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24/03/2020

A message to the Agriculture and Food Sector of South Africa

  Speaking notes by Ms. Thoko Didiza, MP Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development 24 March 2020 As you may be aware, that last
02/03/2020

WERK SLIM MET DIE DIENSKONTRAK deur Ansofie van der Walt

  Arbeidswetgewing stel streng vereistes waaraan werkgewers moet voldoen. Nie-voldoening hou ʼn ernstige besigheidsrisiko vir werkgewers in wat dikwels onderskat en onaagespreek gelaat word. Arbitrasiebevele teen
27/02/2020

COST PRICE SQUEEZE STILL THROTLES THE PRIMARY DAIRY SECTOR IN JANUARY 2020

  MPO Pointer 3/2020 Unprocessed milk production for January 2020 is estimated at 283 million litres, -0,01% less than in January 2019. The comparative growth rate
27/02/2020

KOSTE-KNYPTANG BEHOU WURGGREEP OP DIE PRIMÊRE SUIWELSEKTOR IN JANUARIE 2020

  MPO Aanwyser 3/2020 Onverwerkte melkproduksie vir Januarie 2020 word geskat op 283 miljoen liter, -0,01% minder as in Januarie 2019. Melkproduksie bly dus onder druk.
14/02/2020

Agbiz responds to the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Cyril Ramaphosa

  Agbiz Press Statement 14 February 2020 “Agbiz welcomes the greater realism articulated in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Cyril Ramaphosa, and
13/02/2020

THE MPO’S 2020 VISION AND BEYOND

  Press release: for immediate release Media Day 7 February 2020 Pretoria The Milk Producers’ Organisation (MPO) invited agricultural media representatives to their first media day
10/02/2020

OVERCOME OBSTACLES IN THE WORKPLACE – by Christo Bester

  Labour law sets strict requirements that employers must comply with.  These requirements are not negotiable and to comply consistently is a huge challenge, especially when
07/02/2020

Regional Member Manager position available at the MPO Western Cape region

  Read the full Regional Member Manager job description below. Closing date for applications is 28 February 2020. For more information contact Philip Swart at 082
01/02/2020

START THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP ON THE RIGHT FOOT by Christo Bester

  Every employer’s workplace is unique and every business should be run with growth, profitability, and success in mind. This goal can only be achieved if
31/01/2020

Market concentration downstream in the dairy value chain jeopardises the primary industry

  MPO Pointer 2/2020 (31 January 2020) The graph below confirms how ruthless the South African milk producer is being milked. At the same time, the
31/01/2020

Markkonsentrasie stroom-af in die suiwelwaardeketting vernietig die primêre bedryf

  MPO Aanwyser 2/2020 (31 Januarie 2020)   Die onderstaande grafiek bevestig hoe meedoënloos die Suid-Afrikaanse melkprodusent uitgemelk word. Terselfdertyd word die Suid-Afrikaanse verbruiker ook getap
21/01/2020

COST PRICE SQUEEZE IN THE PRIMARY INDUSTRY IS IGNORED BY THE VALUE CHAIN

MPO Pointer 1/2020 (20 January 2020) Despite the MPO reiterating that the producer price for milk is unrealistically low, the secondary industry maintained the current price
21/01/2020

KOSTE-KNYPTANG IN DIE PRIMÊRE MELKBEDRYF WORD DEUR DIE WAARDEKETTING GEïGNOREER

MPO Aanwyser 1/2020 (20 Januarie 2020) Ten spyte van die herhaaldelike uitwysing deur die MPO dat die produsenteprys van melk onrealisties laag is, het die sekondêre
16/01/2020

Senior Travel Consultant – Agri Travel and Tours

Pretoria, Gauteng Full-time, Permanent Salary negotiable based on experience Job Description Deal with corporate and leisure clients. Quote and confirm domestic, regional, and international flights and
01/01/2020

How does international trade law affect me? by Biandri Joubert

  The phrase ‘international trade law’ makes the discipline sound very far removed from daily life of farmers, producers, and consumers. Agreements are entered into at
01/01/2020

GEBRUIK ARBEIDSREG OM JOU BOERDERY TE BESKERM deur Ansofie van der Walt

  Arbeidswetgewing stel streng vereistes waaraan werkgewers moet voldoen. Om aan wetgewing te voldoen is nie onderhandelbaar nie en die omvang daarvan kan oorweldigend wees aangesien
01/01/2020

YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, YOUR NET WORTH by Cleopas Tlotlang Lephallo

    Many of our goals as producers stem from the principal purpose of trying to feed the world because the products we produce are essential
01/01/2020

Wonderlike water deur Barbara Bieldt

    Die Suiwel-waterrentmeesterskap-werkgroep met lede vanuit die primêre en sekondêre bedrywe, die MPO, die Suiwelstandaard-agentskap en Melk SA het onder leiding van Sue Viljoen  van
11/12/2019

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE FMD TECHNICAL TASK TEAM ON THE FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK LIMPOPO

Media Statement No further cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) were reported in the past week, but livestock owners and the general public should remain vigilant for
10/12/2019

What do cattle with foot-and-mouth disease look like?

What should I do if I suspect that my cattle have foot-and-mouth disease? Source: Vra Dok Faffa Answer: If cattle are suspected of having foot-and-mouth disease,