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Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 8 December 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Menige Noordwes-boere gaan steeds gebuk onder droogte, hittetoestande
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met die Uitvoerende Hoofbestuurder van Agri Noordwes, Boeta du Toit, oor toestande in dié provinsie. Du Toit sê dit gaan nog geweldig swaar met talle boere wat nog nie voldoende reën gehad het nie. Hy sê die erge hitte het ook sy tol geëis:
SA vets still worried about vaccine availability
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the President of the SA Veterinary Council, Dr Clive Marwick, about ongoing problems with vaccine availability. Marwick outlines some of the seasonal challenges and problems that arise when vaccines are not available at the right time. He says the issue is causing…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 7 December 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Choose the right dry bean cultivar for your area
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Dr Deidre Fourie, a dry bean breeder at the Agricultural Research Council’s Grain Crops Institute. She speaks about the annual cultivar trials and how they work. She says it is critical for a farmer to select the best cultivar for his specific…
DRDLR feeling positive about 50/50 policy
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Linda Page, Head of Communications at the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR). The conversation focuses on the launch of two big land reform projects in North West this week, including the handover of more than 50 000 hectares of…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 6 December 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Grain SA gives clarity on US maize imports
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Grain SA CEO Jannie de Villiers about confusion around whether or not GMO maize from the USA can now be imported into SA. He says at present, maize cannot be imported from America. He also provides a brief update on current planting…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 5 December 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Committee conducts oversight visits to OBP and ARC
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Rosina Semenya. The committee was in Pretoria on Friday to conduct oversight visits to Onderstepoort Biological Products, as well as the Agricultural Research Council’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. She says they were…
Grondbone bied boere toegang tot internasionale nismarkte
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met Loureine Muller, ‘n grondbone-agronoom by die Landbou-navorsingsraad se Instituut vir Graangewasse. Die gesprek handel oor die jongste kultivar-aanbevelings. In hierdie uittreksel uit die volledige onderhoud vertel Muller ook meer van die produksievereistes en besluite wat ‘n boer moet maak, sowel as die waarde…
Die blindekol van die Suid-Afrikaanse landbou-ekonomie
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met die landbou-ekonoom, dr. Kobus Laubscher. Vandag se gesprek handel oor die herwaardering van landbou, wat Laubscher meen grootliks ‘n uitvloeisel van die negatiewe impak van die droogte is. Hulle gesels onder meer ook oor die werkloosheidsyfer, kosinflasie en die verwagte impak van die…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 1 December 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Fair Game: News for the wild at heart
OFM brings you news for the wild at heart in our weekly wildlife, conservation and game industry feature Fair Game. This week we look at concerns that proposed game meat regulations could impact consumer hunting. Also in the line-up is news from the Professional Hunters Association of SA, Phasa, following…
Agri SA's Omri van Zyl wins continental CEO award
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to the executive director of Agri SA, Omri van Zyl, about an award he received. He was named the best CEO in agriculture in Africa by CEO Global. Van Zyl says the award was only made possible by the team effort at Agri…
JSE investigates introducing milk futures contract
OFM News' agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Director of Commodities at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Chris Sturgess, about discussions underway around the possible introduction of a milk futures contract. He says they have already engaged with numerous dairy industry roleplayers and now need to get buy-in from milk buyers…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 30 November 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.
Seisoenale veesiektes onder die loep met Faffa
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met die bestuurder van die Herkouerveterinêre Vereniging van Suid-Afrika (RuVasa), dr. Faffa Malan. Die gesprek handel oor veesiektes, goggas en ander probleme wat hierdie tyd van die jaar voorkom. Hy praat ook oor gifbossies en vertel meer oor probleme met brusellosis…
Agbiz releases its outlook for 2017
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Agbiz CEO Dr john Purchase about the business chambers’ outlook for the year ahead. Purchase says there are numerous issues playing into the outlook. He says there is quite a bit of optimism in the sector and that prospects are looking up…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 29 November 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn -weekdays from 5am-6am.