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14/07/2014
Ms Lise Roberts interviewed Mr Albert van Rensburg of Biomin about the dangers of mycotoxin-contaminated maize. To listen to the interview click HERE
14/07/2014
The MPO North West invites all milk producers in the region to its remaining route meetings, which will take place at 10:00 on 16, 17, 29
14/07/2014
The founder of Desert Farms, a company launched in the US in January to offer camel milk to the American market, predicts the product to become
14/07/2014
Ms Lise Roberts interviewed Mr Dawie Maree, an economist at Agri SA about two food security workshops recently attended by him. To listen to the interview
14/07/2014
Milk SA’s Consumer Education Project invites role players in the industry to attend one of four one-day seminars aimed at providing attendees with an understanding of
07/07/2014
Milk production for the first five months of 2014 is estimated at 1 billion litres, 0,12% less than the same period last year. In May 2014,
07/07/2014
Ms Lise Roberts interviewed MPO economist Dr Koos Coetzee about the recently held International Farm Comparison Network’s congress. To listen to the interview click HERE
07/07/2014
An ASUF delegation led by Mr Japie Grobler, acting chairperson of ASUF, met with Minister Senzeni Zokwana and deputy Minister Bheki Cele in Pretoria on Monday.
07/07/2014
Ms Lise Roberts interviewed Dr Belinda Janse van Rensburg of the Small Grain Institute about the prevalence of mycotoxin in maize. To listen to the interview,
07/07/2014
Ms Lise Roberts interviewed Grain SA CEO, Mr Jannie de Villiers about expected maize stock levels. To listen to the interview click HERE .
07/07/2014
According to the US Consumer Report, the National Research Centre claims that the term “natural” on food labels is a vague marketing instrument and misleading to
07/07/2014
In a recent report, the World Bank has stated that Africa’s agribusiness sector could triple over the next 15 years to become a trillion-dollar food market.
23/06/2014
Milk producers are invited to join a dairy farmers’ tour to Israel with the MPO. The tour is organised to coincide with the IDF World Dairy
23/06/2014
Fonterra New Zealand has opened a mega dairy milking 15 000 cows in China earlier this year. The dairy hub produces 150 million litres of milk
23/06/2014
Reversing years of negative press on saturated fats, Time Magazine has published a cover story, Eat butter, on 6 June in which it is states that
18/06/2014
Mr Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and his deputy, Mr Bheki Cele, met representatives from organised agriculture in Pretoria on 9 June as
18/06/2014
During the recent congress of the Livestock Health and Production Group (LHPG) of the South African Veterinary Association (SAVA) in Skukuza in June, it was decided
18/06/2014
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the South African Veterinary Services, and their Namibian counterparts, as well as the South African livestock industry met on
18/06/2014
MPO CEO Mr Bertus de Jongh gave feedback on the issues attended to during the MPO board meeting on 5 June in a video interview. To watch
18/06/2014
Ms Lise Roberts spoke to MPO CEO Mr Bertus de Jongh about the highlights during The Dairy Mail’s 20-year existence. To listen to the interview, click