Author Archives: SAPPO

Are you SAPPO’s exhibitor of the year?

For the first time, an exhibitor of the year will be crowned at SAPPO’s AGM ...

13
Jun
TRADE study on pork exports released

Trade Research Advisory (TRADE) at the North West University has conducted an investigation into export ...

10
Jun
China offers financial support to pig farmers to rebuild herds

The widespread African swine fever outbreak in China has decimated many farmers. In an effort ...

10
Jun
Canada fears disaster as China plans increased meat import inspections

Canadian meat industry executives say China’s plans to boost inspections of imported Canadian meats and ...

10
Jun
Australian meat industry urges protection against activists

The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) has called on the Government to recognise that anti-meat ...

10
Jun
Social pigs: A new dimension to pig genetics

A pioneering study by the Danish Pig Research Centre has confirmed pig sociability as a ...

10
Jun
Vermin and biosecurity

How to protect your farm against vermin, falls into three areas: • Making our site ...

10
Jun
Meat Matters: The truth behind curing meats

In the pork business, we love our cured meats – bacon, ham, hotdogs, sausages. In ...

10
Jun
How African swine fever is likely to hit global meat prices

While the discussion about African swine fever has largely focused on China, the likes of Vietnam are ...

10
Jun
Carbon tax way too low to curb emissions, say experts

Experts say the carbon tax introduced this week is so low it will have almost ...

10
Jun
Agriculture’s negative contribution to the disastrous GDP figure driven mainly by drought

The agricultural economy, by nature, is wobbly relative to other sectors of the economy as ...

10
Jun
Strengthening the team

Willie Miller is an industrial engineer, who spent the last 23 years in the banking ...

10
Jun