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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...
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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...
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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...
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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, ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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