On Thursday, 15 April Western Cape Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer confirmed the province was on high alert after the outbreak of avian flu in Gauteng. However, he said no such cases had been reported in the Western Cape.

In his recent interview with Allan Savory, the high profile biologist and farmer who argues that properly managing grazing animals can counter climate chaos, George Monbiot reasonably asks for proof.

A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlights the multiple contributions made by the global livestock sector, especially to the lives of millions of poor, animal-dependent small-scale producers in developing countries. 

Cows are often assigned disproportionate climate change blame, but recent weeks in Washington bring hope that political leaders may begin to embrace livestock’s potential game-changing solutions to climate challenges.

Cheap imports from the EU are not an act of kindness — it is open war against our producers

What does this mean for selecting ingredients to go into a dairy ration?