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During the lockdown the MPO’s office will be closed, but all staff members are operating remotely and will be conducting their roles as normal from home offices.
 
MPO executive head Dr Chris van Dijk is a member of the Covid-19 Task Team.
 
The MPO will keep dairy farmers informed about the latest
developments through e-mail, whatsapp and Facebook.
 
Advice on handling CV-19-positive cases on your dairy farm
Below please find some guidance regarding the procedure on handling CV-19-positive cases on your dairy farm compiled by MPO executive head Dr Chris van Dijk:
 
  1. Guidance for symptom monitoring and management of essential staff with CV-19-related illness
Milk producers are urged to the guiding principles published by the Department of Health to prevent CV-19 as far as possible entering a farm. To read, click HERE.
 
  1. In case you do have positive cases – no official documentation exists for a dairy farm
 
  1. According to a medical doctor on the official COVID-19 help line (0800 02 9999), they do not have a “ready-to-use” protocol and each situation will be treated on a per case basis.
  2. The medical doctor again emphasised that prevention is the best approach – disinfect all contact areas in the parlour after every milking with either alcohol or a bleach (chlorine) solution. Make sure that you do not contaminate the milk!
  3. A CV-19 operational plan decision tree (flow diagram) was developed by a dairy processor and can also apply to a milking unit (dairy farm). To view the flow diagram, click HERE.
  4. According to the medical doctor a service provider for sanitising is not compulsory; you can do this yourself. When procuring sanitation products make sure from the material safety data sheet (MSDS) that you can use a product in your parlour.
  5. Use the existing COVID-19 deep clean procedure for the process following a positive case. Click HERE to view the document.
 Official care guides are available from the Department of Health. Click HERE, HERE and HERE to view the guides.
Melkpryse – tendense in die mark

Bertus van Heerden, MPO hoofekonoom het onlangs die volgende nuutste beskikbare inligting ten opsigte van melkpryse en ander tendense in die mark met ’n landboujoernalis gedeel.

Prysverhogings en winterpremies
Die Februarie 2020 produsenteprys vir onverwerkte melk (die maand voordat daar van die verhogings sou intree) was op dieselfde vlak as in Mei 2016. Die verbruikersprysindeks vir melk, kaas en eiers was egter in Februarie 2020 14% hoër as in Mei 2016 (bron: Statistiek SA). Die kosteknyptangeffek gedurende dié periode het die laaste reserwe in die primêre bedryf gedreineer en verwerkers het besef dat prysverhogings nodig was om voldoende melkvoorsiening te verseker. Die meeste prysverhogings en winterpremies wat afgekondig is, is steeds in plek.

Tendense in die kaasmark
Onderskeid moet gemaak word tussen harde kaas (Cheddar, Gouda, ens.) en sagte kaas (mozzarella, smeerkaas, ens.). Die vraag na harde kaas is eintlik sterk, veral tydens promosies. Sommige verwerkers rapporteer verhoogde vraag van tot 22% na harde kaas in 900 g-verpakkings. Die situasie is anders vir sagte kaas vanweë die groot hoeveelhede van die kaas wat deur die spysenierings- en kitskosbedryf verbruik word.

Die vraag na UHT-melk
Die vraag na langlewe- of UHT-melk het toegeneem en die MPO is bewus van produsente wat van melkverwerker verander het op grond van die vraag na groter volumes vir langlewemelk, onder andere. Dit is belangrik dat melkboere die omstandighede in ag neem om behoorlike leweringskontrakte met die verwerkers te onderhandel.

Koste van sojabone
Indien die SAFEX sojaboonprys as basis gebruik word, is die prys in April 2020 45% hoër as in die ooreenstemmende maand in 2019. Boere kan sojaboon vervang met ’n ander energiebron en daar is verskeie opsies.

Om meer te lees, kliek HIER.

Bertus van Heerden het op 6 Mei 2020 in ’n televisie-onderhoud op Grootplaas gesels oor die huidige marksituasie. Om na die onderhoud te kyk, kliek HIER.
Eastern Cape farmers help to feed the hungry

Thank you to the members and friends of MPO for your generous contributions to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They donated up to 1% of daily milk production and other food parcels to feed the most vulnerable and needy members of our society.

The Nompumelelo Village outreach by Grasslands Agriculture in the Eastern Cape is an initiative to bring relief and help fight the effects of the lockdown on the local community. They supplied and handed out food parcels to approximately 1 000 households with the help and support of community members.
This is seen as a major opportunity to demonstrate the dairy industry’s commitment to building a healthy society through the consumption of a nutritious, affordable, and accessible source of food.

