The Free State Agriculture has appealed to members of the public to donate fodder for animals that have been affected by veldfires.
The Free State Agriculture Commercial Manager, Jack Armour, says many animals have perished in the flames.Armour says a snap survey will be conducted today to get the extend of the fire and the needs of the farmers.
He says a detailed assessment of the damage and cause of the fire can only be expected in the next three days. “Fortunately the fires were put out by midnight last night with the changing of the weather. Any donations, financial donations can be directed to our website Freistatlandbou.co.za and bank details will be available. Financial donations would be distributed to the locally affected farmers associations. We know the situation of the affected farmers on the ground. And would deal with the distribution as fairly as possible.
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