Cattle Smuggling Deepens Mexico’s Screwworm Crisis
Mexico’s beef industry has been severely impacted by a New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) outbreak that led the United States to close its border to...
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Young Working Dog Takes National Sheepdog Championship Title
In a thrilling finish at the South African National Sheepdog Championship, held from 19 to 21 September near Buffeljagsrivier in the Southern Cape, Yvan Fourie...
Global Climate-Livestock Conference Comes to Africa for the First Time
For the first time, the International Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA) is being held in Africa, a continent that is home to one-third...
First Cut Delivers Comprehensive Cutting, Welding, and Grinding Solutions for South Africa’s Evolving Agriculture Sector
South Africa’s agricultural landscape is transforming. From on-site meat processing and precision fabrication to equipment maintenance and infrastructure upkeep, modern farms are increasingly complex, self-reliant,...
Africa’s farmers to benefit from global push for low-methane, resilient livestock
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), with support from the Bezos Earth Fund and the Global Methane Hub, has announced the launch of a three-year,...
Soil Health at the Heart of Resilient, Profitable Farming
BREDASDORP, South Africa – Regenerative farming should not be seen as a passing trend but as part of a broader, context-specific management strategy, says soil...
UFS launches Greener SA: planting the seeds of a sustainable future
The University of the Free State (UFS) launched Greener SA, a five-year initiative to plant 400 000 trees across South Africa, at the Paradys Experimental...
How Intercropping Helped a Free State Maize Farm Grow
For Francis and Mike Mandy, a father-and-son farming team from Harrismith in the Free State, intercropping has become the key to growth and resilience. Instead...
Livestock Must Be Central to Climate Action, Say West African Experts at Bonn Climate Talks
Bonn, Germany – Leading climate and agriculture experts from West Africa have called for livestock systems to be formally integrated into global and regional climate...
National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Indaba Concludes Today with Focus on Unified Strategy
As foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks continue to endanger South Africa’s livestock sector, a high-level national FMD Indaba concluded yesterday, 22 July 2025, after two days...