Fears about higher risk of bird flu spreading to humans
As more variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, emerge, they become harder to track, increasing the potential spread to humans.
SA’s dire animal health situation is a constraint on livestock production
A shortage of veterinarians and a lack of training for small-scale and subsistence livestock farmers are crippling the potential of livestock production.
Thousands of hectares destroyed in Kleinmond wildfire
A wildfire that started in Highlands, at an old pine plantation managed by the national Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs near Kleinmond in the Western Cape, have destroyed...
Farmers assessing damage caused to farmland by flooding of mine dam
Farmers in the Welkom district are still in the process of assessing the extent of the damage to grain lands and grazing after an evaporation dam belonging to the local...
More calls for government intervention following heavy rainfall
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has joined the chorus of voices calling for government intervention to mitigate the damage suffered by farmers following heavy rainfall across the province.
‘No immediate relief for farmers despite lower fuel prices’
The downward adjustment of fuel prices for January is not expected to bring much respite for farmers and consumers, according to Dawie Roodt, chief economist at Efficient Group.
Vast areas of grazing destroyed by locusts in the Eastern Cape
While difficult to quantify, it could be safely assumed that thousands of hectares of grazing have thus far been destroyed by brown locusts (Locustana pardalina) in the Eastern Cape since...
High rainfall could see major drop in maize crop expectations
The damage caused by excessive rain in virtually every part of the summer grain production area, and especially in the western Free State and North West, has destroyed vast tracks...
Court decision awaited in hemp, cannabis dispute
The Gaborone High Court will deliver judgment in a case in which Fresh Standard, a Botswana-based company, is fighting for the right to obtain a licence to grow hemp and...
Unpredictable year awaits the SA wool industry
The South African wool industry is in uncertain territory, although the country experienced fewer COVID- 19-related challenges in 2021 than in 2020, when the wool market saw a dramatic drop in...
Pork industry ‘will become more efficient in 2022’
With profit margins under pressure, many smaller pig farmers will leave the industry, while bigger farmers will consolidate and become more efficient, according to Johann Kotzé, CEO of the South...
Poultry industry in for a rough ride in 2022
With escalating input costs, consumers’ disposable income under pressure and avian influenza still looming, poultry producers will have an uphill battle to rebuild their flocks in 2022.
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