Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

How are water licences processed?

Agri SA’s Water Desk explains how water licences are processed. Read more

29
May
Hormel lawsuit reveals what ‘natural’ meat really means

Bloomberg Consumers want “natural” meat—and the biggest meat companies want to sell it to them. ...

29
May
Breeding reduces environmental impact with 1% per year

Results of a new study by Wageningen Livestock Research, the Netherlands, show that breeding reduces ...

29
May
Biosecurity: Water, know its origin

There are only three things that every pig takes in every day and those are ...

21
May
ASF can easily be transmitted in water and feed

African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) can be easily transmitted orally through both water as well ...

21
May
How and when to give iron injections

Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork There’s no question that newborn piglets are more susceptible to iron ...

21
May
Less post-weaning diarrhoea in vaccinated piglets

Most pig farms take preventive measures to limit the economic impact of post-weaning diarrhoea, including ...

11
May
Agricultural sector needs more innovative financial instruments

An opinion piece by Thabi Nkosi and Wandile Sihlobo “New entrants in particular have the ...

11
May
South African farmers can reduce the impact of fuel price hikes on production costs

Hedging diesel while focusing much more strongly on equipment running costs offer farmers the most ...

07
May
Video on ASF and how to prevent it

Watch the European Food Safety Authority’s video about ASF and how to prevent it.

07
May
Pigs help researchers develop ‘pacemaker for life’

Sara Brown Researchers in China and the U.S. believe they have successfully trialed a self-powered ...

07
May
Can genetics curb the carbon footprint of pig production?

by Melanie Epp   Over the last 70 years, selection programmes have led to serious improvements ...

29
Apr