Author Archives: SAPPO

Repo rate increase raises concern about farming debt

Source: Susan Marais, Farmer’s Weekly, 19 November 2021, photo credit: www.agriculture.com.ph A hike in interest ...

Top of the harvest winners

Source and photo credit: Toyota SA media release The winner of the prestigious Toyota SA/Agri ...

Oktober disease report released

Photo credit: www.wageningenur.nl The October report on livestock disease trends as informally reported by veterinarians ...

2021 Global Food Security Index released

Photo credit: www.youtube.com The 2021 Global Food Security Index was released4 in Pretoria this week ...

Trials show benefits of feeding dietary feed grade amino acids to pigs

Source: Pat Melgares, Farm Journal’s Pork, National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff, 11 November ...

Argentina announces new measures to prevent ASF introduction

Source: Melanie Epp , The Pig Site, 13 November 2021 Argentina’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock ...

UK halves veterinary antibiotics sales over the past six years

Source: Pig333.com, 12 November 2021, photo credit: ABVMA The use of antibiotics in livestock in ...

Forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes

Source: Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Nicholas Bacci, Tanya Nadine Augustine, The Conversation, 3 November 2021, photo credit: ...

The state of soybeans: 2021 and beyond

Source: Treena Hein, Pig Progress, 10 November 2021, photo credit: Scoular Soybeans: a crop that ...

Myths and truths around South Africa’s recent renewable energy auction

Source: Wikus Kruger, The Conversation, 10 November 2021, photo credit: CITI I/O South Africa’s department ...

COP26 zero-deforestation deal to affect animal feed trade

Source: Elizabeth Schroeder, Farmer’s Weekly, 11 November 2021, photo credit: Euromontana More funding, transparent monitoring ...

Huge fuel price increase for November

Source: Bizcommunity, 2 November 2021, photo credit: Competitive Enterprise Institute According to the Automobile Association ...