• 241 sheep and 98 cattle worth R1.5 million were recovered • 14 arrests in 6 livestock theft cases were carried out • 4 vehicles and 1 trailer seized These are three of the many successes that Free State Agriculture…
Farmers in the Free State province have been dealt a devastating blow by veld fires. There were 5 781 veldfire incidents affecting 539 137.22 hectares of farming land in the Free State province since 1 May 2023. A lot of…
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development MEC, Saki Mokoena and his EXCO decided that this mostly very successful voucher system that has been in use for the past few years will be replaced with a tender / procurement panel…
On 7 September 2023, Free State Agriculture held in-depth discussions with the members of the Free State Provincial Government regarding community safety as well as the provincial road network. The meeting with representatives of FSA was attended by the MEC…
The South African Weather service recently released the latest seasonal climate watch results for September 2023 to January 2024. According to SA Weather service, “The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is currently in an El Niño state and according to the…
Livestock theft has gotten out of hand to such an extent that Free State Agriculture (FSA) is now forced to establish its own private investigators initiative that focuses on livestock theft. According to Francois Wilken, president of Free State Agriculture,…
The racial classification for water rights is an attack on human rights, says Free State Agriculture. Both the Constitution and the South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) regard the right to water as a fundamental and basic human right. The…
“Meat prices on shop shelves are rising drastically, while the weanling calf prices farmers receive are at a 5-year low”. Dr Jack Armour, commercial manager of Free State Agriculture (FSA), says weaner calf prices are currently 20% lower than a…
This week sees the public hearings of the Infrastructure Development Portfolio Comittee on the Expropriation Bill. OUR STANDPOINT We cannot support the inclusion of ‘nil compensation’. Today’s farmers are not solely responsible for historical events and cannot be required to…
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