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Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 2 February 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Industry seeks to shift red meat from commodity to high value product
OFM News agri editor, Sabrina Dean, speaks to Dr Michael Bradfield about a Red Meat Industry workshop taking place in March. The workshop will bring together representatives from government, industry, commercial producers, retail and other relevant stakeholders. The idea is to change red meat from being a commodity product to…
Poultry industry to march in Pretoria
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to SA Poultry Association CEO Kevin Lovell. They speak about massive job losses that are hitting the industry. Sapa will also be marching in solidarity with members of the Food and Allied Workers Union in Pretoria today (Wednesday). Lovell says numerous solutions are…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 1 February 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Poultry task team to seek long and short-term solutions
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the spokesperson for the Department of Trade and Industry, Sidwell Medupe, about a poultry task team that has been established. Medupe says the team comprises government and industry roleplayes, as well as labour representatives. He also outlines some of the measures government…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 31 January 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agri Deputy DG impressed with Sernick efforts
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Mortimer Mannya, the deputy director general of the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Mannya was present at an emerging farmers day presented at the Sernick Group farm in Edenville in the Free State. He said partnerships between commercial farmers and smallholder…
Commercial, emerging farmers take hands
OFM News’ agri editor SabrinaDean speaks to Nick Serfontein of the Sernick Group during an emerging farmers day hosted at their farm in Edenville on Friday. He discusses some of the reasons for involvement in development of smallholder and emerging farmers. He also outlines some of the challenges these farmers…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 29 January 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agri SA's Omri van Zyl plays prominent role at WFO
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Agri SA’s Executive Director, Omri van Zyl. He has just been announced as the president of the board of auditors at the World Farmer’s Organisation (WFO). He speaks about the organisation and then also takes a look at the situation in the…
Agri sector news with OFM and Farmer's Weekly
OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Farmer’s Weekly news editor Marlise Scheepers about some of the big stories in the agriculture sector over the last week. They kick off the discussion with a look at plans to establish a donkey breeding farm in North West. They also speak…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 27 January 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Irrigation restrictions still in place in FS
OFM News journalist Mark Steenbok spoke to the acting regional head of the Department of Water and Sanitation in the Free State, Mgwambani Masia, about dam levels and water restrictions. In this extract from the full interview they discuss restrictions that apply to the agriculture sector:
Pluimveebedryf tweede grootste mielieverbruiker in SA
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met die landbou-ekonoom, dr. Kobus Laubscher, oor kwessies in die hoenderbedryf. Hy deel statistieke oor die waarde van die bedryf binne die landbousektor. Die Suid-Afrikanse pluimveebedryf word beskou as die tweede grootste mielieverbruiker in die land, naas mielies vir menslike gebruik…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 26 January 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Seasonal trends in wildlife health
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the chairperson of the wildlife group of the veterinary association of South Africa, Dr Greg Simpson, about seasonal health trends in wildlife. He says internal parasites are causing increasing problems, particularly because of the way wildlife breeding and management has changed. He…
Fears over new army worm species in Africa
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Professor Schalk Louw of the University of the Free State’s Department of Zoology and Entomology about reports of the appearance of a new type of army worm in Africa. Louw explains that army worms are actually the larvae of a type of…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 25 January 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Stock theft brutality leaves bitter taste
OFM News’s agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the chairperson of the national livestock theft prevention forum, Willie Clack. The forum is trying to raise public awareness about the impact and brutality of stock theft, with hundreds of animals being stolen and slaughtered on a daily basis. Clack draws comparisons…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 24 January 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.