Farmers Fear Another Foot and Mouth Flare-Up – But Government Plays Down Alarm South African farmers are on edge again. Whispers of new foot and mouth...
Livestock Under Threat: Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Hits Merafong Farms A cloud of concern has settled over the farmlands of the Merafong area following the...
South Africa’s agricultural sector in 2025 looks like two stories unfolding at once, one hopeful, one deeply worrying. On the one side, crop and fruit farmers...
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...
Rural survival, red meat exports, and the urgent race for more vaccines South Africa’s red meat industry is staring down a crisis that stretches from commercial...
South Africa’s Department of Agriculture has confirmed a fresh outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Free State, with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) remaining the most heavily affected...
After years of setbacks, hope returns to livestock farmers in South Africa South Africa’s farming community is breathing a collective sigh of relief after the Department...
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...
Emergency response kicks in as illegal livestock movements worsen national outbreak South Africa has launched a large-scale vaccination drive to combat a worsening outbreak of foot-and-mouth...
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...