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31/08/2015
Joubert Fourie, well-known dairy farmer from Limpopo, was a speaker at the recent Gauteng Dairy Day. He shared his impressions with Lise Roberts in an interview
31/08/2015
Döhler offers consumers an array of milk products that serve as is an alternative to dairy. Included in their range is almond, rice, oats and soya-based
31/08/2015
Prices at the latest Globaldairytrade internet sale held on the 18th August increased by 14,8% compared to prices at the previous sale held at the beginning
31/08/2015
The informative and successful Gauteng Dairy Day 2015 hosted by award-winning Belnori Boutique Cheesery near Bapsfontein on 13 August was attended by more than 200 visitors
24/08/2015
Speakers at the MPO Free State AGM and Congress held yesterday at the Leopards and Lace Conference Centre in Bloemfontein, focused on tips and advice to
24/08/2015
MPO CEO Dr Chris van Dijk recently visited Zimbabwe and Namibia to attend the countries’dairy organisations AGM’s and congresses. He gave an overview of his impressions
24/08/2015
EU dairy farmers are currently experiencing the lowest producer and dairy product prices in many years despite forecasts of a bright future for dairy during the
24/08/2015
Russia has lifted a ban on imports from 29 New Zealand dairy plants, restrictions imposed in 2013 in the wake of dairy product shortages resulting from
18/08/2015
In an interview following the recent meetings in the Free State and Western Cape Dr Chris van Dijk, MPO CEO, said milk producers are generally still
18/08/2015
In its 2015-2024 baseline projections, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) indicated that producer prices may increase steadily over the baseline period. While the
18/08/2015
According to figures by Milk SA, 1 429 million litres of milk was supplied to processors in the first half of 2015. This is 137 million
18/08/2015
Since the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Flemming, no real alternative for antibiotic treatment has been discovered. That was until recently when Dr Mark Cook, a
18/08/2015
Tetra Pak believes the launch of their new E3 filling machine will revolutionise the packaging industry. At the heart of the new machine is the eBeam
18/08/2015
The MPO’s national annual general meeting and congress themed, Optimising your business, is a must to attend. The conference will touch on a very topical subject
18/08/2015
Former Agri SA Eastern Cape president Ernest Pringle said in an interview at its recent congress that the organisation is focusing on land reform issues. To
11/08/2015
Production and physiological responses of heat-stressed lactating dairy cattle to conductive cooling
This research tested the effectiveness of conductive cooling in alleviating heat stress of lactating dairy cows. A conductive cooling system was built with waterbeds (Dual Chamber
11/08/2015
Farmers who adapt to changing circumstances are the ones who succeed in difficult times, said Dr Piet Croucamp, political analyst and presenter of Megaboere on Kyknet
11/08/2015
As farmers all over the world are struggling to cope with lower milk prices, some experts believe global milk prices will stabilise in the second half
11/08/2015
The theme of this year’s International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit is Closing the nutritional gap with sustainable dairy. The WDS 2015 takes place from
11/08/2015
Several representatives from the Free State’s Department of Agriculture attended the MPO Free State regional management meeting on 31 July 2015. The purpose of the meeting