Four opportunities for 2020
In the dairy industry we will always have challenges, but it is vital that the MPO focus on the opportunities to entrench long-term industry viability.
Die melkbedryf verander vinnig. Die uitdaging is en bly om meer melk met minder hulpbronne te produseer. Lees gerus op bladsy 27 van die super-holsteinkoei wat oor ’n 100 ℓ melk per dag produseer! Die produksiestelsel moet skuif van ’n liniêre na ’n sirkulêre model. Die verandering vereis fundamentele verandering in ekonomiese besigheidsmodelle en ’n kopskuif om verbruikersgedrag te verander. The Dairy Mail wil jou bemagtig om merkbare stappe te doen om volhoubare melkboerdery vir almal te verseker.
In die kollig : Hannes Nel
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 7 –7 (2020)
Bok van Blerk sing oor die hart van ’n boer wat dieper en wyer lê … Die strofe som my eerste indrukke op van Hannes Nel, sesdegeslag- Wes-Kaapse boer van die Ladismith-kontrei getroud met Antoinette, oud-laerskoolonderwyseres. Terwyl hy my vertel van sy gemengde boerdery, ’n eenmansaak waar hy met vrugte, melk, skaap en lusern boer en sy holsteinkudde drie keer ’n dag melk, gesels ons onder meer oor besonderse rolmodelle.
Ontmoet die span wat omgee
Landbourevolusie verg massiewe beleggings
Potensiële sake-idees en maniere waarop Afrika sy regmatige rol kan speel om die groeiende wêreldbevolking teen 2050 te help voed, is op die onlangse Afrika Agri Beleggingsindaba (AAII) in Kaapstad onder die loep geplaas.
Optimism in the face of despair
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 16 –19 (2020)
Summiting the mountain that separates 2019 and 2020 seemed like an impossible task at times, yet here we are. We can allow ourselves to take a backward look at 2019 to gain the last bit of perspective before we see the year out. As 2020 stretches out ahead of us, I am giving some thought to the possible opportunities in the 366 days to come.
Dairy digits January 2020
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 20 –21 (2020)
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 23 –27 (2020)
MPO Noord herstruktureer
New directors confirmed – Milk SA general meeting
Kommentaar op OSV ingewag
Wes-Kaapse plaasarbeiders by spoggeleentheid vereer
Faircape spog met hul super-holsteinkoei
Murphy was 'n optimis
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 29 –29 (2020)
Ons ken almal Murphy se wet: enigiets wat kan verkeerd gaan, sal verkeerd gaan. Gelukkig gaan alles darem nie altyd tegelyk verkeerd nie.
Suiwel kalender 2020
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 31 –31 (2020)
Hoefonderhoud : meer sap uit die lemoen
Authors: Gert van Zyl and Riaan van Zyl
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 34 –38 (2020)
In die huidige ekonomiese klimaat met baie faktore wat ʼn uitwerking het op die winsgewendheid van die melkerybedryf, is dit belangrik om op alle faktore te konsentreer om sodoende die spreekwoordelike maksimum sap uit die lemoen te druk, of soveel moontlik melk te produseer. Mankheid by melkbeeste is ʼn groot probleem, nie net in Suid-Afrika nie, maar regoor die wêreld. Dit is tans die derde grootste rede waarom koeie uitgeslag word, gevolg deur vrugbaarheidsprobleme en mastitis.
Growing alfalfa during a prolonged drought
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 39 –40 (2020)
Recent drought conditions in France have forced many farmers to grow alfalfa as an alternative forage to grass, but even when there is no drought this crop has many benefits, particularly for dairy farmers.
Building a farm for all seasons
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 42 –47 (2020)
The Bernings have made considerable progress towards a broad range of sustainability goals. Yet in the face of climate fluctuations, there’s a sense of urgency behind three goals in particular: water conservation, building a more resilient grazing platform, and breeding robust cows that are productive under adverse conditions.
Set your sights on better water and waste water management
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 49 –52 (2020)
The fourth water stewardship working group field visits took place in KwaZulu-Natal in November 2019 at three venues. The working group, currently facilitated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), is an informal learning platform made up of farmers, processors, and dairy industry structure representatives, who get together two or three times a year to share information on water, waste, and natural resource management practices in a non-competitive, safe space.
A new direction creating a culture of sustainability
Author Linda Pretorius
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 56 –57 (2020)
“The future is going to look different, because it will have to,” said Jonathon Hanks, facilitator at the South African Society of Dairy Technology (SASDT) symposium days in July 2019. And with sobering figures showing rising food demand amid increasingly constrained environmental resources, the statement could not be more accurate.
Meer plastiek as vis in die see?
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 58 –61 (2020)
Synde lig, sterk en betreklik goedkoop, is plastiek uiters nuttig. Maar juis dié eienskappe maak dit gevaarlik vir diere. Nadat plastiek weggegooi is, breek dit nie heeltemal af nie; boonop dryf dit sodra dit in riviere en die oseane beland. Dit is egter hoog tyd om opnuut oor plastiek te besin.
I dairy you to be great
Author Steyn Pretorius
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 64 –65 (2020)
There is a saying in the business world, ‘structure follows strategy’, which basically means that a business is only as good as its common goal or strategy that it sets for itself. It may sound like a simple principle to adhere to, but is often misinterpreted, and can lead to failure. It is the same with any dairy farm. Every person on the farm should know the importance of the job they are doing and their contribution to the greater goal, which is to make a success of the farm they work on.
Use labour law to protect your farm
Source: The Dairy Mail 27, pp 66 –67 (2020)
Labour law sets strict requirements that employers must comply with. Compliance is non-negotiable and the extensive legislative provisions and regulations can be overwhelming as labour law is a highly regulated environment. The World Economic Forum published their annual global competitiveness report in October 2019. This report measures performance according to 114 indicators (including compliance with labour legislation) that influence a nation’s productivity, benchmarking the drivers of long-term competitiveness. In the report, 141 economies were evaluated, accounting for 98% of the world’s gross domestic product.