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07/04/2017
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7 April 2017

Information and ideas exchanged at MPO Gauteng meetings, Exhibition space at SALHC sold out, Dare to dairy – save the date! and more … Download Newsletter
05/04/2017
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Dairy snacks export growth leader

A report released by Freedonia Focus Reports indicates that dairy products are expected to be the fastest growing segment of processed foods exported by the US.
05/04/2017
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Save the date for MPO Mpumalanga farm meetings

MPO Mpumalanga farm meetings will be held on 19 and 20 April this year. Chairman Douglas Dickson requests dairy farmers in the province to diarise the
05/04/2017
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Scenarios for future freshwater supplies in South Africa

South Africa is still recovering from the effects of the 2016 drought. Most of us now have a heightened awareness of the impacts of droughts, floods
05/04/2017
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Milk distributed to 6 000 school children in KwaZulu-Natal

In an ongoing collaboration between MPO Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) and Orange Grove Dairy 6 000 pupils at disadvantaged schools in the KZN Midlands/ Dundee region received 200
05/04/2017
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Focus on water

National Water Week 2017 was celebrated from 22 to 24 March by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in partnership with KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and
05/04/2017
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Milk now part of Agri-Expo Qualité Awards

The Qualité Awards which have been presented since 1834 established new categories for pasteurised milk and UHT milk this year. “We are only too aware that
05/04/2017
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Bumper maize crop expected

The crop estimates committee at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has set the size of the expected commercial maize crop at 14,324 million tons,
31/03/2017
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31 March 2017

Bumper maize crop expected, Milk now part of Agri-Expo Qualité Awards, Focus on water and more … Download Newsletter
27/03/2017
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You are invited to MPO North’s route meetings in Gauteng

MPO North chairman Johan Strydom invites milk producers to attend the MPO Gauteng route meetings that will be held on dairy farms in Rayton and Henley-on-Klip,
27/03/2017
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A scoop a day keeps the doctor away

In this day and age, the weirder the combination the more innovative and forward-thinking your product might be.  Who would have thought ice cream fortified with
27/03/2017
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“Functional foods” the new buzz phrase

“Functional foods” is the new buzz phrase associated with food product development. It is defined as the way millennials see food, and is one of the
27/03/2017
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Dairy sustainability – economic profitability should not be the elephant in the room

The 10th South African Large Herds Conference will focus on the multiple challenges facing the South African dairy industry, ensuring the maintenance of internationally acceptable health
27/03/2017
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Milk purchases lower

Milk purchases during February 2017 were 4,7% less than during February 2016.  If adjusted for 2016’s leap-year effect milk purchases in February 2017 were still 1,3%
24/03/2017
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24 March 2017

Milk purchases lower, Dairy sustainability – economic profitability should not be the elephant in the room, Successful Farmers’ Days in Western Cape and more … Download
23/03/2017
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Treat droughts like hurricanes

A recent study which analysed 1,420 droughts between 1979 and 2009, identified “hotspots” around the world and common directions in which droughts move. According to the
23/03/2017
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A new way to detect mastitis

Mastitis is a serious challenge farmers face and should be managed properly. The early detection of mastitis, is the key to success − the earlier the
23/03/2017
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Shuttle service to and from SALHC

Delegates to the SA Large Herds Conference, which will be held at Champagne Sports Resort in KwaZulu-Natal from 5 to 7 June 2017 can make use
23/03/2017
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You are invited to MPO North’s route meetings in Gauteng

MPO North chairman Johan Strydom invites milk producers to attend the MPO Gauteng route meetings that will be held on 29 and 30 March 2017 on
23/03/2017
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Successful Free State Silage Day

The Silage Day presented on 9 March 2017 by MPO Free State at the Dutch Reformed Church Hall in Lindley and Gideon Lamprecht’s farm Sameloop outside