Carbon tax way too low to curb emissions, say experts

Experts say the carbon tax introduced this week is so low it will have almost ...

Agriculture’s negative contribution to the disastrous GDP figure driven mainly by drought

The agricultural economy, by nature, is wobbly relative to other sectors of the economy as ...

Strengthening the team

Willie Miller is an industrial engineer, who spent the last 23 years in the banking ...

PORCUS May-Jun 2019

Trade talks have influence on hog and wholesale market

Trade talks and tariff outlook is driving volatility not only in the hog futures market ...

China’s love of pork may not be enough

Jennifer Shike Everyone knows that China loves pork. Pork accounts for more than 60% of ...

How are water licences processed?

Agri SA’s Water Desk explains how water licences are processed. Read more

Hormel lawsuit reveals what ‘natural’ meat really means

Bloomberg Consumers want “natural” meat—and the biggest meat companies want to sell it to them. ...

Breeding reduces environmental impact with 1% per year

Results of a new study by Wageningen Livestock Research, the Netherlands, show that breeding reduces ...

FMD: The battle is over, but the war continues

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES AND THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY 28 ...

Africa’s first international agricultural technology exhibition

From 17 to 19 June 2020, Cape Town will play host to the first ever ...

Ailing pigs could be boost for SA pharma industry

By Penelope Mashego The outbreak of African swine fever that continues to ravage pig populations ...