Acidifiers: A piece of the AMR puzzle

Countries worldwide have developed new policies to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal production ...

Studying back fat quality while verifying the South African pork classification system

Rita Myburgh, Food Science Division, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology at the University ...

The green economy as a sustainable development path

According to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), South Africa sees green economy as a ...

Rain renews hope of normal agriculture season

By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB 28 October 2019: Recent rains in some ...

New publication on mitigating mycotoxins

Mitigating mycotoxins is a huge global challenge with no universal solution. Developments need to happen ...

SA farmers optimistic about the 2019/20 production season

Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz South Africa’s summer crop farmers are upbeat about the 2019/20 production season ...

NERPO presents 10 year master plan to transform red meat industry

The red meat industry is one of the least transformed industries within the agricultural sector ...

The NA pork industry: Political football of the year

An arrest-detainment, shipment suspensions, forged documents and more round out this year’s China-related challenges – ...

No pork today: Will shortages cause social unrest in China?

As the price of pork skyrockets in China, Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist at INTL ...

Pig price situation in US causes further concern

The European pig meat industry has raised concerns over the ongoing rise in prices. Read ...

Amid the grim news, agriculture bears fruit

By Wandile Sihlobo, Business Day, 02 October 2019 It has been 25 years since the ...

Sow nutrition and its increasing importance during the transition period

Gareth Salmond (MSc Animal Nutrition, Pr. Sci. Nat.) is the Divisional Technical Manager for swine ...