Nurturing the next generation: Risk management and succession in family farm businesses

Family farm businesses have long been the backbone of agriculture, embodying resilience, tradition, and a ...

Farmer feedback on the World of Pork Pig Movement app: Butt Farming (Pty) Ltd

SAPPO asked a few producers about their experience with the World of Pork Pig Movement ...

Introducing the Pork Fact Challenge

Are you ready to dive into a sizzling adventure and prove your pork prowess? SA ...

Enter now: The ENVARTO Pork Carcass Competition 2024

The Pork Carcass Competition, an annual event hosted by ENVARTO in collaboration with the South ...

Report-back: Strategy session and board meeting

As a precursor to SAPPO’s board meeting on Thursday 22 February 2024, a pork value ...

Implementation of a comprehensive biosecurity programme

Implementing a comprehensive biosecurity programme is crucial for safeguarding animal health and preventing disease spread ...

Citizens’ initiative in EU to defend agriculture and the rural economy

The European Citizens’ Initiative in Defence of Agriculture and Rural Economy in Europe aims to ...

Use of natural supplements in piglets to improve productivity

In pig production, early management is crucial for farm profitability. Using phytobiotics and nutraceuticals reduces ...

CRISPRed pigs: Precision porcine gene editing combats PPRS virus threat

Genome editing using CRISPR (pronounced ‘crisper’, stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) has ...

The signs of farrowing: Physiology and sow behaviour

The success of a breeding herd is epitomised by the birth of a substantial litter ...

The HAI 4.0 project applied on the farm enters Phase 2

The human-centred artificial intelligence (HAI) 4.0 project focuses on using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse ...