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31/08/2015
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Spotlight on Gauteng dairy Day

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
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Dairy alternatives

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
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Sharp recovery of Globaldairytrade prices

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
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Informative Gauteng Dairy Day

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
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Advice for farmers at MPO Free State AGM and Congress

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
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Dairy facts from neighbours

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
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Perfect storm for EU dairy prices

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
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Russia lifts import ban on 29 Fonterra plants

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
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Milk producers still positive

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
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BFAP carefully optimistic about dairy future

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
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Eastern Cape highest production growth area

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
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Alternative antibiotics for livestock

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
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A step forward

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
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Optimising your business

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
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Agri SA focuses on land reform issues

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
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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
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Adapt to succeed

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
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Hope for milk price recovery

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
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Closing the nutritional gap with sustainable dairy

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
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Government reaches out to Free State dairy farmers

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