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 ...
Tag: Red Meat Industry Services
RMIS completes Phase 1 of operational centre to tackle FMD
The RMIS and its partners are wasting no time in getting new private sector-led efforts to combat South Africa’s foot-and-mouth ...
Foot-and-mouth: New regulations for auctions coming
Foot-and-mouth disease is once again in the spotlight after new cases were reported in Mpumalanga and Gauteng, and China banned ...
WATCH | Plans underway to earn income in shadow of foot-and-mouth disease
The numerous commercial and smaller-scale livestock farmers in KwaZulu-Natal’s foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) management area are desperate to earn an income ...
‘FMD is here to stay – when and where next are the only unknowns’
It would be a literal miracle if South Africa were somehow able to reverse the ongoing spread of foot and ...
Good times for sheep farmers on the cards
The global demand for sheep meat (mutton and lamb) is increasing, driven by population growth and changing dietary preferences. And ...
Young scientist seeks to empower smallholder farmers in the red meat supply chain
Ernest Makua is a livestock technical advisor at Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) whose primary focus is training.
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