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01/09/2015 NBA Expresses Dismay at Failure to Sign off AHDB Marketing Campaign Region: National With the announcement of the resignation of Stuart Roberts as chairman of the AHDB Beef and Lamb board for levy payers in England, the industry has been left not knowing what the future holds for beef and lamb marketing. Chris Mallon, Chief Executive of the NBA expressed their dismay commenting; “We are aware that AHDB beef and lamb has had a pro... read more

12/08/2015 Demands for Agricultural Ombudsman Ignored Region: National The continuing struggle farmers face to make a profit has led some to take action, sparking protests from milk producers across the country. With government legislation still not in place, the problem has been ignored for far too long and requires urgent action to protect British food producers and suppliers. Once again the National Beef Associati... read more

10/07/2015 Beef Industry Gets ‘Beefed Up’ with 1% Growth Region: National After tough first quarter of the year the beef industry is showing signs of improvement According to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, in the year to 24th May, the value of the UK beef market grew by over 1% on the year earlier to reach £2.17 billion. Since January this year the price for prime cattle has been falling, however Chris Mallon ... read more

22/05/2015 Sooty Sweeps the Board at the 2015 NBA Beef Expo With the Theme of “Meeting the Changing Lifestyle of Today’s Consumer” the Beef Industry’s annual showcase has been another triumph. Region: National Held at the York Auction Centre, 2015’s NBA Beef Expo had its view firmly fixed on the future. Its theme was focused on technology and its power to improve day-to-day farming, together with the changing needs of modern consumers and what they want from the marketplace. The event started on Wednesday with over 250 attending the farm tours. The sun... read more

15/05/2015 NBA Beef Expo Ready for Yorkshire Triumph The very best of British Beef breeding lined up for top industry event Region: National Taking place in York for the first time ever, NBA Beef Expo 2015 is focussing on the future of the industry, advances in technology and the rapidly changing demands of today’s consumers. NBA Beef Expo is the British Beef Industry’s annual showcase, is being hosted at York Auction Centre (YO19 5GF) on Thursday 21st May. With over 380 head of cattle... read more

15/05/2015 Beef from the Dairy Herd Beef from dairy is a key part of the national diet and is a major focus at NBA Beef Expo Region: National Peter Jones Livestock’s (PJL Ltd) presentation and showcase of cattle entitled ‘Beef from the Dairy Herd’, is a major focus at NBA Beef Expo 2015, on 21st May. The company will be highlighting the potential opportunities from this sector of the market, which is sometimes disregarded in spite of its importance. In addition to case study examples th... read more

08/05/2015 Adam Henson unveils packed programme for NBA Beef Expo Farmer and TV presenter to spend day at industry showcase event Region: National NBA Beef Expo has unveiled a packed itinerary for TV personality and farmer Adam Henson, who will be attending this year’s event in York as a farming ambassador. Staged at York Auction Centre for the first time on Thursday May 21, the premier event for the beef industry includes the National Spring Spectacular Show, the best in commercial and ped... read more

01/05/2015 Farm Tours for the Beef Industry Pedigree Limousins, the Beef Improvement Group’s Net Efficiency Unit and Commercial Yorkshire Suckler Herd highlights of the 2015 Beef Expo Farm Tours Region: National This year for the first time ever East Yorkshire is to host the National Beef Association’s Showcase event, NBA Beef Expo, at York Auction Centre on Thursday May 21st. A highlight of this event is always the farm tours which take place the previous day and certainly this year will be no exception. The farm tours are sponsored by Carrs Billington, ... read more

24/04/2015 Stock to Steal the Show This year’s NBA Beef Expo’s National Spring Spectacular Show announce record entry levels Region: National Taking place in York for the first time ever, NBA Beef Expo 2015’s National Spring Spectacular Show (NSSS) has announced that livestock entries are now full to capacity at 152 head of cattle. The event, which is a key day for the British Beef Industry, will take place at York Auction Centre on Thursday 21st May. With 15 Classes and an overall pr... read more

13/04/2015 Follow the herd to NBA Beef Expo 2015 Spring Spectacular Seminars Seminars aimed to share knowledge and best practice benefiting the beef industry Region: National A snapshot of technology and the benefits which can be derived from it, will be highlighted in a series of seminars taking place at the National Beef Association (NBA) Beef Expo on Thursday 21st May 2015. Presenters will also be looking into their hi-tech crystal balls and predicting how new technology will bring about future developments within t... read more

09/04/2015 Final Phase of Scotland’s War on BVD Region: National Warning: Do you know your Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) status? If you don’t then you need to act NOW as from June this year Phase 4 of the BVD eradication scheme in Scotland will start The permanent eradication of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea [BVD] in Scottish cattle moves a step closer in less than 60 days, as the Scottish Government’s campaign to c... read more

31/03/2015 NBA NI Members Have Your Say Region: National The National Beef Association (NBA) Northern Ireland (NI) is urging its members to have their say in the proposed Farm Business Improvement Scheme (FBIS), as part of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014 – 2020, by completing the Whole Farm Needs Assessment. By completing the survey livestock farmers will help mould the FBIS, by letting DARD ... read more

27/03/2015 The National Beef Association (NBA) announce results of their Big Farm Survey Region: National The NBA carried out a survey within its members to ascertain their feelings and concerns towards whole life assurance. 523 respondents from throughout England gave their views to a series of 12 questions. 1. 93.8% of respondents kept beef, 54.4% were sheep keepers and 9.75% had dairy enterprises. 2. Those answering the survey 73.7% were pr... read more

13/03/2015 What Next? NBA concludes plain English animal health campaign Region: National In this the fourth and final guide being published, by The National Beef Association (NBA) to help farmers protect the Health of their Herd, we look to the future. These guides compiled by the NBA’s Animal Health Committee, aim to provide beef farmers with information about common health problems and to date have covered movement of stock, bio-sec... read more

06/03/2015 Understanding what customers want spotlighted at NBA Beef Expo 2015 Major focus on changing lifestyles and demands at industry showcase event Region: National Helping farmers and processors to boost their bottom line by getting to grips with the changing lifestyles of modern consumers, will be a key element of this year’s National Beef Association (NBA) Beef Expo. The showcase industry event at York Auction Centre, on Thursday May 21, will be putting the spotlight on what shoppers want, in addition to ... read more

06/03/2015 Auctioneers’ Skills Challenged Competition seeks to see if Auctioneers can walk as well as talk, and show as well as sell Region: National A special competition has been initiated as part of the National Spring Spectacular Show (NSSS), taking part at the 2015 NBA Beef Expo being held at York Auction Centre - The Auctioneers’ Handler Challenge. This competition is designed to test Britain’s top Auctioneers’ ability to present the stock they sell. The contest will give Auctioneers’ the... read more

06/03/2015 Planning and Prevention to Improve Profitability Region: National In this the third guide being published, by The National Beef Association (NBA) to help farmers protect the Health of their Herd, Charlie Maclaren Chair of the NBA’s Animal Health Committee Looks at Planning and Prevention. These guides compiled by the NBA’s Animal Health Committee, aim to provide beef farmers with information about common health ... read more

02/03/2015 Safeguarding your herd - Biosecurity; NBA kicks off plain English animal health campaign Region: National In this, the second advisory guide being published by The National Beef Association’s (NBA) Animal Health Committee, they look at on farm Bio-security. The aim of these unique guides is to help beef farmers protect the health of their herds, and to ensure that they have the correct protocols in place. These guides, put together by Charles Maclare... read more

02/03/2015 Understanding what customers want spotlighted at NBA Beef Expo 2015 Major focus on changing lifestyles and demands at industry showcase event Region: National Helping farmers and processors to boost their bottom line by getting to grips with the changing lifestyles of modern consumers, will be a key element of this year’s National Beef Association (NBA) Beef Expo.The showcase industry event at York Auction Centre, on Thursday May 21, will be putting the spotlight on what shoppers want, in addition to of... read more

24/02/2015 NBA Beef Expo 2015 to host Future Beef Farmer Challenge, Unique team and individual contest at industry showcase event Region: National A unique contest is being launched 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 Beef Farmer Challenge 2015, is the first of its kind in the UK. It is being run, in association with EBLEX, the Charolais Cattle ... read more

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