Livestock

Taylan Samancı, Beekeeping Specialist Agricultural Engineer (M.S.), pointed out that applications such as heat treatment and excessive filtration applied to honey destroy the nutritional value of honey and said, “Eat products with ‘raw honey’ on the label.” Member of International Honey Commission and the International Standards Organization Turkey representative of …

Spring sees nature’s most industrious creatures hard at work. From March on, they buzz away, foraging on wildflowers and literally vibrating the pollen off plants. In so doing, bees support countless ecosystems, bolster biodiversity, anchor food chains and help ensure humans’ agricultural security. Not bad for insects no bigger than …

Support for honey production is essential… Altıparmak Gıda (Food) Chairman Altıparmak: We are at the top of the world markets in honey and bee products. Beekeepers and exporters should be supported. Turkey, though being a leading country in many agricultural products across the world with a high production capacity, can …

World Milk Day | 1 June 2020 Since the first World Milk Day was held in 2001, many countries spread throughout the world have participated in the celebrations and the number is growing each year. Why hold a World Milk Day? The Day provides an opportunity to focus attention on milk and to …

Chairman of The Packaged Milk and Dairy Industrialists’ Association (ASÜD) Harun Çallı: “Our future is entrusted to milk” Emphasizing that the export of dairy products to China was opened on the June 1st World Milk Day announcement, Harun Çallı said, “Our domestic and national dairy products are still undiscovered potential …

Divle Obruk (sinkhole) Cheese, which is considered as a rival to the globally known ‘roquefort’ cheese of French produced in the cave in the Ayrancı district of Karaman province in Central Anatolia, was left in the cave for maturation along with sheep and goat skins. Divle Obruk Cheese, sold at …

Pınar Süt Chairman of the Board İdil Yiğitbaşı celebrated 1 June World Milk Day and said, “The world now prefers reliable products.” İdil Yiğitbaşı, Chairman of Pınar Dairy Products Industry Inc., said, “Since the foundation we have aimed to bring people together with healthy milk, along with consumers in 28 …

Press release… Kaya Farm, creating Turkey’s first breakfast chain markets, has set a new target in e-commerce. Kaya Farm Chairman Zülfikar Kaya said, “As we entered the year, we focused on foreign and HORECA targets. We achieved 38 percent growth in the first quarter of 2020. We have reached the …

Within the framework of the COVID-19 Conferences organized by TGDF (Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkey) Academy, Poultry Meat and Feed Sector problems and their experiences during the epidemic were discussed. The conference was followed by a large group of participants, where the problems of the industry …

Press release… 20 MAY WORLD BEE DAY Thanks Day for Bees of Our Farmers’ Friends… Based on how important the existence of bees is for the survival of the world, “World Bee Day”, which was accepted unanimously by 115 participating countries in the United Nations General Assembly, is celebrated for …