A new case of avian influenza was reported this week (April 2013) in South Africa. To put this outbreak into context it maybe helpful to provide a reminder of the situation over the past couple of years as it has … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 57 – Items 2 – 3 This newsletter contained signficant data on meat consumption in all regions to illustrate the market potential for ostrich meat and attempt to answer the question “what is the size of the ostrich … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 52 – Item 2 This statement “Ethical food store opens with £12 ostrich eggs” was the headline of a link published in this newsletter. The link is no longer active, but discussed the Wholefoods Store that had recently … Continue reading →
Newsletter 48 Newsletter No. 47 included reports from South Africa, United States, Australia, Israel, Turkey. Newsletter No 48 included a short report from Australia and New Zealand that referenced production dropping significantly over the past few years listing a few … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 45 – Items 2 – 4 This newsletter discussed an article on a page of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) web site in 2007. As the following introductory statement under the heading of Farm Management is so … Continue reading →
The World Ostrich Association (WOA) has a number of publications available to support its members. All are available free to members of the association and most are also available to download in PDF format. These are important docucments to support … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 34 – January 2006 Item 7 Benchmarking is a method of understanding the norms as achievable targets, but more importantly understanding that they are targets to be improved on. Agricultural production has survived the ongoing price/cost squeeze by … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 31 – October 2005 Item 4 Communicating with producers in different countries and travelling as I am able to do provide the opportunity to see tremendous variations in agriculture in different countries. Travelling in Bulgaria this month was … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 30 – September 2005 Item 4 & 5 Environmental Impact Dr. Elam’s discussions relate to making a case that the increased production can come only from intensive farming operations, that anything different will put too much pressure on … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 27 – June 2005 Item 1 Contributed by Paul Benson, Ontario, Canada In any well established industry, the only source of value to participants comes from the end-user of the products. Their purchase dollars pay everyone’s bills and … Continue reading →
