Given the impact of load shedding on agricultural activities, it is currently estimated that up to a quarter of South Africa’s staple food harvest, maize, is wilting on irrigated lands. According to Free State Agriculture’s Commercial Affairs Committee chairman, Kempen…
In the midst of highly unreliable service delivery, ESKOM is allowed to increase their rates by 18.65% from 1 April 2023 and a further 12.74% from next year! “This is highly unaffordable and amounts to daylight robbery” says Kempen Nel,…
President Ramaphosa clearly stated as part of the January 8th statement celebrating the ANC’s 111 year birthday that “The ANC remains resolute in its commitment to equitable access to land to reverse apartheid disposition … The passage of the Expropriation…
Die feesseisoen is op hande en Vrystaat Landbou (VL) moedig boerderygemeenskappe aan om ekstra paraat en oplettend gedurende dié tydperk te wees. Dr Jane Buys, Veiligheidsrisiko-analis van VL, sê dat veral eiendomsverwante misdade soos inbrake gereeld in die feestyd voorkom.…
Entries are open for Free State Agriculture’s 2023 Young Farmer of the Year competition. Candidates between the age of 18 and 40 can apply. We look at your management philosophy and the technical skill with which you carry it out…
As a result of the terrible condition of the R30 ‘death road’, nearly 25 people have lost their lives in recent months. Although Free State Agriculture (FSA) welcomes the eventual appointment of contractors (who will restore the R30), many lives…
Vaccine shortages against Rift Valley Fever, Bluetongue and Horse Sickness can lead to a crisis in the livestock production industry. According to Francois Wilken, President of Free State Agriculture (FSA), the agricultural sector is increasingly struggling to gain timely access…
Illegal activities and crimes that adversely affect the safety of every farmer, their families and workers located near the southern Lesotho border area were discussed during Free State Agriculture (FSA)’s visit to the area on 2 November 2022. Emerging as…
While October is considered by politicians as “transport month” to supposedly focus on the important theme of the country’s progress, numerous agricultural associations in the Free State were once again forced to put their hands in their own pockets to…