KZN RPO seeks farmer information input
The KZN Red Meat PRODUCERS' Organisation (RPO) announced that its overall objective for 2007 is to strive for optimal producer profitability. However, KZN RPO chairperson Mike Phillips told the Mooi...
Free-range beef hits the shelves at Woolies
Woolworths is the first SA RETAILER to offer free-range beef that is guaranteed to be free from growth hormones, according to Peter Gordon, commercial manager for meat at Woolworths. Issue...
RPO requests wildebeest moratorium
The Limpopo Red Meat Producers' Organisation (RPO) will request the implementation of a moratorium on the transfer and relocation of blue wildebeest, carriers of the dreaded cattle illness snotsiekte (bovine...
US in hot pursuit of its bees
Scientists met recently with US government officials in New York to discuss early findings and future plans with regard to colony collapse disorder, the name given to the disappearing bee...
Improved demand fuels wool market
Wool prices rose on the back of solid demand from all sectors of the trade and Cape Wools' indicator gained 1,8% to close at R40,63/kg (clean). Issue date 18 May...
TV series covers field to fork
Living Land, an SABC Education television programme on developing agriculture, is back on air with a fresh look and an even more upbeat, informative approach. Issue date 18 May 2007
Samic’s meat cutting and classification chart available
The PRINTED VERSIONS of the Revised Red Meat Classification Chart and new charts for cuts of SA pork, SA lamb and SA beef are now available. Issue date 18 May...
‘RPO must beef up on marketing’
Not enough money is being spent on the marketing of red meat, said Lardus van Zyl, vice-chairperson of the Red Meat Producers' Organisation (RPO), at the Limpopo RPO's annual congress...
Farmers, consumers suffer as food supplies run low
Shortages in commodities such as maize, milk and meat are pushing up food prices. Agricultural experts said that although even more price increases are imminent at retail level, it is...
What the hell happened in Porterville?
The road that leads to the farm Ertjieskloof, near Porterville in the Western Cape, is a gravel track fringed by a long line of bluegum trees, well-tended fences and a...
Lulu reinstates Land Bank bosses
Agriculture and Land Affairs minister Lulu Xingwana has requested Land Bank CEO Allan Mukoki and acting GM Godfrey Masilela to resume their duties. Issue date 18 May 2007
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