Free State Agriculture’s 2023 Young Farmer of the Year is an optimistic young farmer who believes in seeking the positive in every situation. Lukas Lessing (26) from Marquard was announced as the 27th winner of the competition on 18 April…
South Africans are “hungry” for jobs, housing, effective policing, roads without potholes, affordable fuel and available electricity! This is the reaction of Friedl von Maltitz, vice-president of Free State Agriculture (FSA), to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement that the “Expropriation Act…
Higher levels of load shedding leads to more crime and losses in farming
communities. Free State Agriculture (FSA) conducted a survey amongst its members and these are the findings
“Compensate communities for public services that we have to provide ourselves”. This is the message that Free State Agriculture (FSA) wants to convey to the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, before the budget speech that takes place on 22…
Three determined and dynamic young farmers, each of whom is an asset to their respective communities, will face each other to be named Free State Agriculture’s 27th Young Farmer of the Year. The candidates are: Hansie Müller (36) from Viljoenskroon…
Regardless of whether Government can keep to the noble plans committed to by President Ramaphosa in his upbeat 2023 State of the Nations address, the farmers of the Free State will continue regardless to make plans to over-come challenges as…
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…