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# Farmer's Weekly SA: Serving agriculture since 1911

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## Posts
- [FMD an ‘out\-of\-control crisis’ due to lack of effective state action](https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/fmd-an-out-of-control-crisis-due-to-lack-of-effective-state-action/): Following Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s foot\-and\-mouth disease briefing on 14 January, agricultural organisation leaders are questioning government’s ability to follow through on the urgent vaccine rollout, arguing that greater private\-sector involvement is needed to distribute and oversee supply\.
- [The pressure on veterinary care in South African agriculture](https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-business/empowerment/the-pressure-on-veterinary-care-in-south-african-agriculture/): A day in the life of rural veterinarian Dr Suenette Kotze reveals how South Africa’s food chain is supported by a small group of overworked professionals who balance animal welfare, farmer support, and personal sacrifice across vast farming landscapes\.
- [Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys popular as pets in South Africa](https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/animals/horses/miniature-mediterranean-donkeys-popular-as-pets-in-south-africa/): Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys are growing in popularity as pets in South Africa due to their sweet, affectionate nature, says Free State breeder Angelique du Preez, who runs her donkey herd as part of the family\-run Collett Farming business\.
- [Fires destroy farms, homes and grazing in the Bathurst area](https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/fires-destroy-farms-homes-and-grazing-in-the-bathurst-area/): Just after lunch on Sunday, 18 January 2026, the messages started popping on forums that fires were raging between Bathurst and Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape\.
- [How perseverance turned a bookshop owner into Zimbabwe’s top tobacco farmer](https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/crops/how-perseverance-turned-a-bookshop-owner-into-zimbabwes-top-tobacco-farmer/): Zimbabwean tobacco farmer Denford Mutwiwa has built a large\-scale commercial operation by treating farming as a business, using contract funding and renewable energy to overcome limited bank support and unreliable power supply\.

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