Free State Agriculture (FSA) has confirmed that it, together with the Southern Africa Agri-Initiative (SAAI) and Sakeliga, has brought an urgent application in the High Court in Pretoria for interim relief against the Minister of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture…
The declaration of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) as a national disaster marks a critical turning point for South Africa’s livestock sector. For farmers in the Free State, the question is simple: what happens next? While farmers await action from government, Free…
The foot-and-mouth disease crisis has raised many questions among farmers, such as: Free State Agriculture has compiled the following documents that can be downloaded to answer your questions:
The Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has escalated into a full-blown national crisis with severe consequences for South Africa’s agricultural trade, rural jobs and food security. Free State Agriculture (FSA) warns that the ongoing failure to contain outbreaks and ensure timely access…
Free State Agriculture (FSA), together with key players in the agricultural industry including the Southern Africa Agri-Initiative (SAAI) and Sakeliga, have initiated formal steps through their legal representative to break the state’s monopoly on the procurement and administration of foot-and-mouth…
“We must urgently break the state monopoly over the foot-and-mouth disease crisis so that vaccines can be placed in the hands of farmers immediately. Farmers must be allowed to vaccinate as quickly as possible to curb the uncontrolled spread of…
Free State Agriculture (FSA) expresses its shock over two farm attacks that took place in the Free State this past weekend. In the first incident, a 72-year-old female farmer, who farms alone in the Bultfontein area, was overtaken and assaulted…
Despite the best efforts of state veterinarians on the ground, leader farmers and commodity organizations urging their members to cooperate with the state and comply to regulations, the unprecedented spike in Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) cases over the festive…
As the festive season approaches, crime trends in the Free State — including farm attacks and other property-related offences — show signs of increasing. Free State Agriculture (FSA) urges all farmers to critically evaluate their security networks using the farmer…