Farm Health
Vaccinate in time to prevent losses – Ruvasa
Insect and tick-borne diseases, especially in summer rainfall and other wet areas, will lead to significant financial losses if animals...
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Company reps in foot-and-mouth disease areas raise concern
The Department of Agriculture and its animal health directorate are concerned about reports of representatives from agricultural companies visiting farms...
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MPO grateful for ‘tremendous efforts’ on FMD and Desmanda crises
Foot-and-mouth disease in the Eastern Cape and the unexpected collapse of the Desmanda milk-buying company sent shockwaves through South Africa’s...
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Dig deep(er) into the value of roots
What happens when you mix a group of maverick scientists, regenerative farmers, and their neighbours who farm in the conventional...
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Measures ‘seem effective’: Last foot-and-mouth disease case reported a month ago
It appears that cooperation between stakeholders in the state and the private sector, as well as farmers who adhered to...
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Steenhuisen announces new foot-and-mouth disease measures in Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape owners of livestock susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease must comply with new permit requirements announced by the Minister of...
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Steenhuisen’s view on animal diseases welcomed, but much more is needed
Animal diseases are at the top of Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen’s priority list.
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Foot-and-mouth disease: KZN still the hotspot with 132 active cases
The recent spread of foot-and-mouth disease in the Eastern Cape brings the number of active outbreaks countrywide to 175.
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Detection and prediction of weeds hold great potential for control
The detection and mapping of weeds in grain fields and the ability to predict where weed problems may occur next...
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Foot-and-mouth disease takes on disaster proportions in the Eastern Cape
Leaders at local, provincial and national levels are taking drastic steps to manage the impact of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in...
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