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10/11/2017

MPO Milk Bulletin 10 November 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

New Executive Council (Exco) elected at the Annual General Meeting of SA Stud Book & Animal Improvement Association on 2 November 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

SA Stamboek en Diereverbeteringvereniging se nuwe Uitvoerende komitee (Exco) verkies tydens die Algemene Jaarvergadering op 2 November 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

TRANSPARENCY IS A VITAL TOOL FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

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 SECTOR CONTINUES TO GROW EMERGING MARKET FOOTPRINT

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

MPO Milk Bulletin 3 November 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

Agri Trends 3 November 2017 Grains, Livestock & Fibre

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

MILK AND DAIRY PLAYS KEY ROLE IN INFANT AND CHILD NUTRITION

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

BREXIT CHALLENGES HIGHLIGHTED AT IDF WORLD DAIRY SUMMIT

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

DAIRY HIGHLIGHTED AS KEY FOOD FOR SPORTS NUTRITION

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

EUROPEAN AND US SECTORS MILK LEAD PRODUCTION RECOVERY

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

Skryf in vir SA Suiwelkampioenskappe

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

Agri Trends 27 October 2017 Grains, Livestock & Fibre

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

MPO Milk Bulletin 27 October 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

Agri Trends 20 October 2017 Grains, Oilseeds, Livestock , Fibre & Vegetables

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

MPO Milk Bulletin 20 October 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

Interview with Hannes Nel, dairy farmer from the W Cape:
13/10/2017

MPO Milk Bulletin 13 October 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

MPO National Congress Radio Interview – Breyton Milford

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

MPO National Congress Radio Interview – Anton de Wet

Chatting to Anton de Wet of NetValue Equity Partners, who presented a paper on B-BBEE at the Congress