OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Agri Hour: 15 June, Wandile Sihlobo
As usual on the Agri Hour, Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, Agbiz, provides a weekly insert about the latest on the global as well as South African agricultural markets. He also provides more information about the latest developments in the agricultural sector. Here…
Agri Hour: 14 June, Dr Ralph Clark
The University of The Free State partnered with the Afromontane Research Unit, or ARU, in attempt to expand alpine research for the improvement of its sustainability and the impact that it might have on subsistence herders, among others. Alpine plants are native to mountain districts. OFM News’ Lee Simmons spoke…
Agri Hour: 14 June, Mimie Jacobs
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement that schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act is being amended to increase the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's licensing threshold for embedded generation projects from 1 MW to 100 MW, has been widely welcomed. In reaction to this, OFM News’ Blaine Jones spoke…
Agri-Uur: 11 Junie, Elsabé Richard
Ons kyk nou na jou week in die landboubedryf. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard lig nou die hoofstories op OFM vandeesweek uit…
Agri-Uur: 11 Junie, Heinrich Victor
Die Suid-Afrikaanse wolmark het vandeesweek tydens die laaste wolveiling vir die 2020/21-wolseisoen ‘n verbetering getoon. Dit, ten spyte van die Rand wat versterk het teenoor die vernaamste geldeenhede. Heinrich Victor, bestuurder van spesiale dienste by OVK, het meer hieroor…
Agri Hour: 11 June, Denene Erasmus
In our Friday insert, only on OFM News' Agri Hour, Elsabé Richard speaks to the editor of Farmer’s Weekly, Denene Erasmus, about the latest news in the agricultural industry covered in the magazine and on its website…
Agri-Uur: 10 Junie, Prof. Johan Willemse
Prof. Johan Willemse, ‘n landbou-ekonoom, sê die landbousektor in sentraal Suid-Afrika doen tans goed ten spyte van die Covid-19 pandemie. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard het met hom hieroor en oor ander kwessies in die bedryf gesels…
Agri-Uur: 10 Junie, Francois Knowles
Kritiese biosekuriteitsmaatreëls vir lewendehawe-agente, wat in November 2020 in die Staatskoerant gepubliseer is, skop amptelik op 1 Julie vanjaar in werking Francois Knowles, registrateur van die Landbouprodukte-agenteraad, oftewel APAC, sê hierdie maatreëls het ten doel om onder meer te verseker dat albei die wild- en lewendehawebedrywe aan die Wêreld-organisasie vir…
Agri-Uur: 10 Junie, Chris Derksen
'n Bekende in die veebedryf, Chris Derksen, verskaf soos oudergewoonte die veilingspryse vir lewendehawe. Hy versprei dié inligting sodat produsente en kopers dieselfde inligting tot hul beskikking het om sodoende ingeligte besluite te kan neem met die aankoop en verkoop van lewende hawe op veilings. Die Noord-Vrystaat word as 'n…
Agri-Uur: 9 Junie, Dr Elmarie Kotzé
Gesonde grond kan lei tot vrugbare grond, wat onder meer voordelig vir aanplantings is. Dr Elmarie Kotzé, senior lektrise van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat se Departement van Grondgewasse en Klimaatswetenskappe, sê om grondgesondheid te meet kan moeilik wees, maar dat daar verskeie maniere is om vas te stel of…
Agri Hour: 9 June, MEC Desbo Mohono
The North West Department of Agriculture is set to roll out a global soil campaign to empower communities in the province about the importance of soil as a critical medium for vegetation and crop during the fiscal year 2021/22. This is according to the MEC for Agriculture, Desbo Mohono, during…
Agri Hour: 9 June, Wandile Sihlobo
As usual on the Agri Hour, Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, Agbiz, provides a weekly insert about the latest on the global as well as South African agricultural markets. He also provides more information about the latest developments in the agricultural sector. Here…
Agri Hour: 8 June, Zandisile Luphahla
The Northern Cape Province joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Environment Day this past weekend. Zandisile Luphahla, the provincial spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development, and Land Reform, says challenges such as air and plastic pollution, illegal wildlife trade, amongst others, came in…
Agri Hour: 8 June: Dr Patricia Froneman
An outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed on three farms in the Free State. Dr Patricia Froneman, State Veterinarian in Frankfort, says the influenza virus has been reported on farms in Villiers, Parys, and Wesselsbron. Here she is with more on…
Agri Hour: 8 June, MEC William Bulwane
The latest arrest and court proceedings involving an alleged multi-million feasibility study done for the controversial Vrede Dairy project has put this project and the Free State Agriculture Department’s intervention in the limelight again. Four accused were arrested facing charges of money laundering, fraud, and corruption. OFM News’ Cathy Dlodlo…
Agri Hour: 7 June: John Welch
South Africa might see an increase in crime if the right to self-defense is taken away from responsible and law-abiding citizens. This is according to John Welch, president of the South African Gunowners Association or SAGA. Welch was responding to a recent legislative proposal, which states that firearm licenses should…
Agri-Uur: 7 Junie, Dirk Strydom
Graan SA se bekende jaarlikse landbou-handelskou, die Nampo Oesdag, is amptelik gekanselleer ná 'n aankondiging deur die organisasie. Dirk Strydom, Bestuurder van Graanekonomie en Bemarking by Graan SA, sê nadat dit aanvanklik uitgestel is en vir 17 tot 20 Augustus 2021 geherskeduleer is, het die nuutse regeringsbeleid en inperkingsriglyne die…
Agri-Uur: 4 Junie, Elsabé Richard
Ons kyk nou na jou week in die landboubedryf. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard lig nou die hoofstories op OFM vandeesweek uit…
Agri Hour: 4 June, Denene Erasmus
In our Friday insert, only on OFM News' Agri Hour, Elsabé Richard speaks to the editor of Farmer’s Weekly, Denene Erasmus, about the latest news in the agricultural industry covered in the magazine and on its website…
Agri-Uur: 4 Junie, Heinrich Victor
Daar is nog net een wolveiling in hierdie wolseisoen oor en gesamentlik met die Australiese wolmark se verbetering, word daar verwag dat die plaaslike wolmark grootliks sywaarts sal beweeg en selfs effens kan versterk. Heinrich Victor, bestuurder van spesiale dienste by OVK het meer hieroor…