Author Archives: SAPPO

Five tips to create employee success

“First things first, when you get new people, it is absolutely paramount that we start ...

Biosecurity: Managing the entry of people

For tips to manage the risk of people bringing in disease-causing micro-organisms on to your ...

South Africa unhealthiest country on earth

Alison Millington  A new global health ranking has identified the world’s healthiest – and most ...

Land panel report not supported by all

President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a ten-member panel in September 2018, to advise him on the ...

First three students in MSc in Food and Nutrition Security

Alison Barr, Hlanzeka Mpanza and Anja Lategan will forever go down in the annals of ...

Results of Biomin’s latest mycotoxin survey

Biomin’s mycotoxin survey report for 2018 reveals impacts of the main mycotoxins in 2019. In ...

North West ASF outbreak an isolated incident

The African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in the North West province that was confirmed this ...

ASF spreading in many countries

Pig Progress editor, Vincent ter Beek, reports on 5 April that the recent update at the ...

US: Why did you Get into the Swine Industry?

Although less than 2% of Americans are directly employed by the agricultural industry, more than ...

British NPA rings the alarm after several cases of SD

Ruud Peijs The British National Pig Association has recently highlighted the need for producers to ...

Technology is ‘disrupting’ agriculture and will bring benefits to 21st century farmers

Technology is changing the face of agriculture by enabling farmers to increase production, reduce costs ...

ASF vaccine development is a tough order

Jennifer Shike Although the race to develop an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine in China ...