Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

ASF vaccine development is a tough order

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

Don’t DIY these six financial steps

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

Shoppers confused by welfare terms

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

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 ...

Formulating piglet diets without adding antibiotics

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

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 ...

The mind distracted: Technology’s battle for our attention

Between distractions, diversions and the flickering allure of a random suggestion, the major computer platforms ...

Expert tips for reducing feed waste on your pig farm

Feed accounts for around 70% of costs on pig farms but producers could trim this ...

Saudi talks bode well for South African agricultural exports

SA’s ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries published a media statement early March following a ...

An assessment of subsidies and support in developed and developing agriculture economies

The firm DNA Economics on behalf of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) ...

Smaller countries are becoming the healthiest in global surveys – but not SA

There’s more to life than money, and economists know it. As new assessments of global ...

Is South African agriculture really dominated by big commercial farms?

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo The redistribution of farms should prioritise farm dwellers and workers, ...