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05/05/2014
A London-based wholesaler, TRS Wholesale, pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching UK food hygiene regulations by repackaging milk powder illegally and was fined more than
05/05/2014
Klein River Cheese Grana, a slow-matured hard cheese, produced by Klein River Cheese, outside Stanford, has earned the most coveted honour of 2014 Product of the
05/05/2014
Elections were held for regional management members during last week’s MPO route meetings held in Gauteng and the following management members were appointed: Region Chairperson
17/04/2014
Food and drink industies’ specialist consultants Zenith International stated in their Global Dairy Innovation 2014 report that Greek-style yogurt has a significant presence in the report
17/04/2014
The Israeli National Committee of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and the Israeli Dairy Board will host the IDF World Dairy Summit, themed The future begins
17/04/2014
Dr Koos Coetzee, MPO economist, gave an overview of the most significant economic trends contained in the MPO’s Key Market Signals March 2014, in a video
17/04/2014
Dr Faffa Malan, well-known veterinarian was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal by the University of Pretoria for outstanding academic achievement and service beyond the academic environment.The Faculty
17/04/2014
The must-attend event on the dairy calendar for 2014 is the MPO’s national annual general meeting and gala dinner. The MPO invites all members, non-MPO dairy
17/04/2014
The MPO Free State invites all milk producers in the province to attend one of its route meetings, on 8 and 9 May and from 19
17/04/2014
Low milk prices are forcing dairy farmers to increase the value of their primary product for financial survival. This may be done by using the right
17/04/2014
Dr Jimmy Clement Lubinga of the University of Pretoria conducted a study that confirmed that ticks are also vectors for the lumpy skin disease virus. Dr
17/04/2014
Ms Ntombi Msimang, chairperson of the National Agricultural Council and the Agri-Sector Unity Forum passed away last week. Ms Msimang was well known in the agricultural
17/04/2014
New regional management members were elected during last week’s MPO route meetings held in Mpumalanga. Messrs Daan Malan and Ockie Doyer were elected chairmen of the
25/02/2014
Chinese scientists from the Beijing University in Beijing have developed a “smart tag”, which they say can indicate whether milk is spoilt by changing from red
25/02/2014
Booming international demand for milk powder and butterfat has resulted in record-high US producer prices. The March producer price announcement continued the trend of new record-high
25/02/2014
Ms Lise Roberts spoke to Mr Broer du Preez of Alzu Feeds about the value of route meetings for milk producers. To listen to the interview,