OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Free State Wagyu breeder speaks about multi-million Rand auction
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Brian Angus of Woodview Farm in Arlington in the Free State about a multi-million Rand Wagyu cattle auction that took place at the weekend. Angus says the average lot price for the 39 animals on offer came in at R240-thousand, with two…
Dept gets homework following agri committee briefing
OFM News agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to the Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Machene Semenya, about some of the work they have been doing in recent weeks. In this extract from the full interview, the focus turns to briefings by organised agriculture, commodity organisations…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 28 September 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Graan SA se hoof gesels oor somerplantseisoen
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur gesels met Graan SA se uitvoerende hoofbestuurder, Jannie de Villiers, oor die somergewasse van die nuwe plantseisoen wat voorlê. Hulle praat oor vroeë mielie-aanplantings wat reeds begin het. De Villiers verduidelik ook die moeilikheid wat nog voorlê vir baie graanprodusente in terme van insetfinansiering.
Kattekwaad van landbouskool-laaities saamgevat in Lanties Reünie-boek
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het gister met Gerhard van der Merwe gesels oor ‘n boek wat hy aanmekaargeslaan het oor die geskiedenes van die Hoër Landbouskool Tweespruit. Die boek is die naweek amptelik in Bloemfontein bekend gestel. Van der Merwe vertel van die duisende foto’s waardeur hy gewerk het…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 27 September 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Grain SA celebrates developing farmers
OFM News agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to Grain SA CEO Jannie de Villiers during the organisation’s annual Day of Celebration in Bloemfontein last week. He says it is a very special event for them and describes it as a celebration of the harvest of farmers who have been undergoing…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 26 September 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Graan SA gee erkenning aan land se beste ontwikkelende graanboere
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het gister Graan SA "Day of Celebration", bygewoon. Op hierdie geleentheid word erkenning gegee aan ontwikkelende boere. Sy gesels hier met Graan SA se tweede vise-voorsitter, Preline Swart, 'n vorige wenner. Swart sê die benoemings vir beste "subsistence" of bestaansboer en beste kleinboer beteken verskriklik…
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 look into a court application brought by pork producers to try and prevent certain cuts of pork being imported from the…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 23 September 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Police, farmers focus on building up trust relationship
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to Major General Solly Lesia, Mangaung cluster commander, about some of the key messages that emerged during a rural safety summit in Bloemfontein yesterday. He highlights issues such as the need for improved communication, adherence to the rural safety protocol, employment of illegal…
Betrokkenheid van boere kan misdaadskwessies oplos
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, was gister by ‘n landelike veiligheidsberaad in Bloemfontein waar sy met Leroy van der Merwe van die Glen Landbouvereniging gesels het. Hy sê sulke tipe interaksie is van onskatbare waarde om landelike gemeenskappe in staat te stel om vir hul veiligheid verantwoordelikheid te neem. Hulle…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news,Thursday 22 September 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 20 September 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Veebedryf van nader bekyk
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met die landbou-ekonoom, dr. Kobus Laubscher. In vandag se gesprek kyk hulle na die veebedryf en vra die vraag wat gaan gebeur as dit nou reën.
Binnelandse melkprodusente sukkel om te oorleef
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het onlangs by ‘n paar melkboere in Noordwes gaan kers opsteek. In hierdie onderhoud gesels sy met Japie Nel van Hernanja Jerseys. Hy vertel van die moeilike tye waardeur hulle en ander binnelandse melkprodusente is, veroorsaak deur die droogte, hoë voerkoste en lae melkpryse.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 19 September 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am
Icar reafirms SA Studbook certification
OFM News agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Dr Japie van der Westhuizen, manager of production recording at SA Studbook, about a certificate of quality issued by the International Committee on Animal Recording (Icar). Van der Westhuizen explains that the certification allows SA Studbook to benchmark itself against similar organisations…
Agri sector news with OFM and Farmer's Weekly
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Farmer’s Weekly journalist Gerhard Uys about some of the big issues in the agriculture sector over the last week. They discuss several worrying stories including thousands of mining exploration applications in KwaZulu-Natal, the huge decline in cattle herds in Limpopo and a…