Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

Technology can aid farmers during SA’s water crisis

South African agricultural hubs within the Northern and Eastern Cape have seen a number of ...

19
Jan
South African agriculture needs to become expert at international relations

Stephanie van der Walt, Agbiz Fruit Desk “Now is the time to think strategically and ...

19
Jan
Sows undergo changes in structure over time, research suggests

Sows undergo changes in structure over time, according to research by Melanie Trenhaile-Grannemann, a graduate ...

19
Jan
Balancing the risks and opportunities on the African continent

It would be remiss to paint the African continent with one brush as many countries ...

19
Jan
Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Intensive agriculture may be nourishing most of the Earth’s inhabitants, but it’s doing the opposite ...

08
Jan
2020: Expect more expensive food, and higher tax

Consumers will get their first indication of what 2020 has in store for them on ...

08
Jan
Protecting piglets post-partum with smart technology

The Pig Site speaks to SwineTech co-founder and CEO Matthew Rooda about SmartGuard and protecting ...

08
Jan
Antibiotic resistance: Fight fiction with facts

In a recent episode of 60 Minutes, antibiotic use in the livestock industry, and pork ...

08
Jan
NAMC’s South African Food Cost Review 2019

The availability and accessibility of affordable nutritious food play a vital role in any household. ...

21
Dec
Birth weight uniformity as a potential predictor of future pig performance

The number of healthy piglets born alive is a primary focus of the pork industry ...

21
Dec
The importance of arginine in piglets

By Heinrich Jansen van Vuuren* The discovery of the urea cycle in mammals by Hans ...

21
Dec
Tail necrosis in pigs

Pig tail necrosis is a common and unfortunate problem that occurs unpredictably and can compromise ...

21
Dec