Free State Department of Agriculture Confirms 18 New Foot-and-Mouth Disease Cases and Urges Farmers to Strengthen Biosecurity
Farmers Magazine | 30.01.2026 15:55
The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed eighteen new cases of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) across several localities, bringing the province’s total confirmed cases to 256. The new cases were reported in Kroonstad (1), Edenville (1), Cornelia/Frankfort/Villiers (6), Bethlehem (2), Reitz/Lindley (1), Hlohlolwane (Clocolan) (1), Rouxville (1), and Marquard/Senekal (4), as well as Viljoenskroon/Vredefort (1).
