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Latest on FMD (25/1/2020)

Here is DAFF’s latest FMD media release dated 25 January 2010.Read more

25
Jan
US pork industry welcomes US-China trade deal

US president Donald Trump and Chinese vice premier Liu He have signed a preliminary trade ...

19
Jan
USDA’s new swine slaughter rule hit by lawsuit

A new lawsuit has been brought against the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) ...

19
Jan
Bettie, a detective dog, picked up sent of pork at Chicago airport

Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, picked up the ...

19
Jan
Technology can aid farmers during SA’s water crisis

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

19
Jan
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 ...

19
Jan
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 ...

19
Jan
Balancing the risks and opportunities on the African continent

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

19
Jan
What factors will underpin SA agriculture production in 2020?

Wandike Sihlobo, chief economist, Agbiz The underperformance of South Africa’s agricultural sector in 2019 was ...

19
Jan
Business warns Ramaphosa on government inertia in fixing Eskom crisis

Business Unity SA president Sipho Pityana said the failures to turn around Eskom have resulted ...

19
Jan
How to succeed in agriculture in 2020

Nico Groenewald, head Agribusiness, Standard Bank The broader agricultural economic environment is changing, and this ...

19
Jan
Latest on FMD

Four further cases of FMD were reported since mid-December 2019, with three cases reported in ...

19
Jan