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28/11/2016
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Robotic dairies on the rise

GNE Farm Equipment has taken robotic dairies to a new level with the development of an application that uses Universal Robots’ (UR) collaborative robots or cobots
28/11/2016
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MPO Eastern Cape Congress

Nigel Lok, national chairman of the MPO, encouraged Eastern Cape farmers to hold their heads high and keep going during his inspiring talk at the recent
28/11/2016
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AgriSA to consult widely with the agricultural sector about the proposed national minimum wage

“AgriSA considers the labour force in the agricultural sector of critical importance” says Neil Hamman, chairperson of AgriSA’s labour policy committee. He was responding to the
28/11/2016
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Milk futures contract investigated

On 14 November 2016 the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) held an exploratory workshop to investigate the possibility of listing a milk futures contract on the Exchange’s
28/11/2016
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Milk intake estimated at higher level than in 2015

Milk SA estimates the total milk intake in October 2016 at 309 million litres – 4,4% up on October 2015. Total intake up to the end
26/11/2016
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No more predators

“No more possums, rats or stoats!” says New Zealand who wants to create a predator-free zone in the country by 2050. The predator-free initiative was recently
25/11/2016

25 November 2016

Milk intake estimated at a higher level than in 2015, Milk futures contract investigated, AgriSA to consult widely about the proposed national minimum wage and more … Download
21/11/2016
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Extending shelf life

The shelf life of milk can be extended to seven weeks by putting milk through a rapid heating and cooling method. Researchers at the Purdue University
21/11/2016
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International dairy prices at highest level in 2,5 years

International dairy product prices are at their highest level since June 2014. The Global dairy trade price index reached 1 000 at the beginning of November
21/11/2016
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Successful dairy farm business management course held in Pretoria

The MPO Institute for Dairy Technology presented a very successful Dairy Farm Business Management Course at the MPO offices in Pretoria from 8 to 11 November
21/11/2016
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Interactive workshops on waste water management

Milk producers in the George, Swellendam and Malmesbury regions of the Western Cape  attended workshops on how to manage waste water in terms of the requirements
21/11/2016
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Diarise SALHC 2017

The South African Large Herds Conference will be held at Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensberg from 5 to 7 June 2017.  The theme is “Resilience”
21/11/2016
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Overview of NAHF conference

Dr Chris van Dijk, representing the dairy industry, attended the National Animal Health Forum (NAHF) meeting in Pretoria on 17 November 2016. The official website of
21/11/2016
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Taking dairy research to a new level

On behalf of Milk SA and the MPO Dr Heinz Meissner and Dr Chris van Dijk met on Tuesday, 15 November with Dr Ilse Trautmann, Chief
18/11/2016

18 November 2016

Taking dairy research to a new level, Overview of NAHF conference, Interactive workshops on waste water management and more … Download Newsletter
14/11/2016
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Where milk comes from!

Many pupils at Oranje Meisies, Eunice Primary and Martie du Plessis School in Bloemfontein laid their eyes on a cow and calves for the first time
14/11/2016
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KZN farmers engage with government at waste water compliance workshops

Milk producers in the Ixopo and Estcourt regions of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) attended workshops on how to manage waste water in terms of the requirements of the
14/11/2016
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Lessons learned at the World Dairy Summit

MPO CEO Dr Chris van Dijk spoke to Lise Roberts about the lessons learned at the recently held IDF World Dairy Summit in an interview on
14/11/2016
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Please complete MPO survey

Milk producers are requested to complete the MPO’s electronic questionnaire that was sent to them recently. According to MPO economist Dr Koos Coetzee, the MPO uses
14/11/2016
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Black future for ice cream

The world’s first black ice cream makes waves in the UK as Rossi Ice Cream shifts our perceptions of ice cream into a whole new direction.