The Milk Producers’ Organisation (MPO) is a representative producers organisation focused on serving the primary sectorÂ
of the South African dairy industry, through a range of supportive services which enables the dairy farmers to build
profitable, sustainable, and competitive businesses.
| TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|
| 16:30 | Registration | |
| 17:30 | Meet & Greet |
| TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPEAKER | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Registration | ||
| 08:00 | Welcoming & Opening | Fanie Ferreira | |
| 08:10 | The SA Road to Food Security for the Dairy & Red Meat Industry and Product Exports | Minister John Steenhuisen (TBC) | |
| 08:50 | The Impact of Foot and Mouth on Farm Level: What Have We Learned? | Dr Shaun Morris | |
| 09:20 | Biosecurity on Farms and Feedlots: Panel Discussion and Protocol Proposal for industries | Dr Danie Odendaal: On-Farm Proposal Panel: Dr Danie Odendaal (Vet & Animal Scientists), Dr Shaun Morris (Feedlot Industry), Joubert Fourie (Milk Producer/Milk Distributor, Limpopo Dairies), Bull van Rensburg (Milk Producer), Dr Dirk Verwoerd (Karan Beef & Abattoir) | |
| 09:50 | Platinum Sponsor Address | Alta Genetics | |
| 10:00 | Tea & Stalls | Chemunique |
| TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPEAKER | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:15 | Creating Winning Workplace Cultures | Stef du Plessis | |
| 11:15 | Resilient Dairy Farmers in SA: What Do They Do? | Chris Fourie (DMC) | |
| 11:45 | Sponsor Address | ||
| 11:55 | Lunch & Stalls |
| TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPEAKER | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Longevity Starts with Rumen Development in Cattle & Sheep | Prof Tony Shakespeare | |
| 13:40 | Heat Stress VS Intestinal Tract Efficiency in Dairy and Feedlot animals | Prof Phil Cardoso | Adisseo |
| 14:20 | Can we feed high performing Dairy, Beef and Sheep without IONOFORES, cost effectively? | Dr Paolo Fantinati | Envarto |
| 15:00 | Gold Sponsor Address | John Deere | |
| 15:05 | Tea & Stalls |
| TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPEAKER | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:20 | Diet Consistency: Using TMR Audits to Deliver More from Your Feed, Equipment and the Bottom Line | Dr Francisco Ysunza | NutriBase |
| 16:00 | Designing A FEEDSTORE And Choosing the Correct Mixer to Decrease TMR Mixing Costs for Dairies and Feedlots | Isaac Isakow | Laird USA |
| 16:45 | Smart Feeding Technology to Improve Efficiency and Productivity in Feed Mixing | Bert Coppelmans Topcon EU (Netherlands) | |
| 17:25 | Designing The On-Farm Pellet System to Produce Quality Pellets Cost-Effectively? | Willie Jones | W Jones Machines |
| 17:55 | End Of Day: Lucky Draw | Fanie Ferreira | |
| 19:00 | Conference Gala Dinner | MC: Philip Blanckenberg Speaker: Rusty Labuschagne | |
| TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPEAKER | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | Better Fresh Cows’ and Discusses How to Create Better Fresh Cows Through a Great Dry Cow Ration | Dr Gordie Jones | Dr Gordie Jones |
| 08:40 | A New TRANSITION Cow Feed Strategy to Improve Peak Milk Production | Dana Tomlingson Zinpro | Chemunique |
| 09:20 | Precision Nutrition for The Next 2 Kg Milk in High Performance Dairy Herds: Putting Science into Practice | Dr. Sion Richards Ruminant Technical Services Manager for EMEA, Balchem Corporation | Vitam |
| 10:00 | Tea & Stalls | Microbasics |
| TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPEAKER | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:15 | Silage Quality Improvement Through Technology and On-Point Management | Richardt Venter Agsci Unlimited | Budissa Bagger |
| 10:55 | Less Aggressive Strategies to Decrease Cryptosporidium Challenges in Young Ruminants | Trouw | |
| 11:35 | How Can I Do On-Farm Postmortems on Cattle and Sheep and What Do I Need to Send to My Vet to Assist them in Making the Correct Diagnosis? | Prof Leon Prozesky | |
| 12:05 | Lunch & Stalls |
| TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPEAKER | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Feeding, Managing and Selecting Animals to Improve Fertility and Feed Conversion in Your Sheep Herd | Dr Brink van Zyl University of Stellenbosch | |
| 13:45 | High-Risk Calf Nutrition and Management in the Feedlot | Eben Oosthuizen Feed Yard Consultant, USA | Chemunique |
| 14:30 | Challenges And Opportunities in Rearing and Managing Beef Cross Calves | Brad Gilchrist Global Beef Supply Chain Manager | Semex Alliance |
| 15:15 | Feeding The New "Beef-Holstein" Feedlot Phenome for Optimal and Profitable Performance | ||
| 16:00 | Conference Wrap Up: Lucky Draw | Fanie Ferreira | |
| 16:10 | End of Conference |
