Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

Coalition for global protein sustainability initiative launched at Davos

Processor Tyson Foods has announced the creation of a new initiative to help advance sustainable ...

New experimental vaccine for African swine fever virus shows promise

Government and academic investigators have developed a vaccine against African swine fever that appears to ...

Can welfare improvements boost pig health?

Experimental evidence suggests health benefits can be obtained from welfare improvements. Animal welfare scientist Laura ...

Putting trade to work to balance agriculture and environmental factors

Trade is a way that countries can tap into their own local advantages and close ...

Technology can aid farmers during SA’s water crisis

South African agricultural hubs within the Northern and Eastern Cape have seen a number of ...

South African agriculture needs to become expert at international relations

Stephanie van der Walt, Agbiz Fruit Desk “Now is the time to think strategically and ...

Sows undergo changes in structure over time, research suggests

Sows undergo changes in structure over time, according to research by Melanie Trenhaile-Grannemann, a graduate ...

Balancing the risks and opportunities on the African continent

It would be remiss to paint the African continent with one brush as many countries ...

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Intensive agriculture may be nourishing most of the Earth’s inhabitants, but it’s doing the opposite ...

2020: Expect more expensive food, and higher tax

Consumers will get their first indication of what 2020 has in store for them on ...

Protecting piglets post-partum with smart technology

The Pig Site speaks to SwineTech co-founder and CEO Matthew Rooda about SmartGuard and protecting ...

Antibiotic resistance: Fight fiction with facts

In a recent episode of 60 Minutes, antibiotic use in the livestock industry, and pork ...