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Scottish Beef Event 6th June - Dalswinton Estate, Dumfries, DG2 0XZ - Event Schedule

18th May 2023

9:00 Event opens to the public 10:15-10:30 Opening Ceremony Fergus Ewing MSP - Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy from 2016 to 2021 Brian Richardson - Head of Agriculture Virgin Money Paul Ross - Scottish Beef Associati...

Production of beef at Dalswinton

4th May 2023

Lying in the heart of the Nith Valley on fertile land by the banks of the river rising to hill land at the end of the river catchment is the host farm of Scotland’s Beef Event, Dalswinton Estate. With land that lends itself favourably to beef produ...

SBA clash with NBA's slaughter age proposals

6th October 2020

PROPOSALS TO slaughter cattle younger to reduce the livestock industry’s carbon footprint have been met with consternation amongst beef farmers in Scotland. The National Beef Association is proposing an environmental tax on animals killed over 28 m...

Press Release

3rd July 2020

The board of the Scottish Beef Association has had a constructive meeting with the Minister of State for Trade Policy, Greg Hands MP and the Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Scotland Office, Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid to discuss post Brexi...

BVD Update

1st July 2020

We are now in phase 5 of the Scottish BVD eradication scheme. Latest figures show that of Scotland’s 10,061 herds only 48 have still got PI’s. Of Scotland’s 535,000 cattle there are only 122 PI’s. We are nearly there. To encourage the removal of ...

Beef Price Update

1st July 2020

Last week the UK average for R4L steers was 337.6p while Scottish average was 347.1. Thus a Scotch premium of 9.5p /kg on a 370 kg carcase gives a £35.15 gain. We pay £4.20 slaughter levy and a small membership fee which only covers inspection cos...