Calf with two heads born in the Free State
A rare phenomenon occurred early Wednesday morning last week on the farm Dewdrop belonging to Gerrie Roos in the Heilbron ...
Tag: Free State
Farmer challenges tackled – land identified for commonage expansion
The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has identified land in Fouriesburg for commonage expansion while addressing critical ...
Free State updates farmers on FMD disease management
The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has provided reassuring news regarding the ongoing management of foot-and-mouth disease ...
Small agricultural school at the forefront with hands-on courses
Although the Hendrik Potgieter Agricultural School in Reddersburg does not have a farm, it is making its presence felt in ...
‘Keep the Free State foot-and-mouth disease-free!’
South Africa’s livestock value chain is still reeling from news of the foot-and-mouth (FMD) outbreak at Karan Beef’s Heidelberg feedlot. ...
Free State farmers called to implement cold weather safeguards
The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is calling all farmers and farming communities to be vigilant and ...
Truck driver from Venda: ‘If the farmers had not helped me …’
“My truck was stuck in the mud outside Kroonstad when two white men stopped to help me. They offered me ...
AFASA FS to embark on peaceful march in support of member in land dispute
The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA) Free State province has announced plans to organise a peaceful march and ...
Portable crop sprayer ideal for small-scale farmers
Michris Janse van Rensburg, a farmer, inventor and founder of Backsaver Equipment based in the Bulfontein area of the Free ...
Walking stick planter wins second place in Farmers’ Plans Competition at Nampo
The Backsaver walking stick grass planter has been recognised as a runner-up in the commercial category of this year’s Farmers’ ...
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