South Africa’s ongoing battle with Foot-and-Mouth Disease is turning into more than just a farming crisis. It is fast becoming a political flashpoint, with mounting pressure...
While South Africa battles Foot-and-Mouth Disease in cattle, another animal disease is now driving up the price of pork. African Swine Fever (ASF) combined with FMD outbreakshas...
Government covers full cost of FMD vaccines, dismisses profiteering claims South African farmers can breathe a sigh of relief: the government is not making a profit...
A small vial held aloft at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in Onderstepoort last week symbolised both a significant breakthrough and a looming test of trust....
As South Africa’s fight against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) intensifies, the battle isn’t just happening in fields and feedlots. It’s also a legal frontier, where...
A R72 Million Push Against a Growing Threat South Africa’s battle against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has just taken a critical turn. The Department of...
Farmers are stuck with cattle they can’t sell, meat prices are swinging wildly, and the country’s red meat sector is under pressure like never before. At...
MDM shortages, conflicting protocols, and rising concerns over U.S. imports keep South African producers in limbo. South Africa’s poultry industry should be breathing a sigh of...
After weeks of pressure and food insecurity warnings, the government has partially lifted its poultry import ban from Brazil, but the decision comes with lingering concerns...
Livestock sector calls for urgent biosecurity and vaccine overhaul as outbreak bites into farmer incomes and exports The sight of empty cattle pens at major auctions...