Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

Sow nutrition and its increasing importance during the transition period

Gareth Salmond (MSc Animal Nutrition, Pr. Sci. Nat.) is the Divisional Technical Manager for swine ...

19
Oct
Food insecurity could be reduced in SA if public and private sectors work together

By Wandile Sihlobo, Business Day, 16 October 2019As we commemorate World Food Dayin honour of ...

19
Oct
Humane production: Lessons from Australia’s pig industry

Australia’s pig farmers encounter some very different challenges in maintaining good standards of welfare on ...

19
Oct
Nielsen uncovers the true state of the SA consumer mindset

The 2019 Nielsen South Africa Shopper Trends Report has found that ‘lowest prices’ are no ...

19
Oct
Time to embraces changing consumer demographics? See what the USA is doing

Ten thousand consumers were surveyed on their pork buying decisions, and a recent report highlights ...

11
Oct
More precision feeding with digestibility enhancers

Precision feeding emerged 30 years ago and has gained high-level interest since then. These days, ...

11
Oct
Read the latest Global Competitive Report: South Africa declining

The 2017 WEF Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) ranked South Africa in the 61st position out ...

11
Oct
Impacts of climate change on food security not evenly distributed

The effects of climate change on food security are not evenly distributed across the globe. ...

11
Oct
Why the fake meat market could reach R3.5trn in 20 years

The alternative meat market is poised to rise to $240bn (around R3.5trn at current rates) ...

02
Oct
Antibiotic regulations are double-edge sword in swine production

Use of antibiotics at sub-therapeutic levels revolutionised agriculture for the last 65 years. Though originally ...

02
Oct
Smithfield veterinarian aims to connect dots on animal welfare

Animal welfare can mean different things to different people. For Mary Battrell, DVM, a swine ...

02
Oct
Advice on which diets are good for climate change

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, has released new research which reveals that eating meat ...

02
Oct