OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Agri Hour: 7 December, 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: 6 December, Prof HO de Waal
In the first segment of this interview, OFM News’ Lee Simmons speaks to Professor HO de Waal from the Natural and Agricultural Sciences Faculty at the University of the Free State (UFS) about his research in the cactus pear or prickly pear farming industry and its viability in South Africa…
Agri-uur: 6 Desember, Jakkals le Roux
Feestyd word tipies gekenmerk deur omgee en die samekomste van vriende en familie, maar vir boere is dit 'n tyd om meer waaksaam te wees aangesien plaasaanvalle gewoonlik hierdie tyd van die jaar toeneem. Jakkals le Roux, voorsitter van Vrystaat Landbou se Landelike Veiligheidskomitee, versoek boere om op hulle hoede…
Agri-uur: 6 Desember, Dr WA Lombard
Goeie graanoeste weens verwagte goeie reënval, sowel as ‘n verwagte hoë vraag na vee is van die voorspellings vir 2022. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard het met Dr WA Lombard, ‘n landbou-ekonoom van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat oor hoe landbou-vooruitsigte vir die nuwe jaar lyk…
Agri-uur: 3 Desember, Heinrich Victor
Die sywaartse beweging van die Australiese wolmark en die effense verswakking van die Rand teenoor die vernaamste geldeenhede, het daartoe gelei dat die Suid-Afrikaanse wolmark onveranderd bly. Heinrich Victor, senior wolbemarker by OVK, het meer hieroor…
Agri Hour: 3 December, 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 Hour: 2 December, Savannah Hartley
With a surge in farm attacks and farm murders, the farming community of Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, have implemented their own communal protection watch to ensure the safety of their families and farms. OFM News’ Lee Simmons speaks to Savannah Hartley, daughter of one of the farmers in the Dullstroom area…
Agri Hour: 2 December, Dawie Maree and Ester Ochse
Farmers’ profit margins are gradually shrinking due to high fuel and fertilizer prices, amongst others. This week, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced that the petrol price will rise by 75 cents per litre, while the two grades of diesel increases by 72.5 and 74.5 cents per litre,…
Agri-uur: 2 Desember, 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 lewendehawe op veilings. Die Noord-Vrystaat word as 'n indeksgebied…
Agri Hour: 1 December, Reggie Ngcobo
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development has announced that applications for the Presidential Employment Stimulus Inititiative (PESI) are now open.
Agri Hour: 1 December, Leonard Thapathi
Did you know that chickens love feed that has been fermented for a couple of days? Leonard Thapathi, manager of NWK’s Developing Agriculture department, speaks to OFM News’ Elsabé Richard about the benefits of fermenting chicken feed, as well as how to ferment feed. Here is that interview…
Agri-uur: 1 Desember, Dr WA Lombard
Dis geen geheim dat 2021, net soos 2020, grootliks deur die Covid-19-pandemie gedryf is nie. Alhoewel die landboubedryf as noodsaaklik verklaar is gedurende inperkingsvlakke, is daar landboubedrywe soos die wynbedryf wat hard getref is. Dan is daar ook dieresiektes en onderwerpe soos grondhervorming wat van die gewilde onderwerpe in landbougemeenskappe…
Agri Hour: 30 November, Miles Dicke
Mineral blocks are widely used by farmers to add to the nutritional intake of animals to better their growth and reproduction. Speaking to OFM News, Miles Dicke, owner of Dicke Brahman - Idlewild Farm, talks about the viability of mineral salt blocks.
Agri-uur: 30 November, Elmarie Prinsloo
Vir 11 dae, vanaf 27 April tot 7 Mei 2022, beplan Bloemskou ‘n propvol program, wat 13 nasionale kampioenskappe sowel as die grootste opelug-saalperdskou ter wêreld insluit. Elmarie Prinsloo, hoof uitvoerende beampte van Bloemskou, sê hulle maak hierdie datum met groot hoop en vertroue bekend aangesien Bloemskou die afgelope twee…
Agri Hour: 30 November, 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-uur: 29 November, James Faber
‘n Toename in veediefstal dié tyd van die jaar én dieregesondheid is van die voortdurende uitdagings wat die rooivleisbedryf ervaar. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard het weer met James Faber, voorsitter van die nasionale Rooivleis Produsente Organisasie, gesels om uit te vind hoe dit tans met die bedryf gaan en hoe…
Agri Hour: 29 November, Albi Modise
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the environment has opened up their applications for the fishing right allocation process for 2021, otherwise known as STRAP. OFM News’, Lee Simmons, contacted the spokesperson of the Department, Albi Modise, who alongside stakeholders commented on the initiative. Here are they…
Agri-uur: 26 November, Theo de Jager
OFM-nuus se Lee Simmons gesels vanoggend met Theo de Jager, president van die Wêreld Boere-organisasie en direksievoorsitter van SAAI, wat verlede week die 2021 Landbou Oscar-toekenning ontvang het. Hier is daardie onderhoud…
Agri-uur: 26 November, Heinrich Victor
Die verbetering in die Australiese wolmark sowel as die verswakking van die Rand teenoor die vernaamste geldeenhede, het vandeesweek gelei tot die versterking in die Suid-Afrikaanse wolmark. Heinrich Victor, senior wolbemarker by OVK, het meer hieroor…
Agri Hour: 26 November, 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…