Didiza appeals for cooperation to control foot and mouth disease
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says maximum cooperation from all stakeholders in the sector is necessary…
Control measures taken to prevent spread of foot and mouth disease
The North West Agriculture and Rural Development Department says a veterinary services team is hard at work to ensure that…
FMD outbreak confirmed in North West
Another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed in the Potchefstroom district in North West. This is in addition…
Vaccination campaign to manage FMD outbreak in KZN
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has launched an animals’ vaccination campaign, which will take place in…
The impact of stock theft
Stock theft is an emotional topic for farmers but the full impact has not yet been realized. Most farmers seems…
Livestock communities not out of the FMD danger zone yet
As recently announced by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, the Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) disease-affected zone in KwaZulu-Natal…
Al Mawashi SA to trade directly with commercial farmers
Al Mawashi South Africa (AMSA), the country’s largest buyer of live sheep for Middle Eastern markets, has announced that it…
DMA’s affected by foot-and-mouth disease in KZN gets reduced
The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza has announced the reduction of the size of the…
North West farmers warned of bovine infections through multidrug-resistant bacteria
Livestock farmers in the North West province are being urged to apply all possible security measures and avoid the introduction…
Developing a business plan to assist in the development of Livestock Identification and Traceability System
South Africa has a long history of managing animal diseases efficiently and has maintained disease-free zones for several high impact…
