewell Agricultural Centre, and hosted by the National Beef Association (NBA), Beef Expo 2016 attracted in the region of 8,000 visitors for what had been hailed as a “Celebration of British Beef”... read more

19/05/2016 NBA Corporate Leaflet Region: National On the event of their annual showcase, NBA beef Expo being held on Friday 20th May in Bakewell, The National Beef Assocation (NBA) has outlined its key objectives with the production of a new corporate leaflet. Representing the entire British Beef industry, at the highest levels, this charitable organisation is an important representative body whi... read more

12/05/2016 NBA Beef Expo attracts visitors from across Europe Region: National The very best of British beef breeding comes together for top industry event Next week some of the very best beef cattle in the UK, thousands of British Beef Farmers and an inward trade missions with delegates from across Europe will descend on Bakewell for the British Beef industry’s major event of the year NBA Beef Expo 2016. With over, 20 ... read more

29/04/2016 Key Industry Issues to be tackled at NBA’s Beef Expo Seminars Region: National TB, B.V.D. and organic production topics at Beef Expo Seminars NBA Beef Expo will take place at The Agricultural Business Centre, home of Bakewell Mart on Friday 20th May. Alongside a spectacular display of livestock and demonstrations, NBA will be hosting a range of seminars held by various industry professionals. Kicking off the morning will b... read more

29/04/2016 Learn the Story of British Beef and how to use it Region: National National Beef Association introduces major consumer showcase to Beef Expo 2016 British beef is the best in the world, with farmers producing high-welfare, high-quality meat that is fully traceable. But as consumers, we’re not making the most of this fantastic food. Shoppers tend to stick to what they know, and in the UK, mince is the most popul... read more

26/04/2016 Future Beef Farmer Challenge for Forward Thinking Producers Region: National NBA Beef Expo sees the return of the popular Future Beef Farmer Challenge “Agriculture is becoming an increasingly hi-tech industry with the use of ‘precision farming.’ It is important for beef producers in the UK to remain ahead of the competition in order for their beef industry to remain competitive across not only Europe, but the world.” Thi... read more

07/04/2016 Finished Clean Beef Prices at 5 year Low Region: Scotland This is the 3rd spring in a row that we have had a double digit drop in CLEAN beef prices over the trade in late November. Once again, following the trend of the last three years, there has been no attempt to allow the normal rules of supply and demand to operate by our major retailers. They have simply stood their ground giving a poor deal to bot... read more

05/04/2016 British Beef Prices have Dropped to a 5 Year Low Region: National Here the National Beef Association take a look at the situation and the producers relationship with the retailers Beef prices have now dropped to a five year low and yet the retail price has remained relatively static with a 1-2% increase. Here Chris Mallon, Chief Executive of the National Beef Association (NBA), commenting said: “I keep getti... read more

18/03/2016 Beef price and animal health topics to feature at April NBA events Region: National Merial Animal Health is partnering with the National Beef Association (NBA) to support beef producer events in Hexham and Welshpool during early April. These events will focus on engaging with farmers to discuss how they can tackle problems and find out how they can take advantage of current trends in the industry to improve their own businesses.... read more

11/03/2016 NBA Beef Expo 2016 to host Future Beef Farmer Challenge Region: National Forward thinking beef farmers invited to take part in team and individual contest at industry showcase event For the second year a unique contest is being held to test the skills, knowledge and abilities of teams and individual young beef farmers at this year’s National Beef Association (NBA) Beef Expo. This inaugural competition, The Future Bee... read more

01/03/2016 National Beef Association hits the road with spring marts tour Region: National Beef farmers invited to roadshow events to discuss industry issues and trends The National Beef Association (NBA) is heading out on a spring tour of marts across England to meet producers at store cattle and suckled calf sales. The NBA Roadshow will be visiting six livestock markets between March and May, in a show of support for the important r... read more

24/02/2016 Organisation is Key to Spring Calving Success Region: National “Now that the beginning of the year is well and truly behind us, thoughts should start to turn to spring calving. Time spent planning now will be time well spent to ensure problems are minimised,” says Keith Cutler, Veterinary Surgeon at Endell Veterinary Group and a member of the National Beef Association’s (NBA) Animal Health Committee. Here, ... read more

10/02/2016 SBA Warn of Real Financial Hardship faced by Beef Producers Region: Scotland Scottish Governments System Failure Wreaks Havoc with BPS Payments The Scottish Beef Association (SBA) have raised grave concerns about the prospect of all BPS payments being made to eligible beef producers, which are expected before the deadline at the end of April. Despite a pledge made in November by Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Ru... read more

08/02/2016 Beef farmers invited to visit top cattle finishing farm Region: National NBA organises farm walk at Upper Coton to share best practice tips The National Beef Association (NBA) has teamed up with Northamptonshire beef farmer Mike Wills, and is inviting people to join a farm walk to share some of the secrets of his successful cattle finishing business. As the of voice the sector, the NBA is organising the event with Mr... read more

05/02/2016 NBA Farm Tours – A British Beef Industry Insight Region: National Herd focused on profitable beef as part of a sustainable supply chain, Chatsworth Limousin’s, and Haddon Hall’s Longhorn Cattle to showcase in Farm Tours The National Beef Association (NBA) have today announced that the farm tours, part of their annual event NBA Beef Expo, will feature some of the Peak District’s most noted herds of cattle in one... read more

29/01/2016 Classes Announced for National Beef Association 2016 Spring Spectacular Show Region: National Part of the Flagship Beef Expo Event to be held at Bakewell in May Just announced, it has been confirmed that there will be a total of 12 classes including four championship classes and a supreme champion class at this year’s National Beef Association’s (NBA) 2016 National Spring Spectacular Show (NSSS). With an overall prize fund of over £5000 t... read more

15/01/2016 Judges Announced for the NBA Beef Expo 2016 Spring Spectacular Show Region: National Two highly successful beef industry stalwarts, renowned for their pedigree and commercial cattle, have been invited to judge at the National Beef Association’s (NBA) Beef Expo 2016, National Spring Spectacular Show, which is returning to the Peak District National Park. Phil Sellers from Lincoln will judge the Native and Continental classes togeth... read more

08/01/2016 Proactive Health Planning is Key to Herd Performance Region: National Proactive Health Planning is Key to Herd Performance Proactive Health Planning is Key to Herd Performance “Performance review and then management planning aimed at improvement should be a regular part of the routine on any farm but can often be neglected because of the many and varied day to day tasks necessary to look after the animals and ens... read more

Executive Group Chef from the Robert Parker Collection of hotels to support the National Beef Association with a series of beef recipes.

05/01/2016 Executive Group Chef from the Robert Parker Collection of hotels to support the National Beef Association with a series of beef recipes. During the next twelve months Philippe Wavrin, the Group Executive Chef for the privately owned Robert Parker Collection of hotels will provide the National Beef Association with a series of seasonal recipes using the very best of British Beef. Having trained at the Hotel School of Strasbourg Philippe, originally from Alsace in France has a rich ... read more

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