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OFM News, in touch with your world. Covering local and national news focusing on the Free State, Northern Cape, North West and the Vaal. See more: https://www.ofm.co.za/News
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7,354 Episodes
6320 – 6340

Wheat tariff not to blame for higher bread price says Grain SA

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Grain SA CEO Jannie de Villiers says the bread price did not come down prior to tariff implementation, meaning the milling industry benefitted to the tune of R180-million from cheaper international wheat prices.
26 Aug 2016 2AM 1 min

Drought an eye-opener for Agri SA President

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Agri SA President Johannes Moller told delegates at Agri Northern Cape’s 37th annual Congress in Kimberley that one thing the drought has done is to open his eyes:
26 Aug 2016 2AM 1 min

Land issue should be removed from ideological environment

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Agri SA President Johannes Moller told delegates at Agri Northern Cape’s 37th annual Congress in Kimberley that land reform it needs to be removed from the political, ideological environment:
26 Aug 2016 2AM 1 min

Farmers urged to pay attention to worker welfare

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Agri SA’s Deputy Executive Director Christo van der Rheede addressed congress on socio-economic issues. He highlighted issues ranging from unemployment, the big concern over rural de-population and the impact of moral degeneration in rural areas:
26 Aug 2016 2AM 1 min

OFM Women's Month Special Feature: Mimie Jacobs

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OFM continues to pay tribute to Central South African changemakers this Women’s Month. Today’ shero is farmer Mimie Jacobs, who was this month announced as the overall winner in the Free State leg of the Female Entrepreneur Awards. OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to her about the achievement.
25 Aug 2016 4AM 4 min

Feature: The importance of paying taxes

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OFM News, in touch with your world. Covering local and national news focusing on the Free State, Northern Cape, North West and the Vaal. See more: https://www.ofm.co.za/News
25 Aug 2016 2AM 3 min

Agri SA’s Omri van Zyl shares positive message

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Agri SA’s Executive Director Omri van Zyl told delegates at the Agri Northern Cape Congress that although there is a lot of adversity out there, there are also a lot of positives:
24 Aug 2016 5AM 1 min

Organised agriculture will have to make its own plans

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Agri Northern Cape President Henk van Wyk says roleplayers in the agriculture sector have realised that they can’t depend on Government for help but need to make plans for themselves to ensure they can keep farming:
24 Aug 2016 5AM 1 min

Demand for food to grow exponentially by 2050

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Agri SA’s Executive Director Omri van Zyl told delegates at the Agri Northern Cape Congress that the world population is expected to double by 2050, with demand for food to grow exponentially:
24 Aug 2016 5AM 1 min

Spesiale Vrouemaand verslag: Leza Graaff

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Gedurende Vrouemaand bring OFM hulde aan verskilmakers in Sentraal Suid-Afrika. Vandag se luisteraarskeuse kom van Kimberley. Leza Graaff staan aan die stuur van die polisie se vrouenetwerk wat by verskeie projekte in die Diamantstad en Noord-Kaap betrokke is. Elzette Boucher het meer uitgevind oor hierdie merkwaardige vrou. Vertel ons oor…
24 Aug 2016 4AM 4 min

ARC to announce top beef performers this week

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One of the organisers of the Agricultural Research Council's annual National Beef Performers Awards, Lerato Maboa, says animals are judged on appearance, as well as performance records:
23 Aug 2016 7AM 1 min

Spesiale Vrouemaand verslag: Karla Mostert

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OFM gaan voort om hulde aan merkwaardige vroue in Sentraal Suid-Afrika te bring. Mark Steenbok het met een van Netbal Suid Afrika (NSA) se blinkste sterre, Karla Mostert gepraat oor haar kookwater spel asook uitdagings vir vroue in sport. Vertel ons oor ‘n verskilmaker in jou gemeenskap, SMS ‘changemaker’ en…
23 Aug 2016 4AM 4 min

Mangaung water restrictions stand for Spring time

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Central South Africa and more specifically the areas serviced by the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is still caught in the aftermath of a severe drought. Stringent water restrictions announced in July 2015 will stay in place for the Mangaung Metro this spring. André Grobler spoke to the Department of Water Affairs…
22 Aug 2016 7AM 3 min

OFM Vrouemaand spesiale verslag: Marisa Vermeulen

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OFM gaan voort om hulde aan merkwaardige vroue in Sentraal Suid-Afrika te bring. ‘n Bloemfonteinse ma van twee se lewe het onkeerbaar verander nadat sy uitgevind het haar kinders is doof. Hierna het sy bedank, opgepak en verhuis na die naaste skool vir dowes. Marisa Vermeulen, het toe skielik ‘n…
22 Aug 2016 4AM 4 min

Grain SA gets court order for wheat tariff implementation

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Grain SA’s Manager of grain economy and marketing, Dr Dirk Strydom, says the delay in publication and implementation of the revised wheat tariff has placed tremendous strain on wheat producers.
19 Aug 2016 9AM 1 min

Police and farmers take proactive steps against stock theft

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Police spokesperson Martin Xuma says the main objective of the operation, planned in collaboration with VKB/Free state Agriculture Safety Desk, was to check that animals are properly identified. He says it is important to be proactive:
19 Aug 2016 9AM 1 min

Agri NC Congress to help farmers position themselves

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Agri Northern Cape President Henk van Wyk says they are focusing on uncertainty in the political and economic environment coupled with challenges ranging from the drought to social welfare issues during the annual congress in Kimberley on August 24 and 25.
19 Aug 2016 9AM 1 min

Feature: What does NO Coalition decision by EFF mean?

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OFM News, in touch with your world. Covering local and national news focusing on the Free State, Northern Cape, North West and the Vaal. See more: https://www.ofm.co.za/News
19 Aug 2016 6AM 3 min
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