OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Agri Hour: 9 March, Motlalepula Rosho
Agriculture is continually praised for its job-creating potential. And this was confirmed by the MEC for Finance in the North West, Motlalepula Rosho, when she delivered her budget speech for the 2022/23 financial year yesterday. The MEC also announced that R1.2 billion has been allocated to the North West Department…
Agri-uur: 9 Maart, Elsabé Richard
Die nasionale dieregesondheidsforum het tydens ‘n vergadering met die Minister van Landbou, Thoko Didiza, gesê die beskikbaarheid van entstowwe wat deur Onderstepoort Biologiese Produkte, oftewel OBP, vervaardig word, het ‘n risiko vir kudde geraak en dit kan die nasionale kudde-immuniteit in gevaar stel. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard het meer hieroor…
Agri Hour: 8 March, Zandisile Luphahla
Even though the rainfall in some areas of the Northern Cape deterred locust combatting teams to spray swarms, the outbreak is under control. This is according to Zandisile Luphahla, spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Land Reform, and Rural Development. He spoke to OFM News’ Elsabé Richard about…
Agri-uur: 8 March, Freddy Cross
Duck farming has a lot of potential in South Africa. You can venture into selling duck eggs, meat, as well as day-old ducklings. Freddy Cross, a duck farmer who moved to the Klein Karoo with his partner Nina Cronjé - both semi-retired - says after a lot of reading and…
Agri-uur: 7 Maart, Zabion de Wee
‘n Jongboer in die Petrusburg-omgewing in die Vrystaat, Zabion de Wee, raai jong produsente aan om hul boerderye te diversifiseer om risiko te verminder. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard het met gesels oor sy pad met landbou sowel as sy boodskap aan voornemende produsente…
Agri-uur: 7 Maart, Nicol Jansen
Die aankondiging dat die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika (Nersa) ‘n 9,61%-elektrisiteitsverhoging goedgekeur het, nadat Eskom aanvanklilk ‘n verhoging van 20,5% gevra het, is steeds vêr bo inflasie. Dit is volgens Nicol Jansen, president van Agri-Noord-Kaap, wat sê hierdie verhoging is moeilik vir die landboubedryf om te akkommodeer.
Agri-uur: 7 Maart, Chris Burgess
Landbouweekblad se herlewingslandboukonferensies skop vandag by die Reitz-skouterrein in die Vrystaat af, met die doel om boere te help kyk na hoe hulle die natuur se natuurlike stelsels kan inspan om insetkoste beter te kan bestuur. Chris Burgess, die hoofredakteur van Landbouweekblad, het met OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard gesels oor…
Agri Hour: 4 March, Janine Ryan
In our Friday insert, only on OFM News' Agri Hour, Elsabé Richard speaks to the editor of Farmer’s Weekly, Janine Ryan, about the latest news in the agricultural industry covered in the magazine and on its website…
Agri-uur: 4 Maart, Heinrich Victor
Vandeesweek se wolveiling het 8 078 bale gesien, waarvan 96,7% verkoop is. Heinrich Victor, senior wolbemarker by OVK, het meer hieroor…
Agri-uur: 3 Maart, Rudo Opperman
’n Graan-, vark- en skaapboer ding vanjaar mee om die titel as Vrystaat Landbou se Jongboer van die Jaar. OFM-nuus se Lee Simmons gesels met Voorsitter van die Vrystaat Landbou Jongboer-kompetisie, Rudo Opperman, hieroor.
Agri-uur: 3 Maart, Chris Derksen
'n Bekende in die veebedryf, Chris Derksen, verskaf soos oudergewoonte die veilingspryse vir lewendehawe. Hy versprei dié inligting sodat produsente en kopers dieselfde inligting tot hul beskikking het om sodoende ingeligte besluite te kan neem met die aankoop en verkoop van lewendehawe op veilings. Die Noord-Vrystaat word as 'n indeksgebied…
Agri Hour: 2 March, Fouché Burgers
The Eyes and Ears Initiative (E2) is an official, joint crime-fighting initiative between the South African Police Services (SAPS), Business against Crime South Africa (BACSA), and the Private Security Industry (PSI). They work to mitigate all crime, especially rural and agricultural-related crime. OFM News’ Lee Simmons speaks to Business against…
Agri-uur: 2 Maart, Chantal Marx
Chantal Marx, hoof van beleggingsnavorsing by FNB Welvaart en Beleggings, praat oor die departement van minerale bronne en energie se jongste brandstofprysaanpassings vir Maart 2022. OFM News’ Lee Simmons gesels met Marx daaroor.
Agri Hour: 2 March, Ivan Meyer
The Agri-Processing on Wheels Unit has been a development of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture. However, the department has recently launched its new mobile Agri-Processing on Wheels initiative at the Genesis hub in Vredenburg. OFM News’ Lee Simmons speaks to the MEC of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture,…
Agri-uur: 1 Maart, Stephan Pietersen (Volle onderhoud)
Produsente staar ‘n 10%-boete in die gesig indien loonopgawes nie betyds by die Vergoedingsfonds ingedien word nie. Om meer hieroor uit te vind gesels OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard weer met Stephan Pietersen, stigter van Work Accident Support.
Agri Hour: 1 March, Albi Modise
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, has confirmed quotas for the trophy hunting of black rhino, leopard, and elephant in South Africa for 2022. OFM News’ Lee Simmons speaks to the spokesperson of the department, Albi Modise, about what this entails.
Agri Hour: 1 March, Wandile Sihlobo
As usual on the Agri Hour, Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, Agbiz, provides a weekly insert about the latest on the global as well as South African agricultural markets. He also provides more information about the latest developments in the agricultural sector.
Agri-uur: 28 Februarie, Dr. Kobus Laubscher
Die konflik wat tans tussen Rusland en die Oekraïne aan die gang is, hou kort- en langtermyn implikasies - beide negatief en positief - vir Suid-Afrikaners in. Dr. Kobus Laubscher, ‘n landbou-ekonoom, het hieroor met OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard gesels…
Agri-uur: 28 Februarie, Wessel van Wyk
Die plant van sojabone in sentraal Suid-Afrika het gedurende die afgelope paar jare dramaties toegeneem. Volgens Wessel van Wyk, ‘n sojaboonkundige, kan die dryfveer agter hierdie gewildheid toegeskryf word aan faktore soos die goeie prys van sojabone en die feit dat dit ‘n goeie wisselbou-gewas met mielies is. In vandag…
Agri Hour: 25 February, Janine Ryan
In our Friday insert, only on OFM News' Agri Hour, Elsabé Richard speaks to the managing editor of Farmer’s Weekly, Janine Ryan, about the latest news in the agricultural industry covered in the magazine and on its website…