OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Dawie Roodt shares some agri insights
Economist Dawie Roodt was one of the speakers at day one of the Brangus World Congress in the Free State on Tuesday. In this insert he shares some insights on unemployment, food inflation and whether or not the agriculture sector is caught up in a recession
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 11 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Roerende openingseremonie op Branguskongres
Die 8ste Wêreldkongres van die Brangus-beesras word tans gehou by die Black Mountain Hotel net buite Thaba Nchu in die Vrystaat. OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, was gister daar vir die amptelike opening waar sy met die President van Brangus SA, Sias Booysen, gesels het.
US Professor advises breeders on maximising profit
The keynote speaker at the recent SA Studbook Breed Symposium was Professor Darrh Bullock of the University of Kentucky in the US. OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to Bullock about his address on mating techniques producers can use to maximise profit. Bullock shares the message that bigger is…
Aartappels SA se hoof gesels oor jongste prystendense
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met Aartappels SA se hoof uitvoerende bestuurder, André Jooste, oor die huidige stand van sake wat betref aartappelpryse in die land. Hy vertel dat daar vir ‘n geruime tyd baie prysuiterstes ervaar is, maar dat pryse in April-maand heelwat gedaal het van die rekord-hoë…
Agriculture news
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
US Prof advises breeders on maximising profit
The keynote speaker at the recent SA Studbook Breed Symposium was Professor Darrh Bullock of the University of Kentucky in the US. OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to Bullock about his address on mating techniques producers can use to maximise profit.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 10 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Bees-interrasklas skei die skape van die bokke
Een van die laaste hoogtepunte op die Bloemskou se landbouprogram, wat verlede week tot ‘n einde gekom het, was die Absa Vleisbees-interras-kompetisie Vrydag. OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, was daar en het met Bloemskou se vise-president van landbou, Coen van Tonder, gesels oor die kompetisie.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 9 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agbiz Congress to focus on surviving the future
South Africa’s agricultural business chamber, Agbiz, hosts its biennial congress in the Western Cape at the end of May, during which the organisation also celebrates its 70th anniversary. OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to Agbiz CEO Dr John Purchase about the congress, being presented under the theme “Fit…
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 6 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agri sector news with OFM and Farmer’s Weekly
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Genomics researchers making good progress with SA sheep breeds
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Thursday 5 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Faktore wat Suid-Afrika se landbou-uitvoer beïnvloed
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met die bekende plaaslike landbou-ekonoom, dr. Kobus Laubscher, oor faktore wat landbou-uitvoer in Suid-Afrika beïnvloed. Hy vertel dat uitvoer van ongeprosesseerde voedsel en landbouprodukte na sekere lande gegroei het, met uitvoer na Brics-lande wat van 2,5% in 2001 tot 5,7% in 2015 gegroei het.
Genomics key to reaching breeding objectives more quickly
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean was at the Voermol SA Studbook Elite Breeding Symposium 2016 in Bloemfontein yesterday on Wednesday where the main theme focused on the use of genomics in the stud breeding sector.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 4 May 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Landbou-ekonoom gesels oor vleispryse
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels met Kovsie-landbou-ekonoom, Frikkie Mare, oor vleispryse.
Pinzgauer aangewys as 2016 SA Stamboek Elite Bulgroeitoetsklas-wenner
Die SA Stamboek Elite Bulgroeitoetsklas-kompetisie is nou in sy vyfde jaar en vier van hierdie titels is opgeraap deur die Pinzyl en Pinzgauer-teler, Paul Bester. OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, was gister by Bloemskou toe Bester se Pinzgauer-bul, Mnr. Heinz, as die 2016-wenner aangewys is.