Author Archives: SAPPO

Biosecurity: Water, know its origin

There are only three things that every pig takes in every day and those are ...

21
May
ASF can easily be transmitted in water and feed

African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) can be easily transmitted orally through both water as well ...

21
May
How and when to give iron injections

Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork There’s no question that newborn piglets are more susceptible to iron ...

21
May
Absa Agricultural Outlook Autumn 2019

The 2019 Absa AgriBusiness Autumn Edition Outlook focuses on the latest trends and developments in ...

21
May
SA economy looking ‘dramatically dismal’ in first quarter

Carin Smith   The performance of the SA economy in the first quarter of the ...

21
May
US-China trade row: South Africa should hold course on agriculture exports

SA is not in a great position to take advantage of the US-China trade war, ...

21
May
U.S Pork urges reciprocity in U.S.-India trade relationship

Market access for pork and many other U.S. products are tied to discussions regarding India’s ...

11
May
China blocks two Canadian pork exporter permits citing incorrect labeling

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has confirmed with RealAgriculture, two Canadian pork exporters have ...

11
May
New barcode reading technology developed

Technology provider OAL Connected has created a new data solution capable of reading data-embedded barcodes. ...

11
May
Less post-weaning diarrhoea in vaccinated piglets

Most pig farms take preventive measures to limit the economic impact of post-weaning diarrhoea, including ...

11
May
Agricultural sector needs more innovative financial instruments

An opinion piece by Thabi Nkosi and Wandile Sihlobo “New entrants in particular have the ...

11
May
Agri SA pressures NERSA to register SSEG projects

Agri SA is concerned by NERSA’s reluctance to register SSEG projects. Agri SA’s members has ...

11
May