Informação: Faial committed to increasing and improving milk production
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry said that Faial farmers need to produce more milk and improve its quality. According to Noé Rodrigues, this is one of the main goals of the "plan for the recovery of the milk sector" on Faial, which has been developed by the Board of Faial Dairy Cooperative (CALF). During the meeting that was held yesterday night in the village of Cedros, ... Mais >>

Informação: President of the Government invited to become honorary member of the Brotherhood of Milk
The newly created Brotherhood of Milk has decided to invite the President of the Government to become Honorary Confrere. The ceremony is scheduled for September 29, the first day of "Bodo de Leite." A delegation of the brotherhood, led by Benjamim Massa, visited the Sant'Ana Palace to exchange greetings and formalise the invitation. The leader of the delegation provided the President of the Gove... Mais >>

Informação: Government carried out "major restructuring" in the regional dairy sector over last decade
In recent years, the Government of the Azores has been supporting fundamental investment in the accessibility network, water and power supply and the modernisation of farms and dairy industries. These investments have substantially reduced production costs, which has contributed to the average growth of farms and, consequently, to an increase in competitiveness and quality production. The inform... Mais >>

Informação: Government regrets attacks on domestic production by major distributors
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry condemned this Friday the situation taking place in certain national commercial establishment regarding the sales of milk, from foreign countries, at half of the price paid to producers. The government official considered this practice "as immoral and that should be condemned as it is detrimental to the interest of national milk production." Qu... Mais >>