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Lions vs hyenas. The fractious and competitive relationship between lions and spotted hyenas is well-documented and has been observed across Africa wherever the two species are present in the same place.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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Heavy farm machinery results in soil compaction, which can damage the root growth of crops and reduce crop yields. By using permanent lanes in the fields – known as controlled traffic farming – in the production system of organic vegetables, the yield can be increased.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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There are many ag-robots for sale. Does this mean you shouldn’t buy a new tractor anymore? I don’t think so, robots are not a one-on-one replacement for tractors. Any farmer knows how to use a tractor. A new one, even when it’s a different type, doesn’t take long to get used to. That’s different with robots, even the ones that look like a tractor.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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The market is growing at a faster pace with the growing importance of healthy eating and consumers are more frequently choosing nuts as a healthy snack option and incorporating them into their daily diets. In addition, organic macadamia is also gaining popularity with increasing demand coming majorly from the European countries.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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Dung beetles are the cleaners of Africa! Of all the animals on earth, who wants to be a dung beetle? I guess no-one and yet without them no other animal would have survive as they are our fertilizers on earth.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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World Soil Day (WSD), 5 December is the United Nations Observance thatcelebrates healthy soils for a food-secure future.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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One per cent of the world’s farms operate 70% of crop fields, ranches and orchards, according to a report that highlights the impact of land inequality on the climate and nature crises. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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Lemon and orange oil prices are expected to rise slightly, simply because they’re by-products of the concentrate process and there’s less concentrate going to be made. - Author:Carolize Jansen --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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This comes after the Dutch parliament last year adopted a motion that expresses opposition to expropriation without compensation. In terms of this motion, Minister Blok had to convey the Netherlands’ disapproval of this policy to the South African government.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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As a result of his activism, young farmer Willem Petzer has rocketed to fame, becoming one of the loudest voices representing his community with, for instance, over 100 000 people having viewed his YouTube video on farm arson posted four days ago.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message

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