OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Agri Hour: 17 June, MEC Mase Manopole
Plans, programmes and methods have been developed in hopes of facilitating the sustainable improvement of the Northern Cape’s agriculture sector. MEC for Land Reform, Agriculture and Nature Conversation and Environmental Affairs, Mase Manopole, outlined the department’s budget for the 2021/22 financial year. He is some highlights from Manopole’s speech…
Agri-Uur: 17 Junie, Lehae Pieterse
Die landboubesigheid, NWK, het ‘n opwindende leierskapprogram van stapel gestuur. Hierdie program genaamd - “Leierskap in Landbou” - het ten doel om potensiële leiers in die landboubedryf te identifiseer. OFM Inhoudsredakteur, Elzette Boucher-Krüger het met NWK Maatskappy sekretaris, Lehae Pieterse, oor hierdie program gesels…
Agri Hour: 17 June, Paul Makube
The sustainability of production, harvest and trade within the agricultural sector has recently been threatened following reports of outbreaks of diseases such as Avian Influenza and foot-and-mouth on farms in South Africa. Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB, says that pest control and disease management is paramount for the…
Agri-Uur: 16 Junie, Minette Schvegmann
Plaaslike boere begin nou meer en meer in kaktusboerdery belangstel. Klimaatsverandering en droogtetoestande in sekere gebiede in Suid-Afrika is van die redes vir belangstelling in hierdie tipe boerdery. OFM-nuus se Lee Simmons het met Minette Schvegmann, ‘n kaktusboer in die Robertsen, Wes-Kaap, hieroor gesels…
Agri Hour: 16 June, Wandile Sihlobo
Tractors and harvesters’ sales have increased by more than 10% year-on-year in May 2021. This is according to Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, Agbiz. Here is Sihlobo with more on this…
Agri-Uur: 16 Junie, Johan Strydom
Melkboere in Noordwes vaar onder die huidige omstandighede nie baie goed nie. Só sê 'n melkboer in Noordwes, Johan Strydom, wat aan OFM-nuus vertel hoe melkboere op die Hoëveld nog nie ‘n realistiese prys vir hul melk betaal word nie, omdat melkpryse nie deurlopend met die infalsiekoers verhoog is nie…
Agri Hour: 15 June, Prof Maryke Labuschagne
The University of the Free State collaborates with no less than 20 PhD students to conduct research on plant breeding with the aim of increasing food production. The group spans over seven countries working towards improving the nutritional value of yields such as sorghum, maize, and cassava, among others. Professor…
Agri Hour: 15 June, 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. Here…
Agri Hour: 14 June, Dr Ralph Clark
The University of The Free State partnered with the Afromontane Research Unit, or ARU, in attempt to expand alpine research for the improvement of its sustainability and the impact that it might have on subsistence herders, among others. Alpine plants are native to mountain districts. OFM News’ Lee Simmons spoke…
Agri Hour: 14 June, Mimie Jacobs
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement that schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act is being amended to increase the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's licensing threshold for embedded generation projects from 1 MW to 100 MW, has been widely welcomed. In reaction to this, OFM News’ Blaine Jones spoke…
Agri-Uur: 11 Junie, Elsabé Richard
Ons kyk nou na jou week in die landboubedryf. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard lig nou die hoofstories op OFM vandeesweek uit…
Agri-Uur: 11 Junie, Heinrich Victor
Die Suid-Afrikaanse wolmark het vandeesweek tydens die laaste wolveiling vir die 2020/21-wolseisoen ‘n verbetering getoon. Dit, ten spyte van die Rand wat versterk het teenoor die vernaamste geldeenhede. Heinrich Victor, bestuurder van spesiale dienste by OVK, het meer hieroor…
Agri Hour: 11 June, Denene Erasmus
In our Friday insert, only on OFM News' Agri Hour, Elsabé Richard speaks to the editor of Farmer’s Weekly, Denene Erasmus, about the latest news in the agricultural industry covered in the magazine and on its website…
Agri-Uur: 10 Junie, Prof. Johan Willemse
Prof. Johan Willemse, ‘n landbou-ekonoom, sê die landbousektor in sentraal Suid-Afrika doen tans goed ten spyte van die Covid-19 pandemie. OFM-nuus se Elsabé Richard het met hom hieroor en oor ander kwessies in die bedryf gesels…
Agri-Uur: 10 Junie, Francois Knowles
Kritiese biosekuriteitsmaatreëls vir lewendehawe-agente, wat in November 2020 in die Staatskoerant gepubliseer is, skop amptelik op 1 Julie vanjaar in werking Francois Knowles, registrateur van die Landbouprodukte-agenteraad, oftewel APAC, sê hierdie maatreëls het ten doel om onder meer te verseker dat albei die wild- en lewendehawebedrywe aan die Wêreld-organisasie vir…
Agri-Uur: 10 Junie, 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 lewende hawe op veilings. Die Noord-Vrystaat word as 'n…
Agri-Uur: 9 Junie, Dr Elmarie Kotzé
Gesonde grond kan lei tot vrugbare grond, wat onder meer voordelig vir aanplantings is. Dr Elmarie Kotzé, senior lektrise van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat se Departement van Grondgewasse en Klimaatswetenskappe, sê om grondgesondheid te meet kan moeilik wees, maar dat daar verskeie maniere is om vas te stel of…
Agri Hour: 9 June, MEC Desbo Mohono
The North West Department of Agriculture is set to roll out a global soil campaign to empower communities in the province about the importance of soil as a critical medium for vegetation and crop during the fiscal year 2021/22. This is according to the MEC for Agriculture, Desbo Mohono, during…
Agri Hour: 9 June, 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. Here…
Agri Hour: 8 June, Zandisile Luphahla
The Northern Cape Province joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Environment Day this past weekend. Zandisile Luphahla, the provincial spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development, and Land Reform, says challenges such as air and plastic pollution, illegal wildlife trade, amongst others, came in…