Tag: South African Poultry Association

What happened in the northern hemisphere could play out in Mzansi too. The South African Poultry Association cautions that the risk for avian influenza outbreaks and subsequent bird culling will ...

FARMER'S INSIDE TRACK: There's a lot to be upbeat about when placing Mzansi's poultry sector under the spotlight. Since the inception of the agri master plan, there has been a ...

A rundown of news you may have missed this week: Commodity groups and the Western Cape department of agriculture sign new 3-year agreements, the deciduous fruit industry expects increased exports, ...

With a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the North-West University and a cumulative 10 years’ experience in the South African agricultural sector, the new general manager of the South African ...

The recent outbreak of a highly infectious strain of avian influenza in commercial layers on the East Rand have farmers panicked and consumers worried. The outbreak which led to about ...

The poultry value chain employs 30 000 people and contributes R50 billion to SA's economy per year. However, Sinesipho Tom reports that R6.1 billion leaves the country every year in the ...

Calls have been made to ensure vigilance when buying online after at least two farmers were recently scammed. Among the victims are the well-known Merino stud breeder Eddie Prinsloo who ...

The South African government has successfully negotiated a new export certificate for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This follows negotiations by, among others, the department of agriculture, land reform and ...

Producers anticipate that consumers will have to pay more for red meat sometime this year based on rising animal feed prices, which are already hurting feedlot owners. The cost of ...

An increase in the number of fraudsters and scam artists posing as agricultural suppliers has left many farmers across Mzansi disgruntled hopeless. Poultry farmers in the Eastern Cape are now ...