Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

Agri SA survey confirms structural shift in research spend

Agri SA today released its 2019 survey which shows the agriculture sector has undergone a ...

29
Apr
Catchy headlines and fake news: A case study in cultured meat

By David Burrows The search for an exciting angle or click-bait headline means the mass media ...

29
Apr
Five tips to create employee success

“First things first, when you get new people, it is absolutely paramount that we start ...

21
Apr
Biosecurity: Managing the entry of people

For tips to manage the risk of people bringing in disease-causing micro-organisms on to your ...

21
Apr
South Africa unhealthiest country on earth

Alison Millington  A new global health ranking has identified the world’s healthiest – and most ...

21
Apr
Technology is ‘disrupting’ agriculture and will bring benefits to 21st century farmers

Technology is changing the face of agriculture by enabling farmers to increase production, reduce costs ...

14
Apr
ASF vaccine development is a tough order

Jennifer Shike Although the race to develop an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine in China ...

14
Apr
Don’t DIY these six financial steps

Lee Hancox, Head: Channel and Segment Marketing at Sanlam.
 With tightened belts, and cost-cutting being ...

14
Apr
Shoppers confused by welfare terms

Shoppers are confused by the proliferation of animal welfare terms used on product labels, with ...

03
Apr
Antibiotic-free production puts pigs at extreme disease risk

Jennifer Shike A new study confirms antibiotic-free production strategies leave pigs at considerable risk of ...

03
Apr
Formulating piglet diets without adding antibiotics

As it becomes increasingly uncommon to mix antibiotics or zinc oxide through diets for just-weaned ...

03
Apr
Gene-edited food regulations: whether it’s a plant or animal shouldn’t matter, but it does

Alison Van Eenennaam We eat mutations every day. All the vegetables, grains, fruits and meat ...

25
Mar