Maize science to make pig farming more profitable
A tip for pig farmers: use maize cobs as a source of feed if you want to limit your overheads and make your enterprise more...
Tag : Agricultural Research Council
Mobile lab does cows a service
by Sarah Wild
Gloved hands hold a long syringe. Fluorescent lighting blinks off the white surfaces as Masindi Mphaphathi, an animal researcher at the Agricultural Research Centre, gently...
Science Voices: Meatless Mondays might be harmful in SA
by AdminBraai
Is skipping out on a meaty meal to save the environment doing more harm than good? Nicolette Hall, a PhD candidate at the University of Pretoria,...
Weave a mat to prevent soil erosion
For experienced soil scientist Dr Garry Paterson the results of poor land use practices in many South African regions are all too obvious. “When the...