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08/12/2015
The agricultural industry is constantly under pressure to become more environmentally friendly and adopt farming practices with a smaller carbon footprint across the board. Pres Barak
08/12/2015
MPO chief executive Dr Chris van Dijk spoke about the issues the MPO focused on in 2015 and its plans for 2016 in an interview with
08/12/2015
In October 2015, 3 710 tonnes of dairy products were imported, 29% less than in October 2014. The sharpest decrease was in the imports of UHT
08/12/2015
Wessel Lemmer, senior economist at Absa AgriBusiness, highlighted the outlook for maize in 2016 in an interview with Lise Roberts on RSG Landbou. To listen to
01/12/2015
Most of us know that a high amount of sugar is unhealthy, but a new study led by researchers in Australia and Denmark showed that sugar
01/12/2015
Dairy cattle-welfare expert, Jan Shearer, is spearheading a new research project to determine whether claw-lesion treatments on farms in the US and Canada are successful or
01/12/2015
A large dairy farm in Saudi Arabia is looking for a Feeding and Cleaning Section Head and an Animal Health Section Head. The ideal candidates would
01/12/2015
MPO economist Dr Koos Coetzee gave an overview about the outlook for the dairy industry, which he regards to be positive, in an interview with Lise
01/12/2015
Contagious abortion (CA), or Brucellosis, caused by the bacteria Brucella abortus, induces mid- to late-term abortions in cows. Abortion rates can range from 30% to 80%,
01/12/2015
The Milk Producers’ Organisation launched an action plan to supply roughage to producers in drought-stricken areas. The plan came into being after a liberal donation of
01/12/2015
Ernst Janovsky, head: Centre of Excellence, at Absa AgriBusiness highlighted the positive and negative trends expected to impact on agriculture in 2016 in an interview with
23/11/2015
With the social media culture growing, and consumer inputs becoming more accessible, it inevitably influences the market and buyers. So much so that consumers are dictating
23/11/2015
In an interview with Lise Roberts of RSG Landbou, technical advisor at Agri SA Nicol Jansen gave an overview of discussions with Eskom regarding options to
23/11/2015
The MPO is pleased with the good response from milk producers to its electronic questionnaire. The feedback will allow the organisation to give members timeous and
23/11/2015
Global milk prices, depressed by oversupply, should start to pick up at the beginning of 2016 partly because supply in China will ease, says the head
23/11/2015
Farmers in need was established to create a platform for farmers around the country to support each other with the challenges resulting from the ongoing drought.
23/11/2015
The interactive workshop on the registration and authorisation of water users presented to dairy farmers by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in cooperation with
23/11/2015
Ernst Janovsky, head: Centre of Excellence, at Absa AgriBusiness said at the launch of Agricultural Outlook 2016 on Wednesday, 18 November that although South Africa’s GDP
16/11/2015
Barbara Bieldt of the MPO spoke to Lise Roberts about the MPO’s engagement with different government departments to inform them about the challenges currently facing dairy
16/11/2015
Luan Schoeman, director at Sustainable Engineering gave an overview of the legislation with regard to waste water management and advice on ways to manage waste water