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Scottish beef merger given the green light

THE Scottish Beef Cattle Association (SBCA) and the National Beef Association (NBA) have finally agreed to merge following a meeting in Hexham attended by mediator John Ross.

The SBCA board approved the route at its November meeting, but this week saw final agreement reached on the central principles and a draft Heads of Terms was signed between respective chairmen Scott Henderson and Hamish McBean, which will now allow a single representative body for beef farmers. The NBA board is building its national framework in the belief that a bottom-up and country-based structure holds the key to optimal delivery for the industry.

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