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VanStadensrus Boeredag/ Farmers’ Day
‘n Boeredag soos min! Met meer as 80 uitstallers, ‘n damesprogram, vee komponent en trekker/ stroper demonstrasies is daar beslis iets vir almal! Navrae kan gerig word aan Boet Wilken by 083 444 1447 *** A farmer’s day like few…
Bethel farm, Vanstadensrus, Free State
16 additional private investigators to combat livestock theft
Free State Agriculture, in collaboration with the private security company LGV, has trained 16 additional Psira registered private investigators on livestock theft over the past 2 days. This brings the total number of investigators to 21. According to Peet Swanepoel,…
Free State farmers at a loss over increasing maize theft
Farmers in the Free State are at a loss with the increasing theft of maize that occurs in various parts of the province. Rudi Jansen van Vuuren, safety representative of Free State Agriculture (FSA) in the Allanridge/Odendaalsrus area, says that…
Analysis of crimes & livestock theft in the Free State – 3rd quarter (2023-2024)
The Minister of Police recently released crime statistics for the third quarter of the financial year, from 1 October to 31 December 2023. Dr Jane Buys, Safety risk analyst for Free State Agriculture, compiled a report (in Afrikaans) which can…
FSA launches livestock traceability and safety system
“In the wake of the 1st outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in the Free State, Free State Agriculture (FSA) took decisive action,” stated Francois Wilken, President of Free State Agriculture. “Our members mandated Congress to urgently investigate an animal…
FSA pushes for task teams to investigate roads challenges in the province
“Frustration levels of farmers continue to rise as they don’t see any of the promised improvements in the rural roads that are steadily declining! This forces farmers to jump in and do basic repairs or pay blader operators themselves, just…
Century City Conference Centre
Eskom exempts critical irrigation area in Free State from load shedding
In the past years the higher instances of load shedding have affected food production negatively. Typically, irrigation farmers have been affected in that they were not able to water crops during critical stages. For example, with the recent heatwave conditions,…
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