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10/11/2017
LOCAL MARKET Imports remain high In the first nine months of 2017, 72 676 tonnes of dairy products were imported into South Africa. This is 63%
09/11/2017
Mr Freddie Wasserfall was re-elected as President of SA Stud Book at the Association’s Annual General Meeting, held on 2 November 2017 in Bloemfontein. Freddie is
09/11/2017
Tydens die Algemene Jaarvergadering van SA Stamboek wat op 2 November 2017 in Bloemfontein gehou was is Mnr Freddie Wasserfall herverkies as President van die Vereniging.
06/11/2017
There is a growing need for greater transparency in the results of animal welfare schemes across the global dairy sector, the IDF World Dairy Summit heard
06/11/2017
Dairy industry leaders today highlighted the continued impressive growth of the dairy sector in emerging markets across the world Speaking at the International Dairy Federation (IDF)
04/11/2017
Correction: In last week’s Milk Bulletin it was erroneously reported that Fair Cape Dairy cows won the SA Grand Champion and Reserve Champion awards at the Agri
03/11/2017
Improving grazing conditions support herd rebuilding Grazing conditions already improved in some livestock producing areas in the South Africa, and as the summer progresses, the improvement
01/11/2017
International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2017: Milk and dairy foods are a vital source of iodine which is a nutrient of particular concern to
01/11/2017
International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2017: The challenges and opportunities facing the dairy industry over Brexit were highlighted at the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF)
01/11/2017
International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2017: Milk and dairy foods provide a vital source of recovery promoting nutrients for athletes and the dairy industry
01/11/2017
International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2017: The European and US dairy markets are leading international recovery in milk markets, the International Dairy Federation (IDF)
01/11/2017
Suiwelprodusente word genooi om in te skryf vir die 2018 Suid-Afrikaanse Suiwelkampioenskappe, die grootste, oudste en mees gesogte suiwelgebeurtenis in die land. Dié kampioenskappe word sedert
27/10/2017
The impact of the credit downgrade on the agricultural sector The expected increase in government debt to 61% of GDP by 2022 raises South Africa’s risk
27/10/2017
LOCAL MARKET ARC awards top national dairy performers The ARC annual National Dairy Performers Awards were presented at the Agri Expo Livestock, Sandringham, near Stellenbosch on
23/10/2017
Potato Industry View This year we saw potato prices on the fresh produce markets at lower levels than the previous year. Due to drought and very
22/10/2017
LOCAL MARKET Milk intake higher than 2016 According to figures recently supplied by Milk SA, the total milk intake during the first nine months of 2017
16/10/2017
Interview with Hannes Nel, dairy farmer from the W Cape:
13/10/2017
LOCAL MARKET High alert warning about plant pests Following the recent outbreak of African army worm in canola and wheat in the Western Cape, plant pests
12/10/2017
Breyton Milford of Agri-Expo (speaker at the congress and MC of the gala dinner) talks about the MPO’s National Congress in George this year
10/10/2017
Chatting to Anton de Wet of NetValue Equity Partners, who presented a paper on B-BBEE at the Congress