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24/07/2020

Agricultural Market Viewpoint by Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz Economist

  Improved weather conditions beneficial for SA winter wheat South Africa’s 2020/21 winter wheat season had a bad start because of dryness. The Western Cape, which
24/07/2020

Rising uncertainties from COVID-19 cloud medium-term agricultural prospects

16/07/2020 – Watch the webcast of the press conference The fight against the global Covid-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented uncertainties in global food supply chains, with
24/07/2020

Animals and COVID-19: what do we know?

  RuVASA monthly disease report June 2020 -Summary Maps – June 2020   ANIMALS AND COVID-19: WHAT DO WE KNOW? by Lesley van Helden (Lesleyvh@elsenburg.com>) This
24/07/2020

Eastern Cape Dairy announces R 70 million joint venture with global giant Schreiber

PRESS RELEASE 23 July 2020 East London based Sundale Dairy is set to break ground at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) in August as
24/07/2020

MPO Nedbank Stewardship Awards 2020 – 19 Nominations received

  Nominations received per Province: Eastern Cape – 8 Tshilidzi Matshidula, Little Barnett Farm, Alexandria Ginkel Jordaan, Spekboomberg, Cradock Jeanet Rhikotso, Fort Hare Dairy Trust Farm,
24/07/2020

GENOMIC SERVICES FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN DAIRY INDUSTRY

  MEDIA RELEASE SA Stud Book is proud to announce that its Genetic Merit Predictions for Dairy Cattle now also include genomic information. This very important
23/07/2020

BE CONSISTENT IN THE WORKPLACE by Christo Bester

  (The Dairy Mail September 2020 issue) The employer-employee relationship begins with employment. This relationship is based on mutual benefits and respect and labour legislation imposes
03/07/2020

WISSELVALLIGE PRYSSEINE NA MELKBOERE STEL DIE HELE BEDRYF IN GEVAAR

  MPO AANWYSER 8/1 JULIE 2020 Die afgelope vyf jaar het wisselvallige produsentepryse vir melkboere die veerkragtigheid van die melkplaas feitlik vernietig en die koers versnel
02/07/2020

ERRATIC PRICE SIGNALS TO DAIRY FARMERS ENDANGERS THE WHOLE INDUSTRY

  MPO Pointer 8/1 JULY 2020 For the past five years, erratic producer prices for milk farmers all but wiped out dairy farm resilience and increased
30/06/2020

1% #PAYINGMILKFORWARD PROJEK SKOP AF IN WES-KAAP

  Mediaverklaring: vir onmiddellike vrystelling Die Melkprodusente-organisasie (MPO) het onlangs die projek 1% #payingmilkforward, ook bekend as Project One, geloods met die doel om die nasie
29/06/2020

Pretoria High Court rules against sale of water rights

The Pretoria High Court has ruled against the sale or trading of water rights. In three separate matters argued in October 2019 before the court on
29/06/2020

Pretoria Hoë Hof beslis téén verkoop van waterregte

Die Pretoria Hoë Hof het teen die verkoop van waterregte beslis. In drie afsonderlike sake wat in Oktober 2019 geargumenteer is namens die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging van
29/06/2020

1% #PAYINGMILKFORWARD PROJECT HITS OFF IN WESTERN CAPE

  Press release: for immediate release The Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) launched the 1% #payingmilkforward project, also known as Project One, to assist in feeding the
26/06/2020

UNPROCESSED MILK PRODUCTION for May 2020

MPO FLASH 5/26 June 2020 Unprocessed milk production for May 2020 is estimated at 244 million litres, 3,32% less than in May 2019, and cumulative unprocessed
26/06/2020

ONGEPROSESSEERDE MELKPRODUKSIE vir Mei 2020

MPO FLITS 5/26 Junie 2020 Ongeprosesseerde melkproduksie in Mei 2020 word geskat op 244 miljoen liters, 3,32% minder as in Mei 2019, en die kumulatiewe melkproduksie
25/06/2020

AGRICULTURAL LABOUR LAW MYTHS by Christo Bester

  South Africa’s labour environment is highly regulated. Every workplace is unique and employers must take individual responsibility for complying with labour law. Compliance requires specialist
12/06/2020

LIFE BEGINS DURING THE DRY PERIOD by Cleopas Tlotlang Lephallo

  I’ve heard it said that life begins at 40! I’m not qualified to express an opinion on that, but what I do know is that
12/06/2020

COVID-19 EN SIEKVERLOF deur Christo Bester

Werkgewers vaar deur onbekende waters sedert die nasionale inperkingstydperk afgekondig is einde Maart 2020.  Die inperkingstydperk is geïmplementeer om die verspreiding van die COVID-19 virus hok
05/06/2020

1% #PAYINGMILKFORWARD PROJECT

5 June 2020 Dear fellow producers, Thank you so much for the generous contributions and pledges of milk towards helping to feed the most vulnerable people
04/06/2020

Barbara Bieldt Bestuurder Rentmeesterskap en Regulatoriese Dienste MPO Wereldmelkdag

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