Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

Study: Global energy system based on 100% renewable energy

Source: Energy Watch Group, 4 December 2019, photo credit: postcourier.com.pg The new study by the ...

SA data reveals a dramatic decline in shopping trip frequency

Source: Bizcommunity, 17 Nov 2021, photo credit: funnywomen.com South African shoppers have dramatically reduced the ...

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 ...

Expert demystifies new African swine fever virus in China

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 5 November 2021, photo credit: www.pirbright.ac.uk A newly discovered ...

What EU’s farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Bizcommunity, 27 Oct 2021, photo credit: acresinsurance.co.uk The European Union’s (EU) Farm-to-Fork ...

Cows and cars should not be conflated in climate change debates

Source: Ian Scoones, The Conversation, 2 November 2021, photo credit: aplethoraofpostcards.blogspot.com With world leaders gathered ...

The importance of proper estate planning for farmers

Source: FNB media release, 8 November 2021, photo credit: elitefm.net Proper estate planning for farmers ...

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

Source: Bizcommunity, 27 October 2021, photo credit: Noble Prosperity One of the planet’s greatest challenges ...

The invention to detect foot-and-mouth disease in one hour

  Source: Boitumelo Kgobotlo, Mail&Guardian, 9 July 2021, photo credit: Biospectrum/shuwenbiotech.com More animals can now ...