The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has retracted a circular titled ‘Foot and Mouth Disease Movement Protocol for Live Animals and Game into and within North West ...

South Africa’s pork industry is facing growing pressure as confirmed cases of both African swine fever and foot-and-mouth ...

South African Merino wool thrives in global luxury markets thanks to centuries of selective breeding, environmental stewardship, evolving export systems, and increasingly transparent and ...

Zimbabwe once ranked among the world’s top exporters of ostrich meat and leather. Decades later, only a handful of breeders ...

South Africa’s fight against foot-and-mouth disease has entered a new phase, with the private sector taking on a more direct and formal role in vaccine supply and deployment.

Rolling bankruptcies in global vertical farming over the past five years have slowed the industry’s momentum but not its innovation. Instead, the collapse of several high-profile players has pushed ...

British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) has announced it will close its manufacturing facility in Heidelberg, Gauteng.

Livestock industry leaders have expressed growing confidence in South Africa’s national foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) control strategy following the first meeting of the newly established FMD Industry ...

Water scarcity remains one of South Africa’s biggest challenges, especially in agriculture. Shenton Botes, managing director of Astore Keymak, says the sector, as a major water user, must prioritise ...

Zimbabwean veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Zimbabwe’s Mangwe district in Matabeleland South, near the country's border with Botswana.

The organisers of the Bloem Show have taken the unprecedented step of excluding all cloven-hoofed animals from the 2026 event ...

A day in the life of rural veterinarian Dr Suenette Kotze reveals how South Africa’s food chain is supported by a small group ...