Let's all #PayFoodForward. #dairyisgoodforyou #LockDown #COVID19 #strongertogether #NompumeleloVillage #Mandelapark #Grasslands #togetheragainstcorona #feedingthoseinneed #dairyfarmersgiveback 
#farmingcommunity #immunityforthecommunity
Kollig op melkboerdery in die Oos-Kaap

Hannes Cilliers, Onder-Voorsitter van die MPO in die Oos-Kaap het hierdie week met Landbou Radio gesels oor sy eie melkboerdery, hoe dit tans in hul streek gaan en wat op 'n daaglikse basis op 'n melkplaas gebeur. Om na die onderhoud te luister, kliek HIER.
COVID-19 information and guidelines for farmers

Agri SA has a COVID-19 portal on its website, which contains relevant information and guidelines about COVID-19 for all farmers. To read more, use this link: agrisa.co.za/covid19

What is better than the invention of sliced cheese?

THE DAIRY MAIL APP!

Your trusted information publication, The Dairy Mail, is now brought to you in a brand NEW format!

The Milk Producers’ Organisation is now bringing you the latest dairy industry news – #digitally!!!

#TheDairyMail app has been officially launched and we invite you to download it to your device today!

The app is not available in an app store, all you need to do is follow this link to download it directly to your device/s:

dairymail-app.co.za

Sign in to read The Diary Mail magazine monthly on the app and also receive regular news, both area and topic specific.

Remember to save the app icon to your desktop or home screen.

Feel free to share this download link with colleagues, consultants, suppliers, family, and friends!

#TheDairyMailgoesdigital #TDMapp #onlinepublication #MilkProducersOrganisation #MPO #dairynews

 
20th anniversary of World Milk Day 2020!

The MPO is excited about this milestone in the dairy industry and we look forward to celebrating World Milk Day with the rest of the world. There will be picture challenges and recipe challenges coming your way, so keep an eye on the MPO’s Facebook page to participate, and invite others to join in the fun! Now more than ever we recognise how all nutritious dairy products can nourish our communities by being accessible and affordable.

Rally with us and join in the upcoming picture and recipe challenges for World Milk Day 2020 to prove that SA loves dairy!

#MilkProducersOrganisation #DairySouthAfrica Global Dairy Platform
 
SA Loves Milk campaign

The MPO is launching the SA Loves Milk campaign to celebrate the 20th anniversary of World Milk Day on 1 June. The first action of this campaign is to launch the SA Loves Milk picture challenge where we invite YOU to send us your picture showing just how much you and your family love milk. Rally with us and email your SA Loves Milk image to tdmeditor@agriconnect.co.za, for a chance to be featured during the week leading up to World Milk Day 2020. Now, more than ever, we recognise how all nutritious dairy products are accessible, affordable, and can nourish our communities.
Let us prove that SA loves milk!


Stewardship is truly about practising the three pillars of sustainability: profitability (economic), people (social), and planet (environment) – the three Ps. Do you know a dairy farmer who is a good steward of his dairy farming enterprise? Someone who is competitive and responsible, focusing on key areas that make a difference to the economic performance of his farm and addresses his responsibilities inside and outside of the farm gate? Nominate him for the 2020 MPO Nedbank Stewardship Awards. Complete and submit the form at mpo.co.za/nedbank-stewardship-awards-entry-form-2020/ and send it to Barbara Bieldt at barbara@mpo.co.za. Entry date extended to 30 June 2020. The winner will receive a prize of R40 000, the runner-up R30 000 and the person in third place R10 000 sponsored by Nedbank.

#stewardship #Nedbank #WWFSouthAfrica #TheDairyMail #proudlySouthAfricanDairy
 

 
WHAT?
The Dairy Mail Innovation Awards for 2020.

WHO?
All innovative products that were introduced into the South African market between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020.

WHY?
The winner will be announced at the annual Milk Producers’ Organisation’s gala dinner and receive a five-page spread in the December issue of The Dairy Mail.

WHEN?
Submit your entry form by 31 July 2020.

HOW?
Complete the entry form HERE: https://www.mpo.co.za/innovation-awards-2020/

Entries will be judged on originality, usefulness, and value to dairy farmers or processors.

#MPO #MilkProducersSA #MilkProducersOrganisation #TheDairyMail #InnovationAwards2020 #InnovatingAmidstConstantChange
Disclaimer: The MPO Bulletin is compiled from sources deemed reliable. However, the publisher accepts no responsibility for any errors or the effect of any decisions based on this publication.
 
Vrywaring: Alhoewel die MPO Bulletin saamgestel word uit bronne wat as betroubaar beskou word, neem die uitgewers geen verantwoordelikheid vir aksies of verliese wat weens die gebruik van hierdie inligting mag ontstaan nie.
Contact us / Kontak ons
 
Dr Chris van Dijk
Chief executive / Uitvoerende hoof
 
Barbara Bieldt
 Market development and compliance services manager / Bestuurder: markontwikkeling en voldoeningsdienste
 
Bertus van Heerden
Economist / Ekonoom
 
Philip Swart
Producer services manager / Bestuurder: produsentedienste


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