OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Edenburg-boere vervul rol as mentors vir kleinboere
Die Edenburg Boerevereniging het verlede week voer oorhandig aan kleinboere wat in die streek weens die droogte ly. OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het met voorsitter André van Wyk gesels oor die skenking en die redes waarom kommersiële boere daar hande geneem het met kleinboere. Hy vertel ook meer van…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 13 June 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Leon advocates continued dialogue between agri sector and Govt
The keynote speaker at the Northern Cape Red Meat Producer's Organisation congress in Kimberley yesterday was former Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon. OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to Leon about some of his key messages. He says it is critical for organised agriculture to continue to engage in…
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 news making headlines in the agriculture sector. They chat about a new mandarin cultivar expected to be released soon and then move on to the recent National Wool Growers Association congress, where…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 10 June 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Milk matters with MPO's Dr Chris van Dijk
OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the CEO of the milk producer's organisation Dr Chris van Dijk about some of the challenges facing producers, especially inland producers. He explains that about 20% of the 3,3-billion litres of milk produced in the country comes from the inland. However, inland…
Edenburg-kleinboere dankbaar oor voerskenking
Landbouers in die Edenburg-distrik het gister weer eens voer oorhandig aan sowat 60 klein- en kommunale boere in die omgewing wat swaarkry weens die impak van die droogte. OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het met William Beck, voorsitter van die kleinboerevereniging, gesels oor die voerskenking, sowel as omstandighede vir kleinboere…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 8 June 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
NWKV-voorsitter gesels oor kongres
Die Nasionale Wolkwekersvereniging het verlede week sy jaarkongress in Port Elizabeth gehou. Een van ons medekollegas, Deon Blume, het dit bygewoon. In hierdie onderhoud gesels hy met NWKV-voorsitter, Gillau du Toit, oor die kongres, sowel as die stand van die wolbedryf. Hulle gesels ook oor die situasie met opkomende en…
Livestock theft a lucrative business for organised criminals
OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the chairperson of the National Livestock Theft Prevention Forum, Willie Clack, about a recent case where fraudsters attempted to sell cattle they allegedly didn’t own to a livestock speculator. Clack says about 87% of livestock theft is seen as a type of…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 7 June 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Kongresbywoning skep belangrike netwerkgeleenthede
Verteenwoordigers van verskeie landboubesighede in Sentraal-Suid-Afrika was verlede week in die Wes-Kaap om deel te neem aan die Agbiz-kongres. OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het met die hoof van bemarking by GWK, Neil de Klerk, gesels oor hoekom dit vir hulle as besigheid belangrik is om so ‘n geleentheid by…
Agbiz CEO John Purchase at close of biennual congress
South Africa’s agricultural business chamber Agbiz last week hosted its biennual congress under the theme Fit for the Future. OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean was there and has shared numerous highlights from the programme. Today we have a closing interview with Agbiz CEO Dr John Purchase, which focuses on…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 6 June 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Virtual water trade could become a food trade barrier for SA
One of the speakers at the Agbiz Congress in Somerset West this week was Professor Mike Muller, who focused on water security and governance. In this extract from his address he explains the concept of virtual water trade - which basically says food trade should be regulated to reflect water…
Agri sector news with OFM and Farmer's Weekly
OFM News agri editor Sabrina Dean chats to Farmer's Weekly news editor Marlise Scheepers on some of the big or interesting stories in agriculture nes over the last week. Today's discussion touches on some colourful potatoes before moving on to the image of agriculture. They also speak about anxiety and…
Agriculture news
Friday 3 June 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agriculture News
Thursday 2 June 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am
Kovsie deel van wen span in Agbiz studente kompetisie
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, is tans in die Kaap vir die Agbiz-kongres. Daar het sy gesels met Kovsie-student, Luaan van der Walt, oor sy deelname aan die “Student Case”-kompetisie kort nadat sy span hul finale voorlegging aan die kongres gelewer het. Dié span is gisteraand tydens Agbiz se 70ste…
Food inflation highlighted at Agbiz congress
The keynote address at the Agbiz Congress underway at the Lord Charles hotel in Somerset West in the Western Cape was delivered by Reseve Bank governer Lesetja Kganyago. In this extract from his speech we hear more about food inflation over the last while and the impact of factors such…