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Landbounuus-podcast: Bruinsprinkaanplaag veroorsaak amok in Noord-Kaap
Die bruinsprinkaanplaag is besig om amok in die Noord-Kaap te veroorsaak.
Agri podcast: UFS hosts mini-symposium on smallholder farming
The University of the Free State is hosting a mini-symposium on Thursday on the future of smallholder farming in South Africa.
Agri podcast: Scale up locust combatting efforts - DA
The DA in the Northern Cape has made an urgent appeal to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to scale up its locust combating efforts to better mitigate the impact of ongoing invasions
Landbounuus-podcast: Boere dring aan op beter dienslewering
Vrystaatse boere se stryd duur voort namate dienslewering in kleiner dorpe verder verswak.
Landbounuus-podcast: Vrou in aanhouding na beweerde plaasmoord
'n 46-jarige vrou word vir ondervraging aangehou nadat 'n 87-jarige man op sy plot net buite Jan Kempdorp in die Noord-Kaap dood aangetref is.
Agri podcast: Agri SA has high hopes for SONA
South Africa’s economic reconstruction plan needs to gain momentum.
Landbounuus-podcast: Agri NK vol verwagting voor staatsrede
In afwagting op die staatsrede wat deur president Cyril Ramaphosa op Donderdag 10 Februarie gelewer sal word, sê Agri Noord-Kaap hy hoop om te hoor hoe die nasionale regering beplan om boere by te staan om te help met die groei van die landbousektor.
Agri podcast: Fears mounting about renewed FMD outbreak in KZN
Farmers in the Mtubatuba district of KwaZulu-Natal are “hoping and praying” that the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) case detected at a dip tank in the previously reduced disease management area (DMA) does not mean the disease has spread further.
Landbounuus-podcast: Boeregemeenskappe sal ingesluit word in 2022-sensus
Boeregemeenskappe sal nie buite rekening gelaat word wanneer amptenare van Statistieke Suid-Afrika opnames doen rakende bevolkingsgroeivlakke, met die aanvang van die 2022-sensus nie.
Landbounuus-podcast: Varkvleisbedryf verkeer onder geweldige druk
Die varkvleisbedryf ervaar tans geweldige druk weens hoë insetkostes en die prys wat steeds daal.
Landbounuus-podcast: Brandstof beïnvloed insetkoste
Die effense verligting wat Suid-Afrikaners in Januarie by petrolpompe ervaar het, was van korte duur met brandstofpryse wat weer om middernag Dinsdag sal styg.
Agri podcast: Notable change in winter crop estimates
The Crop Estimates Committee's sixth production forecast for 2021/22 winter crops shows some notable changes from the previous update of the end of December 2021.
Agri podcast: Crop estimates provide hope
South Africa's summer crop planting estimates provide hope despite the heavy rains.
Landbounuus-podcast: Moeilike jaar vir sitruswerkers voorspel
Sitruskwekers en produsente van ander uitvoergewasse moet hulle staal vir nog ’n moeilike jaar as dit by Suid-Afrika se hawens kom.
Landbounuus-podcast: Boer dood gevind in Koffiefontein
’n 32-jarige boer, Andries Myburgh van Koffiefontein in die Vrystaat, se liggaam is Dinsdagoggend langs die pad naby sy plaas gevind.
Agri podcast: Possible disaster declaration for Free State
There's a possible declaration of a disaster on the cards for the Free State after continuous heavy rainfall resulted in farmlands being consumed by water, which prevents farmers from harvesting or planting crops.
Landbounuus-podcast: Nasionale rampklassifikasie verwelkom
Die feit dat die Nasionale Rampbestuursentrum beheer oor die nasionale vloedramp oorgeneem het, is bemoedigend.
#MatricResults: FS Premier praises class of 2021
Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela, said she could not contain her excitement when she heard the news that the province has claimed the top spot in in the country with its matric results. She said - in an interview with OFM News' Cathy Dlodlo - that the real stars are…
FS Education MEC pleasantly surprised by achievement
Free State Education MEC, Tate Makgoe, said he did not expect the province to take the top spot in the country with its matric results, as the Covid19 pandemic had a serious impact on two years of schooling time for the class of 2021. Free State turned out to be…
Motheo District shines at Matric Results Ceremony
The Motheo district in the Free State is the second best district in the country with its matric pass rate and the top performer in the province. District Director December Moloi spoke to OFM News' Cathy Dlodlo about the challenges they had to overcome to move from the bottom of…