Daily Archives: 14 April 2019

North West ASF outbreak an isolated incident

The African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in the North West province that was confirmed this ...

ASF spreading in many countries

Pig Progress editor, Vincent ter Beek, reports on 5 April that the recent update at the ...

US: Why did you Get into the Swine Industry?

Although less than 2% of Americans are directly employed by the agricultural industry, more than ...

British NPA rings the alarm after several cases of SD

Ruud Peijs The British National Pig Association has recently highlighted the need for producers to ...

Technology is ‘disrupting’ agriculture and will bring benefits to 21st century farmers

Technology is changing the face of agriculture by enabling farmers to increase production, reduce costs ...

ASF vaccine development is a tough order

Jennifer Shike Although the race to develop an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine in China ...

Don’t DIY these six financial steps

Lee Hancox, Head: Channel and Segment Marketing at Sanlam.
 With tightened belts, and cost-cutting being ...

READ explains its ASF procedures and plans

The Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development (READ) of the North West province issued ...

Latest on foot and mouth disease

Click here to read the Department of Agriculture, Foretry and Fisheries’ last update on foot ...

SAPPO AGM: Shift towards an intelligent future

The acquisition of new insights through data will be in the spotlight at SAPPO’s AGM ...