WATCH | SA looks to Brazil as an example to eradicate FMD – Steenhuisen
After its “journey” with, among other things, vaccinations, Brazil was declared free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) this year, and South ...
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WATCH | FMD vaccine NOT used to sink red meat industry – Steenhuisen
The government is not using foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines to control or destroy the red meat industry, said John Steenhuisen, ...
WATCH | Steenhuisen: ‘I think about FMD day and night’
Part of South Africa’s plans to manage foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the future is to start producing foot-and-mouth disease vaccines ...
WATCH | John Steenhuisen announces foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) plan
John Steenhuisen, Minister of Agriculture, announced the government’s plan to deal with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Parliament today. He also ...
South African farmers see strong US exports performance in second quarter
The South African agricultural sector has shown strong growth and resilience despite significant global trade headwinds, said Agriculture Minister John ...
WATCH | FMD task team to be appointed within days – Steenhuisen
A task team will be appointed within days to drive South Africa’s foot-and-mouth disease strategy, following last month’s FMD indaba ...
Diversification strategy shields South African farmers from trade shocks
Steenhuisen leads SA’s agriculture market diversification amid 30% US tariffs.
‘Ownership a must for transformation’ – Steenhuisen
“We cannot afford to leave more than 1.8 million hectares of state land, much of which is very fertile, unutilised,” ...
Auction agents seek separation from APAC: ‘We belong with the RMIS’
Auction agents in the livestock industry have been waiting for five months for a response from the agriculture minister to ...
EXCLUSIVE: Our editor asked Minister Steenhuisen the important questions
The inaugural South African Agricultural Extension Week 2025 marked the 100th anniversary of Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) in South ...
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