OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Kommentaar verlang op aansoek om graankontrak-rapportering daar te stel
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur gesels met Graan SA se dr. Dirk Strydom oor ‘n aansoek wat onlangs in die Staatskoerant gepubliseer is. Strydom verduidelik die aansoek gaan oor die rapportering van kontrakte vir die invoer of uitvoer van graankontrakte. Hy sê dit sal veroorsaak dat daar beter inligting beskikbaar is wanneer…
Enviro committee shocked at no-show by scientists
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs, Phillemon Mapulane. The discussion deals with a report the committee is compiling into a donation of high value game species by the North West Department of Rural, Environmental and Agricultural Development. He says…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 5 April 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 4 April 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
SA Weather Service highlights possibility of another El Nino
OFM News journalist Cathy Dlodlo speaks to SA Weather Service scientist Cobus Olivier about reports that have emerged about the possibility of another El Nino. He says this could mean a drier season but not necessarily another drought. He also provides some insight into rainfall patterns in the Northern Cape:
Agri SA reacts to Cabinet reshuffle
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to the Executive Director of Agri SA, Omri van Zyle, following last week’s shock cabinet reshuffle. He says despite agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana not being removed, the move has an impact on not only the agriculture sector but the country as a whole:
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 3 April 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Landbouers span saam om na gemeenskap om te sien
OFM-nuus se landbou redakteur Sabrina Dean gesels met Petrus Grové vanaf die ‘MD Foundation’ in die Ficksburg omgewing. Hierdie stigting is een van die inisiatiewe wat tydens die onlangse Vrystaat Landbou mediatoer besoek is. Grové vertel hoe vyf families so ‘n paar jaar gelede bymekaar gekom het met ‘n nuwe…
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 big news in the agriculture sector over the last while. They kick off the discussion with news about changes in beef prices and a discussion about the herd rebuilding phase. They also…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 31 March 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Landbou-ekonome kan nie dogmaties stilstaan nie, meen Laubscher
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met die landbou-ekonoom dr. Kobus Laubscher. Hy is vanjaar deur die Landbou-ekonomie Vereniging van Suid-Afrika genooi om die jaarlikse FR Tomlinson herdenkingsrede te lewer. Die lesing is Woensdag op die Potchefstroom-kampus van die Noordwes Universiteit gelewer. Met vandag se onderhoud begin Laubscher deur meer…
Wolboere moet hul wonderlike produk beskerm
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met Guillau du Toit, voorsitter van die Nasionale Wolkwekersvereniging (NWKV) nadat hy die Vrystaatse provinsiale kongres vroeër hierdie maand toegespreek het. Du Toit sê dit gaan tans ongelooflik goed in die bedryf met die verdere bonus dat vleispryse ook goed presteer. Hy gesels ook…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 30 March 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Sheep futures on the cards
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Louis de Beer, CEO of Cape Wools, about plans to introduce a wools futures contract on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. This is an extract from the full interview following De Beers address to the Free State Congress of the National Wool Growers…
Oxfam report highlights social impact of drought
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Ronald Wesso from Oxfam South Africa about a report the organisation has just released on the drought. The report is titled A Harvest of Dysfunction and highlights structural vulnerabilities within South Africa’s capacity to respond to the social consequences of the drought…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 29 March 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Competition Commission investigates suspected fruit and veggie cartel
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Sipho Ngwema, head of communications at the Competition Commission, about an investigation into an alleged fruit and vegetable cartel. Ngwema says they raided the offices of several fruit and vegetable agents at fresh produce markets in Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal…
Moolmanshoek-verhaal ‘n voorbeeld van grondrentmeesterskap
Een van die plase wat besoek is tydens Vrystaat Landbou se mediatoer verlede week is Moolmanshoek naby Rosendal in die Oos-Vrystaat. OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het met die boer Willie Nel gesels oor die pad wat hulle geloop het sedert hulle in die vroeë sewentigs daar begin boer het…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 28 March 2017. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
No problem that can't be solved, says new GWK MD
OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the newly appointed Managing Director of the GWK Group, Llewellyn Brooks. In this extract from the full interview, he shares a bit of his personal philosophy, saying there is no problem that cannot be solved. He says he tries to motivate his…