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Agriculture
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Rooivleisforum waarsku teen verhoogde vee-invoere uit buurlande
Groter vleis- en vee-invoere uit buurlande kan plaaslike pryse onder druk plaas en boere se winsgewendheid bedreig, het die Rooivleisforum gewaarsku. Die forum het gesê die Suid-Afrikaanse regering moet versigtig […]
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Kroonstad area still top of the list after latest foot-and-mouth case update
The Kroonstad State Veterinary Area, which falls under the Moqhaka Municipality, has recorded 127 confirmed cases, the highest figure among the areas listed.
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South Africa’s vanishing farmland: When development threatens food security
As productive agricultural land disappears beneath developments, a question emerges: what happens when a nation runs out of ground to grow food?
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Free State still battling foot-and-mouth disease with 191 active cases
More than a year after foot-and-mouth disease was first confirmed in the Free State, the province is still battling active infections, with the number of confirmed cases now standing at 795.
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Veediefstaleenheid ondersoek diefstal van 45 skape naby Steynsrus
Die Heilbron-veediefstal- en bedreigde-spesies-eenheid ondersoek die diefstal van 45 skape op ‘n plaas naby Steynsrus.
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Toename in plaasaanvalle in Vrystaat wek kommer
‘n Toename in misdaadvoorvalle op plase in verskeie dele van die Vrystaat het Vrystaat Landbou bekommerd gelaat.
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Graan SA daag JSE oor sojabone-vervoerkoste uit
Graan SA het ‘n interdikaansoek teen die JSE gebring oor die berekening van sojabone-vervoerkoste. Die verskil tussen twee metodes beloop sowat R 220 per ton.
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Bek-en-klouseergevalle in Vrystaat styg tot 770
Die aantal bevestigde bek-en-klouseergevalle in die Vrystaat het tot 770 gestyg nadat ses gevalle in die provinsie bevestig is. Die jongste gevalle is in die Kroonstad-staatsveeartsenykundige gebied, Bloemfontein en Welkom […]
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Foot-and-mouth disease cases in Free State rise to 739
Foot-and-mouth disease cases in the Free State have climbed to 739, with the provincial agriculture department warning livestock owners that failure to report suspected infections and poor biosecurity could fuel further spread.
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Farmers urged to protect livestock as snow hits Free State
Farmers across the Free State have been urged to take extra precautions to protect livestock, crops and farm infrastructure as snowfall and freezing temperatures continue to affect parts of the province.