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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

23/02/2015 Farmers Have Your Say: Livestock farmer’s opinions are being invited on Whole Life Assurance Region: National The National Beef Association (NBA) has launched an Independent survey to determine livestock farmer’s opinions on Red Tractor’s Proposal to introduce a whole life assurance for livestock. Red Tractor is consulting on whether there should be Whole Life Assurance, and during the last three weeks, since the details were announced, there has been mu... read more

20/02/2015 Safeguarding your herd when introducing new cattle Region: National NBA kicks off plain English animal health campaign The National Beef Association (NBA) is to publish a series of four guides on protecting the Health of the Herd, kicking off with potential issues when animals are imported. These guides are the first in a campaign by the NBA Animal Health Committee, which was put together late last year to provi... read more

06/02/2015 Farmers question whether Red Tractor is right vehicle to promote beef Region: National High turnout at NBA meeting to discuss planned changes to assurance scheme The National Beef Association (NBA) is urging the Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) scheme to reconsider its plans to increase how long an animal has to be on-farm to be assured. It comes after the latest consultation about plans to extend the current 90 days to the lifetime of... read more

28/01/2015 NBA renews demands for Agricultural Ombudsman as Plunge in milk prices highlights need for action Region: National Poor beef prices in 2014 and this year’s plunge in the price of milk have underlined the need for the Government to create an Agricultural Ombudsman to ensure that both food producers and the UK’s food supply are protected. The National Beef Association (NBA) called for action on the issue last year and is now reiterating its demand for a watchdo... read more

23/01/2015 NBA welcomes Red Tractor meeting on proposed assurance changes Region: National NBA welcomes Red Tractor meeting on proposed assurance changes Farmers urged to attend open meeting on plans for scheme The National Beef Association (NBA) has welcomed the decision of the Red Tractor Association (RTA) to send representatives to a special meeting organised to discuss proposed changes to the industry assurance scheme. The NBA ha... read more

09/01/2015 Revision of NBA Terms and Conditions of Sale Region: National The National Beef Association (NBA), working closely with the pedigree sector, has revised its Terms and Conditions of Sale to make them more robust and workable for both purchasers and vendors of pedigree cattle, within the practicalities of the insurance and legal industry. The NBA Rules as they have been termed for many years, were adopted by ... read more

18/12/2014 ‘Rocky’ 2014 forecast to give way to strong 2015 NBA issues review of the year and predictions for the next 12 months Region: National 2014 has been a “rocky old year” for the beef industry but better prices are on the cards for 2015 due to an expected shortage in cattle numbers. The National Beef Association (NBA) forecasts a strong 12 months ahead, following the rollercoaster ups and downs that have marked 2014. The good weather and excellent grass helped to counterbalance the... read more

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