Flies can play a role in transmitting ASF into farms

Pigs can in theory get infected with African Swine Fever virus by eating infected flies. ...

20
Jul
ASF: Africa is sitting on a time bomb

As in China, many small farmers in Africa can not afford to have high biosecurity ...

20
Jul
PepsiCo to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Food

PepsiCo has struck a deal to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Food Group for $1.7 billion, ...

20
Jul
Exports: Biosecurity nonnegotiable

Agriculture has been identified as one of the sectors that will ignite growth and job ...

20
Jul
Agriculture scores a hit against fracking

Agri SA is ecstatic about the decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in ...

10
Jul
Trade wars and ASF: The global pork market mid-2019

Every quarter, international pig market expert Dr John Strak takes a look into the previous ...

10
Jul
Salient facts: African swine fever

Wandile Sihlobo’s comments on the spreading of African Swine Fever in Asian countries have largely ...

10
Jul
Investing in Africa: a continent brimming with opportunities

Dr Rutendo Hwindingwi, also known as the ‘African Realist’, spoke to Glenneis Kriel of Farmer’s Weekly about ...

10
Jul
Biofuels – a quick win that ticks all the right boxes

The Department of Minerals and Energy published a National Industrial Strategy on biofuel production in ...

10
Jul
Lawsonia can impact other gut pathogens

A growing body of evidence is finding gut health a factor that must be prioritised ...

10
Jul
Philippines issues temporary ban on German pork

The Philippines Department of Agriculture has issued a ban on pork imports from Germany.Read more

10
Jul
Canadian wild hog distribution could hit 1 million square kilometres next year

First introduced to Canada in the 1980s as a diversification option, wild hog populations outside ...

10
Jul