OFM Agri Hour
The Agri Hour with Gerben van Niekerk is OFM's flagship agriculture programme. Tune in, weekdays 5 - 6am.
Agri Hour: 27 October, Wandile Sihlobo
As usual on the Agri Hour, Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, Agbiz, provides a weekly insert about the latest on the global as well as South African agricultural markets. He also provides more information about the latest developments in the agricultural sector. Here…
Agri Hour: 26 October, Nkonzo Mlongo
Women living in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal have ensured that they contribute to a food secure province. In part two of her interview, OFM News' Lee Simmons speaks to Corporate Affairs Executive, Nkonzo Mlongo, about these developments…
Agri Hour: 26 October, Paul Makube
The sharp increase in fuel prices is set to have a detrimental effect on the sustainability of Agriculture going forward, and to gain more insight, OFM News' Lee Simmons spoke to Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agribusiness, about the fuel prices…
Agri Hour: 25 October, Nkonzo Mlongo
Through various farming food programmes, many women across KwaZulu-Natal have been able to put food on their tables. OFM News' Lee Simmons speaks to corporate affairs executive, Nkonzo Mlongo, about these food programmes…
Agri Hour: 25 October, Minister Barbara Creecy
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, recently hosted a virtual event aimed towards briefing national and international stakeholders on South Africa’s international climate change talks, known as the Climate Change conference (COP 26). Here are some highlights from the minister’s speech…
Agri-uur: 25 Oktober, Christo van der Rheede
Stygende insetkoste, soos direkte materiaal, direkte arbeid en ander oorhoofse uitgawes bied 'n groot uitdaging vir voedselproduksie in Suid-Afrika. Om meer hieroor uit te vind, het OFM-nuus se Lee Simmons met Christo van der Rheede, uitvoerende direkteur van Agri SA, gesels…
Agri-uur: 22 Oktober, Heinrich Victor
Die Suid-Afrikaanse wolmark het vandeesweek goed gevaar ten spyte van die swakker aanbieding en die versterking van die Rand teenoor die vernaamste geldeenhede. Volgens Heinrich Victor, senior wolbemarker by OVK, kan die aansienlike versterking in die Australiese wolmark 'n positiewe aanduiding vir die korttermyn wees. Hier is Victor met meer…
Agri Hour: 22 October, Denene Erasmus
In our Friday insert, only on OFM News' Agri Hour, Elsabé Richard speaks to the editor of Farmer’s Weekly, Denene Erasmus, about the latest news in the agricultural industry covered in the magazine and on its website…
Agri-uur: 21 Oktober, Thabo Olivier
Dit is nie baie ingewikkeld om onvrugbare grond in jou tuin self meer vrugbaar te maak nie. Volgens Thabo Olivier, ‘n voedselsekerheidsaktivis van Bloemfontein in die Vrystaat, moet daar egter eers gekyk word na watter tipe grond dit is, en dit sal dan bepaal wat gedoen moet word om die…
Agri-uur: 21 Oktober, Ingrid Boshoff
Ons staan aan die begin van planttyd vir die nuwe seisoen met kunsmispryse wat boere na hul asems laat snak. Sommige produkte se pryse is amper 70% hoër as verlede jaar. Siende dat gewasse voedingstowwe nodig het om goeie opbrengste te lewer, het boere nie regtig ‘n keuse nie. Ingrid…
Agri-uur: 21 Oktober, Chris Derksen
'n Bekende in die veebedryf, Chris Derksen, verskaf soos oudergewoonte die veilingspryse vir lewende hawe. Hy versprei dié inligting sodat produsente en kopers dieselfde inligting tot hul beskikking het om sodoende ingeligte besluite te kan neem met die aankoop en verkoop van lewende hawe op veilings. Die Noord-Vrystaat word as…
Agri Hour: 20 October, Tshepiso Mokoena
The University of the Free State (UFS) has kicked off its series on animal research ethics webinars at their postgraduate school, to chat about the value of animal research, among other things. OFM News’ Lee Simmons speaks to Tshepiso Mokoena, senior officer at the postgraduate school, about the series. Here…
Agri-uur: 20 October, Keneilwe Raphesu
Hard work and determination are just two of many secrets to success. This year’s RPO/NERPO Emerging Farmer of the Year, 24-year-old Keneilwe Raphesu, who farms with crops and livestock in the Vaal Triangle, says it is an honour to have received this title after years of hard work and following…
Agri-uur: 20 Oktober, Nicol Jansen
Voerskenkings en donasies vir rampdroogtegebiede het in 2017 momentum begin kry en eksponensieel toegeneem tot en met die uitbreek van die Covid-19 pandemie, wat die ekonomie tot stilstand gedwing het. Dit is volgens Nicol Jansen, president van Agri Noord-Kaap. Hier is hy met meer hieroor…
Agri-uur: 19 Oktober, Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister van Landbou
OFM-nuus se Lee Simmons gaan vanoggend voort om in deel 2 van haar onderhoud met Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister van Landbou in die Wes-Kaap, te gesels oor dié departement se pogings om voedselsekuriteit in daardie provinsie te verseker. Hier is die onderhoud…
Agri Hour: 19 October, Dr MacDonald Gayakaya
An increase in water consumption and signs of panting in poultry are just some of the symptoms of heat stress. According to Dr MacDonald Gayakaya, a state veterinarian in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, extremely high temperatures can have a negative effect on poultry farming. However, there are some ways…
Agri Hour: 19 October, Wandile Sihlobo
As usual on the Agri Hour, Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, Agbiz, provides a weekly insert about the latest on the global as well as South African agricultural markets. He also provides more information about the latest developments in the agricultural sector. Here…
Agri-uur: 18 Oktober, Dr Ivan Meyer
Die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Landbou, het as deel van Wêreldvoedseldag, wat op 16 Oktober regoor die wëreld gevier word, ‘n projek genaamd ‘Een Huis Een Tuin’ bekend gestel. Om meer hieroor uit te vind, het OFM-nuus se Lee Simmons met Dr. Ivan Meyer, die Wes-Kaapse Minister van Landbou, gesels…
Agri-uur: 18 Oktober, André Mentz
Dis belangrik dat alle leeuboere in Suid-Afrika deel moet wees van ‘n leeutelersgenootskap. Dit is volgens André Mentz, president van die Suid-Afrikaanse Roofdiervereniging, oftewel SAPA. Mentz sê deur ‘n lid van so ‘n organisasie te word, verseker dit dat boere van behoorlike riglyne, reëls en regulasies verskaf word, wat belangrik…
Agri-uur: 18 Oktober, Johan van den Berg
‘n Skerp daling in temperature was vir die afgelope naweek voorspel, en volgens Johan van den Berg, onafhanklike landbouweerkundige, blyk dit asof die kanse vir reën ná dié koue sal verhoog. Hierdie voorspellings volg nadat maksimum temperature in dele van die Noord-Kaap verlede week tot so hoog soos 40 grade…