FMD in South Africa

A word from the CEO Click the Image below to play the video. FMD in ...

Things to remember when starting a pig farming enterprise

Production costs are very high. This is not the time to allow unproductive animals to ...

The importance of South Africa’s compartment system

South Africa’s compartment system came under the spotlight when African swine fever (ASF) occurred in ...

OBITUARY: DERICK VAN DER WALT

Derick van der Walt 14 July 1958–24 March 2022 It is with extreme sadness that ...

Pig semen can fly in Rwanda

Source: Vincent ter Beek, Pig Progress, 21 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/ Rwanda media report ...

USDA commits $215 million to expand meat and poultry processing

Source: The Pig Site/Global Ag Media, photo credit: 123RF/davit85 US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary ...

Mexico: Agreement to strengthen epidemiological surveillance

Source: Pig333.com, 25 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/azazellobq Given the importance of the swine industry ...

Pirbright explores how pig immune system fights flu

Source: The Pig Site, Global Ag Media, 21 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/crystallight Pirbright scientists ...

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, The Conversation, 24 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/nightman1965 No man qualifies as ...

Biofuel: how new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Source: Callum Russell, The Conversation, 24 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/drmicrobe Microalgae have been used ...

Volatile markets increasing risks

Source: Prof Johan Willemse, SAPPO News, February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/mmphotoart The national budget was ...