OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays from 5 - 6am.
Wildlife vet gives insight into bovine tuberculosis
OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Dr Greg Simpson, chairperson of the wildlife group of the SA Veterinary Association (Sava). They speak about a case of a vet from the UK who claimed to have contracted bovine tuberculosis while working on wildebeest in South Africa. This extract from…
Afasa calls for wage subsidy for smallholder farmers
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Aggrey Mahanjana, secretary general of the African Farmer’s Association of SA, Afasa. The conversation deals with Afasa’s proposal to Government to implement a wage subsidy to assist smallholder farmers to be able to afford the proposed national minimum wage of R3500 per…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 23 November 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Bull selection important for improved production
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to limousin breeder John Devonport following his session at a beef production farmer’s day presented by the agricultural research council at Glen College outside Bloemfontein last week. He highlights some of the things producers should take into account when selecting a bull, adding…
More consultation to come on minumum wage
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Agbiz CEO Dr John Purchase about the proposal to implement a national minimum wage of R3500 per month announced at the weekend by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Purchase says their first impressions at Agbiz are that the proposed amount is reasonable compared…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 22 November 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
SA's best sheep farmer emphasises care of natural resources
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Eastern Cape merino farmer Julian Southey who was announced as the Sheep Farmer of the Year during an awards function in Bloemfontein on Wednesday night. They speak about how he feels to have received the award, as well his farming operation. He…
Landboumarkvooruitsig: Die droogte se effek is nog nie verby nie
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, praat met die landbou-ekonoom, professor Johan Willemse, oor sy laaste werksessie vir 2016 oor landboumarkvooruitsigte. Willemse sê die ekonomie bly onder druk. Hy sê graanboere moet vanjaar nie snaakse truuks probeer uithaal nie, maar daarop fokus om hulle só te posisioneer dat hulle volgende jaar…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 21 November 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Vryburg-boer voel geëerd om beste beesboer-toekenning te ontvang
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met Heinrich Bruwer van Vryburg, Noordwes, wat Woensdagaand aangewys is as die Beesboer van die Jaar. Hy het ‘n Brahman-stoetery en het onlangs ‘n Angus-stoet begin, terwyl sy vrou ook ‘n Charolais-stoet bestuur. Hy vertel dit is ‘n groot eer om as die beste…
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. Today's discussion deals with the agriculture department's launch of its annual report. They also speak about the summer grain planting season and…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 18 November 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Fair Game: News for the wild at heart
OFM brings you news for the wild at heart in our weekly wildlife, conservation and game industry feature Fair Game. This week we look at a story about a veterinarian from the United Kingdom who contracted a type of tuberculosis while working on wildlife in South Africa. Also in the…
Boere dankbaar vir reën ondanks groot skade
Alhoewel boere baie gelukkig en dankbaar is oor onlangse reënval, is daar ook grootskaalse skade aangerig as gevolg van erge stormweer. OFM-nuus se Christal-Lize Muller het gister met Heilbron-boer, Koos van Niekerk, gepraat oor die storm wat hulle Vrydag gehad het, waar daar binne 24 uur meer as 230mm geval…
Oorlewingsvermoë het ‘n lang geskiedenis
OFM-nuus se landbou-redakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met landbou-ekonoom, dr. Kobus Laubscher, oor die rol van inheemse lewendehawe-rasse om oorlewing te kan bewerkstellig te midde van klimaatsverandering. In hierdie uittreksel uit die volledige onderhoud, vertel hy dat baie van die inheemse rasse heelwat meer aanpasbaar is as dit kom by oorlewing…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 16 November 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
LNR se diereproduksie-navorsing onder die loep
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het onlangs gaan kers opsteek by die Landbou-navorsingsraad se dr. Ben Greyling, wat ‘n projekbestuurder is by die LNR se Diereproduksie-eenheid in Irene, Pretoria. Met hierdie tweede uittreksel uit die volledige onderhoud gesels hulle bietjie meer oor die navorsing en toetse waarmee navorsers hulle daar…
Steyn questions "unacceptable" issues at agri dept
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Member of Parliament Anette Steyn about some questions she raised during the agriculture department’s budget review in Parliament last week. Steyn, who serves as the DA’s shadow minister of agriculture, raises issues such as budget cuts for agriculture and the lack of…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 15 November 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Researcher explains small-scale silage making
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Dr Douglas Nkosi, a small ruminant researcher at the Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC) Animal Production Institute. Nkosi is working on research into better food options for smallholder farmers, with particular emphasis on silage. In this extract from the full interview he discusses…