While events in Eastern Europe point to the growing importance of a country’s food security, the South African government is working on an Expropriation Bill that will make South Africans dependent on foreign food producers. According to Francois Wilken, President…
Free State Agriculture (FSA) is concerned about the impact that a confluence of circumstances may have on food prices and food security in Southern Africa. Francois Wilken, president of FSA, mentions that various aspects currently have a major impact on…
Free State Agriculture (FSA) warns farming communities to take the necessary precautions to protect their maize plantations from theft. This follows after eight farming communities (Allanridge, Bothaville, Bultfontein, Koppies, Odendaalsrus, Vierfontein, Virginia and Welkom) have already been subjected to this…
A donation of R50 000 was approved by Free State Agriculture to the Agri SA Disaster Relief Foundation. “It is with great gratitude and appreciation to our neighbouring province for their hard work to destroy the locusts before they can…
A Livestock theft that took place on 19 February 2022 in the Brandfort area was addressed quickly and effectively by the SAPS’s specialist units. During this Sunday night, 48 Dorper ewes and 2 rams worth R155 000 were stolen. The…
“We are cautiously optimistic that the Treasury will accelerate infrastructure investment, which it acknowledges is the backbone of a thriving economy.” This was the reaction of Francois Wilken, President of Free State Agriculture (FSA) to Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2022 budget…
A Grain, pig and sheep farmer competes for the title of Free State Agriculture’s Young Farmer of the Year this year. Le Roux Erasmus (29 years) from Hoopstad, Hennie Venter (29 years) from Theunissen and Jaco Burger (34 years) from…
With Free State roads becoming increasingly unsurpassable, road repairs and maintenance in the Free State have almost stalled to a halt. According to Francois Wilken, President of Free State Agriculture (FSA), the organisation has repeatedly made requests to the Free…
Emerging farmers in the Phuthaditjhaba area have been ‘handed over’ to stock thieves and receive little or no support from the police. This is the conclusion reached by Free State Agriculture (FSA) and the Red Meat Producers Organization (RPO) during…