Daily Archives: 29 June 2019

Government of Canada announces the first-ever Food Policy for Canada

The Food Policy for Canada is an ambitious initiative, the product of consultation and collaboration ...

USDA plans full-function foreign animal disease exercise in September

In an ongoing effort to prepare the pork industry for a potential foreign animal disease ...

ASF Vietnam: Commercial farms hit; higher pork import prices

No longer is African Swine Fever (ASF) a problem that is only hitting pigs in ...

Stand van die bedryf

Isabel Bröcker, hoof van besigheidsintelligensie by SAPPO, bespreek die invloed van die afgelope jaar se ...

SAPPO seeking new approach to ASF

A communal pig farming operation in Koppies in the Free State was the location of ...

SAPPO’s Easter digital campaign outperforms industry benchmark

To promote the enjoyment of pork dishes over the Easter period (when there is a ...

National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy starts to take shape

On the 5th of June 2019, comments were due to be submitted to the department ...

Feed conversion: An objective measure of success

By Matt Murphy, Director of Technical Operations at The Maschhoffs Pork production is an act ...

Tough decisions: Animal mortality disposal during a disease outbreak

African swine fever (ASF) is taking over the news headlines now, but it’s not the ...