Author Archives: SAPPO

Here are Safoso’s findings on the pig compartment system

Summary prepared by Dr Thandi Chiappero and Dr Peter Evans, SAPPO, Porcus July/August 2021, photo ...

It’s unlikely the US will escape ASF

Source: Dennis DiPietre and Lance Mulberry, Farm Journal’s Pork, 20 August 2021, photo credit: Wallpapercave ...

New foot-and-mouth disease strain detected in Namibia

Source: Annelie Coleman, Farmer’s Weekly, 19 August 2021, photo credit: The Namibian A new strain ...

Agriculture posts a trade surplus in the 2ndQ2021 despite ongoing Covid-19 challenges

Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business, 23 August 2021: photo credit: ...

USDA announces health care grants

Source: Larry Lee, Brownfield, 12 August 2021, photo credit: EXPATICA Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says ...

Manure-to-energy technology comes to life across northern Missouri hog farms

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 12 August 2021, photo credit: The Sierra Club Magazine ...

China taking steps to reduce antibiotics usage

Source: Rebecca Kwakman, Pig Progress, 13 August 2021, photo credit: Good Food World After years ...

To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules

Source: Laura van der Pol, Dale Manning, Francesca Cotrufo and Megan Machmuller, Bizcommunity 2 July ...

The future of insurance in South Africa’s agricultural industry

Source: Hanlie Kroese, manager segment solutions, Santam, 13 August 2021, photo credit: HDFC Sales With ...

Repairing the damage to global food systems from Covid-19

Source: World Politics Reviews, 12 August 2021, photo credit: BREAKTHROUGHS According to a United Nations ...

Variants, the fourth wave, vaccines and the unlikelihood of herd immunity: What might happen in South Africa?

By The Scientists Collective, Maverick Citizen, 15 August 2021, photo credit: Bakertilly The rise of ...

South Africa’s agricultural exports on track to beat 2020

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz e-newsletter, News24, photo credit: Circular South Africa’s agricultural sector is export-orientated. ...