OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Agri-Uur: 4 Augustus, Nico Fouché
Die Suid-Afrikaanse melkbedryf is kerngesond. Só sê Nico Fouché, hoof uitvoerende beampte van Melk SA. Hy het in ‘n onderhoud met OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard, oor hoe dit tans in die bedryf gaan, gesê dat die gemiddelde roumelk-produksie in die land die afgelope 12 jaar met sowat 2,26% jaar-op-jaar gestyg…
Agri-Uur: 3 Augustus, Ferdie Botha
Rosyntjieverkope in Suid-Afrika het met sowat 20% toegeneem alhoewel die bedryf se pryse tans onder druk verkeer. Internasionaal het verkope jaar-op-jaar met sowat 13% gegroei. Ferdie Botha, hoof uitvoerende bestuurder van Raisins SA, sê toe die Covid-19 pandemie sy kop verlede jaar in die land uitgesteek het, was die bedryf…
Agri Hour: 3 August, 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: 2 August, MEC Mase Manopole
The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture recently paid a visit to the Warrenton Super Chicken Enterprise, which is a female lead and managed initiative.
Agri-Uur: 2 Aug, Christelle Van der Merwe
Boere wat skade gely het weens die onlangse veldbrande tussen 12 en 13 Julie 2021, wil hul opregte dank uitspreek vir die eindelose bystand en hulp tydens hierdie moeilike tyd.
Agri Hour: 2 August, Dr. Jack Armour
The Free State province has experienced its biggest veld fire yet between 12 and 13 July 2021. Free State Agriculture’s Dr Jack Armour says that thousands of hectares of grazing land were destroyed, and game and livestock were affected.
Agri-Uur: 30 Julie, 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: 30 July, 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: 29 Julie, 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: 28 Julie, Nico Fouché
Suiwelprodusente in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) produseer sowat 27% van Suid-Afrika se melk. Van hierdie boere moes onlangs, weens onrus in daardie provinsie, duisende liters roumelk uitgooi omdat hulle nie die melk betyds by prosesseerders kon kry nie. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard gesels met Nico Fouché, hoof uitvoerende beampte van Melk SA,…
Agri-Uur: 27 Julie, Roelie van Reenen
Roelie van Reenen, hoof van die verskaffingsketting van die Beefmaster-groep, sê dis belangrik dat Suid-Afrika behoorlike naspeurbaarheidstrukture en bioveiligheidsmaatreëls moet hê. OFM-omroeper, Pieter Venter, het met Van Reenen hieroor gesels…
Agri Hour: 27 July, Elsabé Richard
Knorr, which is a household brand that most of us are familiar with, released findings from its 2021 study on ‘Understanding the eating habits of the SA population.’ This study was compiled by market measurement firm, Nielsen-IQ, during the annual Plate of the Nation virtual Roundtable event 2021. Here’s OFM…
Agri Hour: 27 July, 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: 26 July, Thuthukani Hlangu
Small scale poultry farmers in the North West, especially those who are broiler farmers, will benefit greatly from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s first poultry abattoir in the province. The facility is situated at Kgora Farmers Training Centre near Mahikeng. OFM News’ Elsabé Richard spoke to Thuthukani Hlangu,…
Agri-Uur: 26 Julie, Nicol Jansen
Daar is groot verligting nadat die Noord-, Oos- en Wes-Kaap vandeesweek as droogterampgebiede verklaar is. Landbou-organisasies in dié provinsies het hierdie aankondiging met ope arms verwelkom. Nicol Jansen, president van Agri Noord-Kaap, verduidelik dat hierdie 'n nasionale rampverklaring is wat toegepas kan word op die genoemde provinsies. OFM-nuus se Elsabé…
Agri-Uur: 26 Julie, Elriza Theron
Weerstand teen onkruiddoders hou verskeie nadele vir gewasboere en die omgewing in. Elriza Theron, bemarkings- en kommunikasiebestuurder van Croplife SA, sê boere se geldsake word ook op die lang termyn hierdeur geraak. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard het met haar gesels…
Agri Hour: 22 July, Thabo Olivier
Thabo Olivier, a well-known food security activist in Bloemfontein in the Free State, will for two weeks train refugees in two provinces of Mozambique on how they can start their own vegetable gardens to ensure food security. Olivier’s trip comes after a request was made by Bishop Dinis Matsolo. Olivier…
Agri Hour: 23 July, 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: 23 Julie, 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: 22 July, Paul Matthew
The unrest that swept through KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) last week has resulted in the import food industry losing significant volumes of raw material and 40 000 tons of cold storage capacity. Paul Matthew, CEO of the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AIME), say they have made calls to government stakeholders…