OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Kos en Kosmos helps find ways to grow healthy food
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean recently joined Chris Godfrey of a no-dig food gardening initiative known as Kos en Kosmos as she and a group of volunteers laid out a veggie garden at the Olea Cancer Care home in Brandwag Bloemfontein.
Noordwes se Jongboer van die Jaar vertel van sy passie vir die bedryf
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, was verlede week by Agri Noordwes se Jongboer Konferensie in Lichtenburg waar sy met die pas aangewysde Jongboer van die Jaar, John Griffiths, gesels het.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 26 April 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
RPO to engage with consumers at Bloem Show
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Neville Raath of the Red Meat Producer’s Organisation in the Free State about activities they will be involved in at Bloem Show.
Meer as 4000 diere word op vanjaar se Bloemskou vertoon
OFM-nuus se landbou-redakteur, Sabrina Dean, het met Elmarie Prinsloo, Hoof Uitvoerende Beampte van Bloemskou, gepraat oor die 133ste skou wat hierdie week afskop.
The future of farming takes centre stage at FSA Young Farmer Conference
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to futurist and innovation and technology strategist Pieter Geldenhuys, who was the keynote speaker at the Free State Agriculture Young Farmer Conference in Bloemfontein last week.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Monday 25 April 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agri sector news with OFM and Farmer's Weekly
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Farmer’s Weekly journalist Gerhard Uys about some of the big stories and issues in the agriculture sector.
Agri sector news with OFM and Farmer's Weekly
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Farmer’s Weekly journalist Gerhard Uys about some of the big stories and issues in the agriculture sector.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Friday 22 April 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Die rol van titelaktes in behoorlike ontwikkeling
Landbou-ekonoom, dr. Kobus Laubscher, gesels vandag oor die rol van titelaktes in behoorlike ontwikkeling. Hy vertel dat dit belangrik is dat nuwelingboere volwaardige eienaarskap van die grond wat hulle bewerk, behoort te kan neem, en sodoende bemagtig word om ekwiteit te bou sodat die boer uiteindelik op sy eie voete…
Agricutlure News
Agriculture news, Thursday 21 April 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Agri Committee Chair speaks on departmental plans
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries this week considered and adopted the report on the Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and the Budget of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean spoke to Committee Chair Machene Semenya, who says one of…
Food prices not all doom and gloom in the long term
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Marlene Louw, a food price analyst with the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), about food inflation expectations for 2016 and beyond.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Wednesday 20 April 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Brangus SA breed director gives update on torch tour
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Brangus SA Breed Director John Rafferty for an update on the breed society’s Torch of Hope tour, which is currently travelling thousands of kilometres across South Africa.
Emerging farmers urged to embrace value chain
OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean speaks to Nonkululeko Mbatha, spokesperson for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister Bheki Cele, on his Imbizo Focus Week visit to the Northern Cape’s Francis Baard region on Monday.
Agriculture news
Agriculture news, Tuesday 19 April 2016, on Before Dawn - broadcast weekdays from 5am-6am.
Dorpertelers hou wêreldkampioenskap in Bloemfontein
Die Dorpertelersgenootskap van Suid-Afrika bied vroeg in Meimaand vanjaar die ras se wêreldkampioenskap tydens die Bloemskou in Bloemfontein aan. Die landbou-afdeling van die Bloemskou gaan na verwagting ‘n miernes van aktiwiteite wees aangesien ongeveer 1200 Dorperskape reeds verwag word. André Grobler gesels met die President van die telersgenootskap…
NWU bied konferensie oor presisieboerdery aan
‘n Groot presisieboerdery-konferensie word die week in Potchefstroom by die Noordwes-Universiteit aangebied. Bekende sprekers, asook ‘n paneelbespreking met bekende boere en ander kundiges, is deel van die verrigtinge. André Grobler kyk na die konferensieprogram en wat verwag kan word…