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Kobus Laubscher Agri-Uur 27 Augustus
Kobus Laubscher Agri-Uur 27 Augustus
Agri-Uur 27 Augustus Elsie Marais
Sakeman buite gevaar na skietery op sy kleinhoewe in Potchefstroom Dit gaan "wonderbaarlik" goed met die 54-jarige André Marais, 'n sakeman van Potchefstroom, wat láát Dinsdagmiddag op sy kleinhoewe in die Muiskraal-gebied by dié stad herhaaldelik geskiet is. André is steeds in die hoësorgeenheid in 'n plaaslike hospitaal. Sy vrou…
Agri-Hour 27 Augustus Chris Derksen
Speenkalwers behaal goeie pryse op veilings '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…
Agri-Hour 27 August Doug Stern
Agri Eastern Cape relieved about exportation of sheep to the Middle East Agri Eastern Cape is delighted about the court order granted by the Grahamstown High Court as a result of the National Council of SPCAs' (NSPCA) failure to interdict the company, Al Mawashi, from loading live sheep to be…
TLU SA se virtuele staptog teen plaasaanvalle en -moord slaag in sy doel
TLU SA se virtuele staptog het alle verwagtinge oorskry. Dié virtuele staptog in protes teen plaasaanvalle het op 14 Augustus plaasgevind. Dit was virtueel oor 'n afstand van 5 530km, wat dieselfde afstand as die getal aanvalle op plase in Suid-Afrika sedert 1990. TLU SA se Bennie van Zyl, sê…
Betrokkenheid by veiligheidstrukture van groot belang, sê Agri-Potchefstroom na skietvoorval op plaa
Veiligheidstrukture in die Potchefstroom-distrik in Noordwes is in plek en talle boere was vinnig op die toneel ,nadat 'n plaaslike melkboer, Hennie Niemand, deur 'n aanvaller op sy plaas in 'n skietery gewond is. Die aanvaller, is noodlottig gewond nadat Niemand teruggeskiet het. Dié skietovorval het Vrydagmiddag plaasgevind, terwyl Niemand…
Appoint new service providers in Covid-19-relief fund voucher system says #NERPO
The National Emergent Redmeat Producers Organisation (NERPO) insists urgent intervention by the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, regarding the failure of some government suppliers to distribute inputs to farmers. This is part of the departments Covid-19 agriculture relief fund of more than R1.2 billion in…
John Deere dryf groen revolusie in Afrika
Gerben van Niekerk gesels met Jacques Taylor, besturende direkteur van John Deere in Afrika en die Midde-Ooste.
Agbiz predicts agricultural growth in second quarter of the year
As usual on the Agri Hour, brought to you by John Deere, 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…
Dedication and hard work - a recipe for success, says female sugar farmer
A well established commercial sugar cane and vegetable farmer from KwaZulu-Natal stops at nothing to achieve in her goals. Nonhlanhla Gumede Shabalala, is a true inspiration to many young women in South Africa who wants to make a living in the farming industry. She says it is all about focus…
Potch-skietery: Dit was die 'aakligste oproep" ooit, sê slagoffer se pa
'n Potchefstroomse melkboer se noodoproep om hulp na sy pa, nadat hy gewond is deur 'n aanvaller op hul plaas, was vir sy pa die "aakligste oproep", wat hy nog ooit ontvang het. So sê Hannes Niemand, nadat sy 30-jarige gewonde seun Hennie, wat steeds in die Potchefstroom Mediclinic aansterk,…
Jou week in landbou 24 Augustus
Jou week in landbou 24 Augustus
#WomensMonth Dedicated female sugar farmer goes all the way
A young female sugar farmer from KwaZulu-Natal believes goals are achievable, once people set their minds to it. Nonhlanhla Gumede Shabalala strives to be the best she can be on her own 170 hectare sugar cane farm, Uthandimvelo, situated in the Stanger area. Shabalala says she is not looking back…
Live cattle exporters to Botswana need to familiarize themselves with conditions
Potential exporters need to contact their local state veterinarian to familiarize themselves with the requirements for exporting their live cattle to neighboring Botswana. Agreed upon conditions have been provided to local provincial veterinary services after Botswana announced its ban on export of live cattle from South Africa has been lifted…
Daling in plaaslike wolmark is weens onsekerheid in wêreldmarkte
Heindrich Victor, bestuurder spesiale dienste van vesel by OVK, verskaf nou vooruitsigte in die wolbedryf na die tweede wolveiling van die 2020/21 wolseisoen plaasgevind het. Hier is Victor
Urgent appeal to Free State farmers to assist drought stricken areas, feed donations needed
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has made an urgent appeal to producers in the province to reach out to their counterparts in the drought-stricken Northern, Eastern and some parts of the Western Cape. There are areas in some parts of these provinces that are in dire need of fodder for their…
What's new in Farmer's Weekly?
In our Friday insert, only on OFM News' Agri Hour, Christal-Lize Muller 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 Noord-Kaap president Nicol Jansen met die jongste oor droogte
Soos oudergewoonte op 'n Donderdag praat ons met Nicol Jansen, president van Agri Noord-Kaap, oor die droogtesituasie in die Noord-Kaap en droogtehulp wat aan boere in dié provinsie verleen word. OFM het 'n webblad geskep waarop luisteraars inligting oor die droogtesituasie in die sentrale binneland en in ander provinsies kan…
Agri-Uur 20 Augustus Maryna Galow
Wynbedryf werk nou aan 'n rampherstelplan #Covid19 Die horlosie kan nie teruggedraai word nie met betrekking tot die skade wat berokken is aan die wynbedryf weens die regering se Covid-19-verbod op die handel van drank. Die skade is aangerig en daar word nou vorentoe gekyk word in 'n poging om…
Agri-Uur 20 Augustus
Brandbestrydingsvereniging vra mense om op brandgevaartoestande ag te slaan Die Potchefstroomse brandbestrydingsvereniging, benadruk opnuut die belang van die verantwoordelike optrede in 'n poging om die uitbreking van veldbrande te voorkom. Kobus Roux, voorsitter van dié vereniging, sê mense moet nie nalatig wees in dié verband nie. Sy beroep kom nadat…