ASF Belgium: French panic as ASF virus draws nearer

The French authorities are getting nervous now wild boar with African Swine Fever have been ...

16
Jan
Raising pigs without antibiotics? Plan to ‘sweat the small stuff’

Follow this rule if you’re raising pigs without antibiotics: “Sweat the small stuff.” That’s the ...

16
Jan
Lessons from Namibia on curbing the spread of foot and mouth disease

South Africa is in the middle of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Although it’s not ...

16
Jan
Labour committee begins process to correct error in national minimum wage law

Photo credit: The Economic Times Parliament’s labour committee on 16 January resolved to introduce an ...

16
Jan
New at SAPPO

Christian Zimelka: Consultant Christian Zimelka’s primary function at SAPPO is to strategically steer the SAPPO ...

16
Jan
New at SAPPO

Nico van Aardt: Consultant  (left) Nico van Aardt manages SAPPO’s Monyetla Enterprise Development Fund. He ...

16
Jan
Agriculture and agribusiness prospects for 2019

Political economy “The damage done to the economy and the social fabric of society by ...

12
Dec
South Africa’s minimum wage to apply from January 20

South Africa’s new national minimum wage will take effect from January 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa ...

12
Dec
Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law

Barbara Schreiner, the executive director of the Pegasys Institute, contributed to this article. A new ...

12
Dec
Antimicrobial stewardship

By Dr Caraliegh Stander, CS Vet Antimicrobial resistance is not a new topic and it ...

12
Dec
Leftovers, ASF and sustainability

With the ongoing spread of African Swine Fever in China, the use of swill has ...

12
Dec
The piggery pest war

By Dr Caraleigh Stander, CS Vet One aspect that all farmers in every agricultural industry ...

12
Dec