Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

What does it mean to be a pig farmer in 2022?

While we had everyone together in one place at the National Council meeting on 28 ...

31
Jul
Feedback from the EPP

A word from the CEO Feedback from the EPP Johan Kotzé recently attended the European ...

27
May
Dealing with an ASF disaster

by Dr Peter Evans Resilience is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; ...

04
May
FMD in South Africa

A word from the CEO Click the Image below to play the video. FMD in ...

15
Apr
Things to remember when starting a pig farming enterprise

Production costs are very high. This is not the time to allow unproductive animals to ...

31
Mar
The importance of South Africa’s compartment system

South Africa’s compartment system came under the spotlight when African swine fever (ASF) occurred in ...

31
Mar
Pirbright explores how pig immune system fights flu

Source: The Pig Site, Global Ag Media, 21 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/crystallight Pirbright scientists ...

28
Feb
How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, The Conversation, 24 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/nightman1965 No man qualifies as ...

28
Feb
Biofuel: how new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Source: Callum Russell, The Conversation, 24 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/drmicrobe Microalgae have been used ...

28
Feb
Volatile markets increasing risks

Source: Prof Johan Willemse, SAPPO News, February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/mmphotoart The national budget was ...

28
Feb
Sows and piglets as milk producers and consumers

Source: Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen, Pig Progress, 22 February 2022, photo credit: Theo Kock/Pig Progress It ...

22
Feb
A sector-wide review of the COVID-19 impact on the South African agricultural sector during 2020–21

Source: Ferdinand Meyer, Johann Kirsten, Tracy Davids, Marion Delport, Hester Vermeulen, Wandile Sihlobo & Lucia ...

22
Feb