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16/05/2016
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Milk producers find themselves in a serious price/cost squeeze/pincer

In a press release issued this week MPO chief executive Dr Chris van Dijk stated that milk producers currently find themselves in a serious price/cost squeeze/pincer.
16/05/2016
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Dairy bacteria detecting software developed

University College Dublin (UCD) and top dairy firms have launched a three-year Innovation Partnership program to develop software that rapidly detects bacteria during production. The $1.9m
16/05/2016
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California University professor clears the air on livestock GHGs

Frank Mitloehner a professor and air-quality specialist at the University of California, Davis, is working to clarify a cloud of misinformation that continues to fog public
09/05/2016
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Steps for a more balanced lifestyle

Laura Cornille-Cannady, a farm business consultant, said when working toward a happy medium between your personal life and your career, start with a simple principle. Laura said
09/05/2016
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What is cow comfort worth?

Cow comfort is identified as one of the biggest obstacles to production and health on many dairy farms. Poor cow comfort can cause a great deal
09/05/2016
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Give your heifers a good cost-effective start

Matt Akins, University of Wisconsin dairy specialist, said with milk prices slumping, making it a priority to trim feed costs in the heifer-rearing programme will be
09/05/2016
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Participate in mastitis research and stand a chance to win

Milk SA is conducting a survey on resistance to the available antibiotics in lactating cows with mastitis as part of one of the projects falling under
09/05/2016
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Win R1 000 by completing The Dairy Mail’s reader survey

The Dairy Mail is published on behalf of the Milk Producers’ Organisation (MPO), and aims to equip dairy farmers with relevant, practical information that will assist
09/05/2016
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2016 Elite dairy herds selected

This year SA Studbook Elite 2016 once again recognised stud breeders for outstanding achievements. Congratulations to Dr Kobus Hendriks and the Inovula herd on their achievement
09/05/2016
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Do not miss MPO Northern Cape and Free State Cape route meetings 2016

The aim of the MPO Northern Cape route meetings that will be held from 10 to 12 May 2016 in Jacobsdal, Dewetsdorp and Vredefort respectively is
26/04/2016
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ITAC says no to rebate of the duty on milk preparations

The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) notified the MPO on Wednesday that the Commission has decided to reject an application for rebate of the import tariff
26/04/2016
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3D printing of milk protein structures being investigated

Researchers from the Laboratory of Food Process Engineering at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, in collaboration with FrieslandCampina, are researching and developing methods for 3D printing
26/04/2016
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Build capacity through training

The MPO’s Institute for Dairy Technology offers the following skills development programmes, funded by Milk SA and AgriSeta, to all workers on dairy farms: • Milk
26/04/2016
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Disease report for March available

The Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa (RuVASA), a group of the South African Veterinary Association, recently released its monthly report on livestock disease trends. To
26/04/2016
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Clover introduces new products in line with new legislation

Following the implementation of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ new dairy and imitation dairy regulations (R .260) on 28 March 2016, Clover has introduced
26/04/2016
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Dairy Day creates new, sustainable business model

Dairy Day (Pty) Ltd creates jobs and gives investment value to farm employees, but also hedge revenue for milk producers. In a ground-breaking move, 30 dairy
22/04/2016
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California dairy nose diving as Michigan is on the roll

Michigan’s dairy industry is on a roll. But surprisingly, California’s is not, despite it still the largest U.S. dairy state for both cows and milk, and
18/04/2016
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Sustainable Dairy: Nutrition and Composition

The South African Society for Dairy Technology (SASDT) will be hosting its 49th Annual AGM and Symposium with the theme Sustainable Dairy: Nutrition and Composition at
18/04/2016
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SA Cheese Festival in the spotlight

Festival goers can prepare themselves for a terrific experience when the 15th South African Cheese Festival is celebrated at Sandringham, Stellenbosch from 30 April to 2
18/04/2016
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Dairy demand fragile

According to Rabobank’s Global Dairy Quarterly Q1 2016, which was released last week global dairy demand is fragile but growing. The global dairy market outlook is