OFM Agri Hour
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Boere en polisie vat hande om misdaad te bekamp
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het Dinsdagaand saam met boere en polisie gaan rondry tydens ‘n blou/witlig-patrollie, wat ‘n misdaadvoorkomingsinisiatief tussen polisie en boere is. Sy het met een van die polisiemanne gesels wat saam gaan patrolleer het. Hy vertel hy het ‘n verskriklike goeie verhouding met “sy mense” –…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 1 September 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Drie groot dryfvere onder die loep tydens Willemse se werksessie
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met die landbou-ekonoom, prof. Johan Willemse, oor sy volgende werksessie rakende landboumarkvooruitsigte wat volgende week in Bloemfontein plaasvind. Hy sê daar gaan heelwat op die wisselkoers gefokus word. Willemse sê dit, sowel as plaaslike en internasionale graanverwagtinge is tans die drie groot dryfvere wat…
Ekonoom voorspel goeie jaar vir landbousektor
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het verlede week met die landbou-ekonoom, Wessel Lemmer, gesels ná sy toespraak tydens die Agri Noord-Kaap-kongres. Lemmer vertel hulle glo 2017 gaan ‘n baie goeie jaar vir die landbousektor wees:
Entomoloog gesels oor navorsingswerk in mieliebedryf
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het onlangs met dr. Annemie Erasmus gesels, ‘n entomoloog wat as senior-navorser by die Landbounavorsingsraad se Gewassebeskermingsinstituut op Potchefstroom werk. Erasmus fokus op die mieliebedryf. Sy gesels in hierdie uittreksel uit die volledige onderhoud oor twee projekte waarmee hulle tans besig is. Sy vertel ook…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 31 August 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Oz wheat sector calls on SA scientists for aphid advice
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean recently spoke to Dr Vickie Tolmay, a researcher at the Agricultural Research Council’s Small Grain Institute specialising in the Russian Wheat Aphid. She speaks about her research, as well as the appearance of the pest in Australia for the first time this year. Tolmay…
FS Bonsmara breeder scoops National Beef Award
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Nick Serfontein after he took the award for Best Improvement Herd during the Agricultural Research Council’s National Beef Awards in Pretoria last week. Serfontein speaks about different elements he believes counted in favour of them taking home the award, including the fact…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 30 August 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
SKA SA shares reasons for 130 000 hectare land acquisition
One of the speakers at the Agri Northern Cape Congress in Kimberley last week was the Dr Rob Adam, MD of the Square Kilometre Array SA Project – SKA SA – at Carnarvon. OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to him following his address to find out more about…
Karoo-boere deel hartseer oor SKA-grond
Tydens die Agri Noord-Kaap Kongres in Kimberley verlede week het boere meer uitgevind oor die impak van die SKA-projek in Carnarvon op boere in die omgewing. OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur het met Fanie Dippenaar van Agri Kareeberg gesels oor die hartseer van die boere, wat nou nie ‘n ander keuse het…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 29 August 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agri SA's Omri van Zyl shares positive message at Agri NC Congress
OFM News agri editor Sabrina Dean was at the 37th annual Agri Northern Cape Congress in Kimberley this week where she also spoke to Agri SA Executive Director Omri van Zyl following his address to Congress. In this interview they explore his key message to the sector, where he highlights…
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 stories in the agriculture sector over the last week. They speak about concerns over honey producers who are allegedly diluting honey with fructose and take a closer look at plans that…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 26 August 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
Laubscher gesels oor effektiewe vraag na landbouprodukte
Die landbou-ekonoom, dr. Kobus Laubscher, gesels vandag oor die effektiewe vraag na landbouprodukte. Hy vertel die jongste Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy Baseline studie het gewys verbruikers word al hoe ryker, maar die koopkrag bly onder druk as gevolg van die feit dat baie dienste, soos onderwys, sekuriteit en…
Henk van Wyk praat uit sy hart in presidentsrede
In hierdie uittreksel uit Agri Noord-Kaap se president, Henk van Wyk, se rede aan die kongres, gesels hy oor die impak van die droogte. Hy stel vrae uit die hart oor regeringshulp en hy praat van alternatiewe idees wat ontwikkel sal moet word om boere in staat te stel om…
Agri NK-president sê boere moet vasbyt, daar is 'n goeie toekoms in landbou
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, is tans in Kimberley vir Agri Noord-Kaap se 37ste jaarkongres. Sy het met President Henk van Wyk gesels kort ná sy presidentsrede gister. Hulle gesels oor die positiwiteit onder landbouers in die provinsie wat hy as "resilient" beskryf. Hy sê boere moet vasbyt, daar is…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 25 August 2016. Broadcast on Before Dawn - weekdays from 5am-6am.
ARC to honour SA's top beef performers
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Lerato Maboa, research technician at the Agricultural Research Council and also one of the organisers of the national Beef Performers Awards. She says animals from across the country will be showcased in Pretoria on Friday. The awards are about more than just…