Gauteng Vet Services’ vigilance leads to quick identification of ASF in Daveyton

Thanks to the vigilance of Gauteng Veterinary Services a new ASF outbreak on a communal ...

Read Agbiz’ lastest land reform status update

Constructive engament with goevernment and Parliament remians the only pausible way to resolve the land ...

The story behind Canada’s controversial food guide

Agricultural organisations recently responded with severe criticism to Canada’s Food Guide, reviewing the nutritional recommendations ...

ASF-infected pork imported to Russia from China

Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said it has discovered the African swine fever (ASF) genome in ...

Spain unveils new pork welfare scheme

Spanish pork board Interporc has unveiled a new certified animal welfare seal, IAWS, to endorse ...

Can genetics curb the carbon footprint of pig production?

by Melanie Epp   Over the last 70 years, selection programmes have led to serious improvements ...

Agri SA survey confirms structural shift in research spend

Agri SA today released its 2019 survey which shows the agriculture sector has undergone a ...

Catchy headlines and fake news: A case study in cultured meat

By David Burrows The search for an exciting angle or click-bait headline means the mass media ...

SAPPO supermarket campaigns on the go

The first three campaigns with national retailers will commence shortly. In every instance, it is ...

ASF in Delmas well maintained and no cause for alarm

African Swine Fewer (ASF) was diagnosed in mid-April on a small farm in the Delmas ...

Partnership between Agri SA and Fidelity ADT to reduce agricultural crime

Agri SA has partnered with Fidelity ADT, a subsidiary of the Fidelity Services Group, to ...

ASF tipped to cut Chinese pork production by 35%

The onslaught of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China is expected to cut production in ...