What does the MPO do?

Since taking over the former Milk Board’s functions on 1 January 1998, the Milk Producers’ Organisation (MPO) has grown into South Africa’s foremost industry organisation. The MPO represents and empowers milk producers by rendering a variety of innovative services to and on behalf of milk producers.

The MPO is continuously adapting in order to meet the changing needs of milk producers in a dynamic agricultural environment. The MPO consists of able and skilled staff, who are all specialists in their own fields. The democratically elected board of directors plays an important role in the strategic focus of the MPO, as representatives of milk producers.

The MPO focuses on five strategic core functions:

• Market protection and promotion
• Communication
• Technology transfer
• Information
• Protection of member interests.

The eighth SOUTH AFRICAN LARGE HERDS CONFERENCE will be held at Sibaya Casino and Lodge, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, From 3 to 5 June 2013. Large Herds Conference takes a holistic approach to dairy farming, concentrating on issues peculiar to the large herds operator. Topics such as Systems Management, Strategies for change, Operations Management, Market Trends, Environmental and Technological Trends, Finance and Taxation, Human Resource Management, Motivation and Lifestyle are addressed. However, the conferences are not all work and include social events such as happy hours, cocktail functions, safaris, gala dinners, farm visits and ladies' programmes. This event gives South African dairy farmers a unique opportunity to benefit from the most up-to-date information available. Delegates from leading dairy dairy farming areas around the world share knowledge and information on techniques and technology that are of significant benefit to local farmers. The aim of the conferences is to enable participants to take away a strategic business plans for their own farms. This is achieved by creating various opportunities for one-on-one interaction during the conference. The theme of the 2013 conference is Dairy Faming - The New Revolution and promises delegates to be worth every minute of their time.

Visit the website http://www.largeherds.co.za. For more information, contact Julie McLachlan on 083 740 2720 or send an e-mail to julie@cendel.co.za