23/12/08
Farmers are reminded that with the closure of the Older Cattle Disposal
Scheme (OCDS), all cattle born before 1 August 1996 will have to be disposed
of as fallen stock.
02/09/08
The National Beef Association says that abattoirs no longer have beef finishers in a choke hold and new rules for establishing the value of prime cattle are being set.
29/07/08
Christopher Thomas-Everard who farms on Exmoor in Somerset has been appointed new chairman of the National Beef Association.
15/07/08
Finishers can resist the determined effort to pull back the price of slaughter cattle because the forces which drive the market are tipped firmly in the sellers favour.
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