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21/09/2015
Prices of dairy products at the 15 September GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) Internet auction increased by 16,5% from the previous sale on 5 September, the third consecutive increase
16/09/2015
During July 2015, 8 194 tonnes of dairy were imported into South Africa. This brings total imports for the seven-month period to 54 948 tonnes. In
16/09/2015
Rina Belcher, well-known goat’s milk farmer and processor became the first woman to be elected MPO board director on Wednesday, 10 September, at the MPO Gauteng’s
16/09/2015
The MPO Eastern Cape held its AGM and Congress on 2 September at Slipperfields outside Port Elizabeth. Lourens Gildenhuys was appointed chairman of the MPO Eastern
16/09/2015
Dr Chris van Dijk, MPO chief executive, spoke on OFM about the effect of the weak rand on the industry, in particular in terms of imports
16/09/2015
The MPO board elected its new leaders on Thursday 10 September. Nigel Lok, well-known dairy farmer from the Eastern Cape and MPO vice-chairman, was elected the
16/09/2015
The European Commission has announced a comprehensive relief package of €500 million (R7,7 billion) to European farmers to address cash-flow difficulties facing farmers, stabilise markets and
16/09/2015
Dr Chris van Dijk, MPO chief executive, gave an overview of the organisation’s recent regional AGMs in an interview on OFM. To listen to the interview,
11/09/2015
Eastern Cape dairy farmers received valuable advice by Georgie Muller of Waikato on how to improve cow efficiency by focusing on fertility, health, feeding, culling and
11/09/2015
Dr Chris van Dijk, MPO chief executive, spoke about the challenges currently facing the dairy industry in an interview on OFM. To listen to this interesting
11/09/2015
Dairy Standard Agency has compiled a useful guideline about the requirements for external milk silos in terms of the Milk Shed Regulations. The use of external
11/09/2015
Dairy prices were again higher at this week’s Fonterra Global Dairy Trade Auction on 1 September. Prices were 10,9 higher than at the previous auction on
11/09/2015
Experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have warned that the current El Niño is expected to peak between October and January and could turn into
11/09/2015
Gideon Lamprecht, MPO Free State chairman gave an overview of the market situation in the province with advice for dairy farmers in an interview on RSG.
11/09/2015
The way a farmer ensiles will affect his/her herd’s performance. According to new research results, poor animal performance has been associated with high concentrations of yeasts,
31/08/2015
The sharp decline in the value of the rand is a mixed blessing for farmers. The value of the rand plummeted during the past week and
31/08/2015
The South African real gross domestic product decreased by 1,3% quarter on quarter, seasonally adjusted and annualised. The main contributors to the decrease were the manufacturing,
31/08/2015
Mark Titterington of Syngenta gave an overview of the changes in consumer demand for food in Africa in an interview on RSG. To listen to this
31/08/2015
Preliminary figures supplied by Milk SA indicate that milk production growth is slowing down. In July 2015, 244 million litres of milk was delivered to the
31/08/2015
Employees lying around are not a good sign, but in a dairy herd, this might mean good news. According the latest research by Cornell University, adequate