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Agri podcast: Fewer stock theft cases resolved in Free State
Free State police resolved fewer stock theft cases in the province during the 2021/22 financial year in comparison to previous years.
Agri podcast: Destructive fire season expected
With the winter fire season getting underway in South Africa, Agri SA has warned its members to prepare for a more destructive fire season than normal.
Agri podcast: Water released from dams amid heavy rainfall
With several cloudbursts over most of Central South Africa and more rain expected in the coming weeks, the Department of Water and Sanitation released water from three dams recently.
Agri podcast: Rain hampers road projects - MEC
The Department of Police, Roads, and Transport in the Free State understands the frustrations that road users in general, and farmers in particular, are experiencing.
Landbounuus-podcast: Meer as R80 miljoen aan sprinkaanbeheerprogram bestee
Die Departement van Landbou, Grondhervorming en Landelike Ontwikkeling het tot dusver meer as R80 miljoen aan sy sprinkaanbeheerprogram bestee.
Landbounuus-podcast: Minister spreek kommunale eiendomsverenigings in Vrystaat toe
Kommunale Eiendomsverenigings in die Vrystaat het die geleentheid gehad om met die Minister van Landbou, Grondhervorming en Landelike Ontwikkeling, Thoko Didiza, by die Illanga-landgoed in Bloemfontein in gesprek te tree.
Agri-podcast: Foot-and-mouth disease detected in Free State
The Free State MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Thembeni Nxangisa, would like to alert livestock farmers and farmers at large of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the province.
Landbounuus-podcast: Vrystaat Landbou Departement ondersoek moontlikheid van bek-en-klouseer
Die Departement van Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling in die Vrystaat ondersoek 'n moontlike, plaaslike uitbreking van bek-en-klouseer ná kennisgewing van verdagte verskuiwings van beeste uit die Noordwes- en Gauteng-provinsies.
Agri podcast: Five farms quarantined in North West
The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has placed five farms under quarantine following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Potchefstroom area.
Agri podcast: Eastern Free State faces active fire season
Farmers in the Eastern Free State have been warned of the possibility of another active fire season this year.
Agri podcast: 6 000 jobs lost in Free State agriculture sector
There was a decline of 6 000 jobs in the agriculture sector in the Free State during the fourth quarter of 2021.
Landbounuus-podcast: Tweede produksieskatting voorspel kleiner mielie-oes
Die oppervlakte- en tweede produksieskatting van somergewasse vir die 2022 produksieseisoen, toon dat die geskatte mielie-oes 10% kleiner as die 2021-oes is.
Agri podcast: Free State Department to improve on-farm infrastructure
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Free State will in the 2022/23 financial year improve on-farm infrastructure that includes irrigation schemes, mechanisation, farm buildings and agro-processing.
Agri podcast: MEC delivers Agri budget speech
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Free State has budgeted an amount of R3.4 million to repair 17 earthen dams, erect 48 kilometres of fencing and develop two farm access road bridges that were damaged in floods.
Agri podcast: Farmers warned against unregistered vaccines
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the North West warns farmers against vaccinating animals with unregistered vaccines for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).
Landbounuus-podcast: Maatreëls in plek teen bek-en-klouseer in Noordwes
Maatreëls is in plek gestel om te verhoed dat bek-en-klouseer verder in Noordwes en na ander provinsies versprei.
Agri podcast: Livestock facilities handed over to NW communities
In an ongoing effort to assist livestock farmers in the rural areas of North West, the MEC of Agriculture and Rural Development, Desbo Mohono, will be handing over livestock handling facilities to eleven farming communities in the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality.
Businesses community commits to rebuild Matjhabeng
It is time that the business community starts lending a helping hand to the Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State. This, according to local businessman, Jakes Jooste, during the the launch of the Matjhabeng Community Forum. The event, hosted by the local business community and the Executive Mayor of Matjhabeng…
Landbounuus-podcast: Tropiese sikloon broei in Mosambiek-kanaal
‘n Tropiese sikloon is weer aan die ontwikkel in die Mosambiek-kanaal.
Agri podcast: Agriculture Department under fire
Senior officials of the national department of Agriculture came under fire during a sitting of the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture.