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Annelie Coleman represents Farmer’s Weekly in the Free State, North West and Northern Cape. Agriculture is in her blood. She grew up on a maize farm in the Wesselsbron district where her brother is still continuing with the family business. Annelie is passionate about the area she works in and calls it ‘God’s own country’. She’s particularly interested in beef cattle farming, especially with the indigenous African breeds.

Farmers sued for non-payment of levies

Thabo Mofutsanyane district municipality is suing Eastern Free State farmers for up to R300 000 for allegedly not paying their Regional Services Council (RSC) bills. The RSCs were terminated in June 2006, when the last levies were payable.
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Dairy female shortage met by April

Well-known cattleman and consultant to the dairy industry Gerrie du Preez said the shortage of cows and heifers in the industry is expected to last until April. “The market can’t meet the demand for good-quality animals. animals that are available are of

Wheat breaks through the R4 000/t barrier

For the first time in history the futures price for wheat in South Africa broke through the R4 000/t barrier on the JSE earlier this month.

HRC to probe Free State water supply

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has launched an investigation in the Free State to determine whether the rights of people there are being infringed upon by government’s inability to supply clean water.

Farmers must be involved in land reform process

Farmers should get involved in the land reform process to avoid being blamed for land reform failures, said Agri SA’s government convener Borrie Erasmus.
Issue date: 22 February 2008

Dairy farmers need better prices to survive

“The only guarantee for the long term survival of South African milk producers is a production price of at least R4/ℓ,” said Koos Pienaar, chairman of the Free State Milk Producers’ Organisation. “Their economic survival is increasingly threatened

Call to withhold Eskom bonuses

No politician, Eskom board member, or Eskom senior manager should receive a salary increase or bonus until the electricity crisis has been resolved, Agri Northern Cape have said. “They are the culprits who have cost agriculturists their salaries and bonus

Fertiliser prices hamper grains profitability

Sharp increases in local fertiliser prices are undermining the profitability of the grain industry.
Issue date: 22 February 2008

Opportunity for developing farmers

Grain SA, Oos Vrystaat Kaap Operations Ltd (OVK) and the Free State Department of Agriculture have undertaken to work together in an initiative to support developing farmers who aim to become commercial farmers. OVK’s BEE manager, Deon van der Ross, said

SAPD not taking crime seriously – Free State Agriculture

Kobus Breytenbach of State Agriculture’s law and order committee says it is clear the SA Police Department (SAPD) in the Free State is not motivated to solve and prevent violent crimes. This follows the police’s unwillingness to attend a meeting with orga

Farmer gets international relief

A Zimbabwean farmer, 75-year-old Mike Campbell of Chegutu, has been given interim relief from land grabbers in the first-ever ruling made by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Tribunal in Namibia.Issue Date: 11 January 2008

Bioethanol maize battle not over

Government's announcement that surplus maize could be considered for biofuel is “the one opportunity black and white farmers in South Africa have to grow and survive financially,” says Motsepe Matlala, president of the National African Farmers' Union (Nafu). Issue Date: 11 January 2008

Spring rains boost farming confidence

Good rains in the interior could mean the end of the wait-and-see phase prevailing in agricultural business confidence, as reported in Farmer's Weekly last month. With ongoing showers in the summer rainfall area, particularly North West and the Free State, soil moisture should be at workable levels again.
Issue Date: 12 October 2007

SA climate change: what kind and where

A reservoir near Nieu-Bethesda in the Karoo. Eastern SA is looking at a short, intense rainfall season in future. Across the country conditions will warm up and dry out.
Issue date 5 October 2007

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