Author Archives: SAPPO

Mboweni’s new plan to boost growth and create a million jobs

  Khulekani Magubane and Jan Cronje, Fin24, 28 August 2019 Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni ...

ASF China: Pork prices soar as future effects become clear

Prices of pork in China are observed to be soaring in recent weeks as pork ...

USDA awards $1.7m to fight African swine fever

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allocated a $1.7m grant to the Swine Health ...

UK and EU to step up Brexit talks as Parliament showdown looms

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit team will meet with European Union officials at ...

Latest crop estimate good news for livestock farmers

Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business The latest production estimate showed a further ...

Should the SA government incentivise farmers to control the spread of African swine fever?

Wandile Sihlobo, Daily Maverick Since April 2019 there have been 14 reported outbreaks of African ...

Pig movement bans may be economically damaging

Movement bans for pigs and other types of livestock, as ways to control disease outbreaks ...

Irish food authorities develop DNA scanning tool

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has developed a new scanning tool to identify ...

Pork and beef victory: U.S. and Japan agree on trade

Biosecurity in four steps and ASF precaution tips

By Diego Padoan, Swine Technical Manager at BIOMIN Prevention is the best medicine. Biosecurity is ...

Can the small pig farmer thrive in the future?

Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 23 July 23 2019 (National Pork Board and the Pork ...

Lawsonia can impact other gut pathogens

By Dr Fernando L. Leite, technical manager – swine, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA A ...