Category Archives: Let’s Talk Fresh

Fair weather makes agriculture a hive of activity

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Business Day, 7 July 2020, photo credit: Picfair Despite ongoing challenges presented ...

Flu from pigs in China could spell opportunity for SA

Source: Phumi Ramalepe, Business Insider SA, 5 July 2020, photo credit: IHA/Daily Sabah Researchers are ...

Farmers nerves are on a knife’s edge over rural safety

Source: Agri SA media release, 30 June 2020, photo credit: BeautifulNow “The brutal and senseless ...

Agricultural Research Council plans to cut 1 000 jobs

Source: Annelie Coleman, Farmer’s Weekly 2 July 2020, photo credit: Edutopia The Agricultural Research Council’s ...

New swine ‘flu virus’ with pandemic potential in China – cause for concern?

Source: Prof Mary-lou Penrith, extraordinary professor, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University Pretoria, SAPPO Weekly ...

SA is bleeding jobs, but agriculture may just surprise

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, News24, 22 June 2020, photo credit: Sartup Soda One of the key ...

Supplementary budget shocks, says Johan Willemse

Prof Johan Willemse, agricultural economist, SAPPO News June 2020, photo credit: Due We knew that ...

Despite lower Mpumalanga yields overall harvest outlook still impressive

Source: Paul Makube, senior agricultural economist, FNB Agri-Business, FNB media release, photo credit: Adobe stock/Food ...

Water judgement has far-reaching consequences for the commercial farmers

Source: Agri SA media release, 29 June 2020, photo source: Eco Waters The Pretoria High ...

NERPO calls for the inclusion of the ‘missing middle farmers’ in the distribution of Covid 19 relief fund

Source: Nerpo media release, 17 June 2020, photo credit: Humana People to People The National ...

South Africa needs to focus urgently on how COVID-19 will reshape its labour market

Source: The Conversation, 20 June 2020, photo credit: Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr/GOLEGAL The full economic damage ...

New marketing strategies for small pig farmers may be necessary

Source: SAPPO Weekly Update, 19 June 2020, photo credit: Dinheiro Rural Small pig farmers are ...