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20/07/2015
Eastern Cape processor Woodlands has announced a 50c per litre decrease in producer prices from 1 September 2015. According to Woodlands, the stock piling of products
20/07/2015
The current oversupply, low international producer and dairy product prices, high import volumes and reduced producer prices have hit Free State dairy farmers hard. Some milk
20/07/2015
The monthly report for June 2015 on livestock disease trends as informally reported by veterinarians belonging to the Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa (RuVASA), a
20/07/2015
Riaan Kirsten of Puricare spoke about the benefits of using oxygen-enriched irrigation water for crops and grazing in an interview on RSG. To listen to the
20/07/2015
Rina and Norman Belcher is once again hosting the Gauteng Dairy Day at Belnori Boutique Cheesery, Bapsfontein, Gauteng on Thursday, 13 August 2015, with expert speakers
20/07/2015
The MPO’s national annual general meeting and congress themed, Optimising your business, is a must to attend. The conference will touch on a very topical subject
13/07/2015
Irish dairy farmers are currently concerned about the low producer price and superlevy fines. The producer price paid buyers paid to producers in May 2015 amounted
13/07/2015
Despite the ban on most meat and dairy products from the US, the EU-28, Canada, Australia and Norway to 6 August 2016, Russia still imports cows
13/07/2015
Johan Pienaar, Agri SA executive gave feedback in an interview about a meeting the organisation had with Brian Molefe at Eskom to share the concerns of
13/07/2015
Dr Jan du Preez of the MPO’s Institute of Dairy Technology (IDT) gave an overview of technical training recently offered by the IDT to dairy farm
13/07/2015
News 24 reported today that a farmer outside Beaufort West in the Karoo had to cull over 100 goats after a reported case of brucellosis. The
13/07/2015
The current oversupply of milk is the result of higher production and increased imports. The total milk supply consisting of production less net exports increased by
13/07/2015
Clover has announced a decrease in producer prices “by a further 30 cents per litre from 1 August 2015, in addition to the 30 cents per
06/07/2015
The international market for dairy products remains depressed. This is illustrated by the latest Fonterra global dairy-trade internet sale where prices decreased by an average 5,9%.
06/07/2015
The higher level of imports evident since January 2015, continued during May 2015. In May, 10 876 tonnes of dairy were imported, three times as much
06/07/2015
Chairman of MPO Eastern Cape Albie Muller said that the training on udder health presented by the MPO’s Institute for Dairy Technology is valuable. Dr Jan
06/07/2015
Dr Koos Coetzee, MPO economist, gave his views about the recently held IFCN conference. To listen to this interesting interview, click HERE.
06/07/2015
Local authorities in India found larvae in a Nestlé NAN PRO 3 pack. This came when Prem Aananth, a father of twins, observed the larvae in a pack,
06/07/2015
Consumers want to manage their health and well-being optimally by investing in products specifically catering to their needs. In the dairy market, this leaves a gap
06/07/2015
Transition dairy cows prefer to be secluded when giving birth. This was one of observations made by a team of scientists at the University of British