OFM Agri Hour
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Voer-vir-'n-Boer-projek se aanlynwinkel vir veevoerskenkings bring hoop
Die projek-Boks-vir-'n-Boervrou, wat vroeër van stapel gestuur is om hulp aan vroue op plase in droogtegeteisterde dele van die land the verleen, het 'n boervrou van Mpumalanga geïnspireer om haar eie projek te begin. Elria Steinberg, 'n boervrou van hul plaas tussen Hendrina en Carolina in Mpumalanga, se projek-Voer-vir-'n-Boer fokus…
Die gemeenskap van motorfietsryers "voel saam" met boere, sê Bloem-sakeman
Gemeenskappe se antagonisme jeens plaasaanvalle en voorvalle van ersntige geweld is duidelik, nadat duisende motorfietsryers in die afgelope naweek in stede 'n rit daarteen onderneem het. Die gemeenskap van motorfietsryers was byeen om hul ontevredenheid met plaasmorode en geweld in die land te toon. Vrystaat Landbou (VL) is dankbaar vir…
Suspects in court after Potch businessman was shot ten times on a small holding
Six suspects are expected to appear in the Ventersdorp Magistrates’ Court today (Monday) on a charge of attempted murder. This follows an attack on a small holding in the Potchefstroom distric, where a businessman was shot ten times in his legs. Police and other stake holders, however acted swiftly and…
Agri-Uur 28 Augustus Jou week in landbou
Agri-Uur 28 Augustus Jou week in landbou
What's new in Farmer's Weekly?
In our Friday insert, only on OFM News' Agri Hour, Christal-Lize Muller 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…
Beplan nou om voorkomend op te tree teen insekoordraagbare siektes
Hierdie tyd van die jaar kom daar min veesiektes voor, maar dit is steeds belangrik dat boere voorkomend optree. Dit is volgens die direkteur van Veearts Netwerk, dr. Danie Odendaal, wat sê die probleem is met insekoorgedraagde siektes wat in die lente, somer en herfs tydperk voorkom. Die situsuasie met…
Kobus Laubscher Agri-Uur 27 Augustus
Kobus Laubscher Agri-Uur 27 Augustus
Agri-Uur 27 Augustus Elsie Marais
Sakeman buite gevaar na skietery op sy kleinhoewe in Potchefstroom Dit gaan "wonderbaarlik" goed met die 54-jarige André Marais, 'n sakeman van Potchefstroom, wat láát Dinsdagmiddag op sy kleinhoewe in die Muiskraal-gebied by dié stad herhaaldelik geskiet is. André is steeds in die hoësorgeenheid in 'n plaaslike hospitaal. Sy vrou…
Agri-Hour 27 Augustus Chris Derksen
Speenkalwers behaal goeie pryse op veilings 'n Bekende in die veebedryf, Chris Derksen, verskaf soos oudergewoonte die veilingspryse vir lewende hawe. 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…
Agri-Hour 27 August Doug Stern
Agri Eastern Cape relieved about exportation of sheep to the Middle East Agri Eastern Cape is delighted about the court order granted by the Grahamstown High Court as a result of the National Council of SPCAs' (NSPCA) failure to interdict the company, Al Mawashi, from loading live sheep to be…
TLU SA se virtuele staptog teen plaasaanvalle en -moord slaag in sy doel
TLU SA se virtuele staptog het alle verwagtinge oorskry. Dié virtuele staptog in protes teen plaasaanvalle het op 14 Augustus plaasgevind. Dit was virtueel oor 'n afstand van 5 530km, wat dieselfde afstand as die getal aanvalle op plase in Suid-Afrika sedert 1990. TLU SA se Bennie van Zyl, sê…
Betrokkenheid by veiligheidstrukture van groot belang, sê Agri-Potchefstroom na skietvoorval op plaa
Veiligheidstrukture in die Potchefstroom-distrik in Noordwes is in plek en talle boere was vinnig op die toneel ,nadat 'n plaaslike melkboer, Hennie Niemand, deur 'n aanvaller op sy plaas in 'n skietery gewond is. Die aanvaller, is noodlottig gewond nadat Niemand teruggeskiet het. Dié skietovorval het Vrydagmiddag plaasgevind, terwyl Niemand…
Appoint new service providers in Covid-19-relief fund voucher system says #NERPO
The National Emergent Redmeat Producers Organisation (NERPO) insists urgent intervention by the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, regarding the failure of some government suppliers to distribute inputs to farmers. This is part of the departments Covid-19 agriculture relief fund of more than R1.2 billion in…
John Deere dryf groen revolusie in Afrika
Gerben van Niekerk gesels met Jacques Taylor, besturende direkteur van John Deere in Afrika en die Midde-Ooste.
Agbiz predicts agricultural growth in second quarter of the year
As usual on the Agri Hour, brought to you by John Deere, 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…
Dedication and hard work - a recipe for success, says female sugar farmer
A well established commercial sugar cane and vegetable farmer from KwaZulu-Natal stops at nothing to achieve in her goals. Nonhlanhla Gumede Shabalala, is a true inspiration to many young women in South Africa who wants to make a living in the farming industry. She says it is all about focus…
Potch-skietery: Dit was die 'aakligste oproep" ooit, sê slagoffer se pa
'n Potchefstroomse melkboer se noodoproep om hulp na sy pa, nadat hy gewond is deur 'n aanvaller op hul plaas, was vir sy pa die "aakligste oproep", wat hy nog ooit ontvang het. So sê Hannes Niemand, nadat sy 30-jarige gewonde seun Hennie, wat steeds in die Potchefstroom Mediclinic aansterk,…
Jou week in landbou 24 Augustus
Jou week in landbou 24 Augustus
#WomensMonth Dedicated female sugar farmer goes all the way
A young female sugar farmer from KwaZulu-Natal believes goals are achievable, once people set their minds to it. Nonhlanhla Gumede Shabalala strives to be the best she can be on her own 170 hectare sugar cane farm, Uthandimvelo, situated in the Stanger area. Shabalala says she is not looking back…
Live cattle exporters to Botswana need to familiarize themselves with conditions
Potential exporters need to contact their local state veterinarian to familiarize themselves with the requirements for exporting their live cattle to neighboring Botswana. Agreed upon conditions have been provided to local provincial veterinary services after Botswana announced its ban on export of live cattle from South Africa has been lifted…