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Nampo draws diverse interest
Angus SA breed director John Boulle says the value of exhibiting livestock at an event like Nampo is sometimes only realised several years down the line.
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Angus breed director John Boulle
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean is at Nampo this week and paid a visit to Cattle Complex yesterday where she chatted to the Angus breed director John Boulle about their exhibit. He chats about why it is important to come to something like Nampo, he chats about the age…
Nampo Oesdag Cobus van Coller
Nampo Oesdag 2016 gereed om besoekers te ontvang. Die jaarlikse landbou Nampo Oesdag op die Oesdagplaas buite Bothaville in die Vrystaat is reg om besoekers te ontvang vanaf 17 Mei tot 20 Mei. Die Nampo Oesdag is een van die grootste landbou vertoonvensters in Suid-Afrika en Afrika. Ofm se landbouredakteur…
Greater focus on agri success stories necessary
Phillip Retief of Van Loveren Vineyards says it is sad that there is so much focus on the failed attempts at transformation when there are so many good stories to tell.
Lower agri production will be visible in GDP
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Suidwes Group, Herman van Schalkwyk, says early information that they have received is backing up reports of lower that average sunflower and maize yields.
Expropriation definition remains worrying
Agri SA’s Parliamentary Liaison Annelize Crosby says they are concerned over the way the term expropriation has been defined as the Constitution itself does not attempt to limit expropriation in any way
Omnia patents competition welcomes old favourites back to Nampo
Donald Bink, organiser of the annual Omnia Farmers Patent Competition says they are looking forward to seeing the various patents from across southern Africa that have been entered this year:
Tuesday's Agri News
OFM's Agri-editor, Sabrina Dean, brings you the latest Agriculture news, directly from the Nampo Festival.
Willing seller willing buyer never really existed
Agri SA’s Parliamentary Liaison Annelize Crosby says in a sense we never really had a willing seller willing buyer system in this country because restitution, for example, there was never any mention of willing seller.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 16 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Nampo logistics in place to host international quality event
The Nampo farm outside Bothaville is a hive of activity as exhibitors put the finishing touches on their stands ahead of the Harvest Day celebrations from 17 to 20 May. Thousands of visitors are expected to visit the four day event. Nampo Committee Chairperson Cobus van Coller says they are…
It's Nampo time!
Die vyftigste Nampo oesdag vind hierdie week plaas, op Nampopark net buite Bothaville. OFM-nuus se landbou-redakteur het met Graan SA Se Hoof Uitvoerende Bestuurder jannie de Villiers gesels oor die geleentheid. Hy sê ten spuite van die moelike jaar verwag hulle nogsteeds baie besoekers en het boere ook aangemoedig om…
Egg producer Pressures
OFM News’ Agri-editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Dr Charlotte Nkuna, a senior executive with the SA Poultry Association, about challenges currently being faced by egg producers. She says rising feed costs are make it difficult for some farmers to continue producing and is warning that this is eventually going to…
Nampo Opening
Een van die se grootste gebeurtenisse op die landbou kalendar vind hierdie week plaas, naamlik die Nampo Oesdag wat op Nampo Park net buite Bothaville vanaf 17 tot 20 Mei plaasvind. OFM-nuus se landbou redakteur Sabrina Dean het met ‘n paar mense gesels oor die Oesdag en het hierdie verslag…
Goeie toekoms vir Vrystaatse buffeltelers
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met Francoais Schutte by die Vrystaatse Buffeltelersverening se werkswinkel wat hierdie week by die Willem Pretorius Natuurreservaat net buite Ventersburg aangebied is.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 13 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Skaapboere bied gesertifiseerde siektevrye veiling in Upington aan
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, het gister met skaapboer Charl Saunderson gesels oor ‘n veiling in Upington wat hy en vyf medeboere aanbied waar hulle besluit het om te verseker dat die diere wat aangebied word, siektevry gesertifiseerd is, sowel as vrugbaar is.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 12 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
International Brangus representative in SA for World Congress
OFM News agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Dr Tommy Perkins, President of the International Brangus Breeders Association who was present at the 8th World Brangus Congress currently taking place in the Free State.