Kosi Bay Raffia Palms

...Dependent on the raffia palm's ivory-coloured seeds that are hidden within the plants' nuts, themselves the size and colour of largish chocolate Easter eggs, is a bird of equal intrigue — the Palm Nut Vulture...
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Visit Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve

...It’s animal rich feature comes as no surprise as the fertile region is covered in vegetation that includes grassy hillsides, wooded plains, fynbos and the area’s eponymous sugarbush (suikerbos), making it an ideal home for a variety of animal..
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Poultry Disease Management

...An animal health technician or veterinarian should be consulted as soon as possible to identify the correct course of action...
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History of Hemp

...There is evidence of widespread cultivation in the British Isles around 400 B.C. where the hemp plant was used for cloth (hemp fibres) as well as oil and food (hemp seeds)...
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Marabou Stork

...They also feed on carcasses with vultures and hyenas. This behaviour is of great importance to the ecosystem they inhabit...
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The Differences Between Dairy Cows

...Guernseys are efficient converters of feed to product and can produce high-quality milk while consuming 20 to 30% less feed than larger dairy breeds...
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Guava Varieties in South Africa

...The fruit flesh is either deep pink (red guavas) or off-white (white guavas) and the fruit pulp contains numerous small, hard seeds. The number and size of the seeds vary depending on the variety...
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Cotton Production Systems

...In addition, organic cotton seeds are very expensive and herbicide and pest-resistant genetically modified cotton seeds are not allowed in organic cotton production...
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Pumpkin Pie Recipe

...  Wine Pairing Vriesenhof Pinotage (or Pinot Noir if served with coq au vin)  Cook’s Tip ‘I keep on telling my daughters to feed their kids like Ouma Anna used to feed us...
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Water Quality in Freshwater Fish Farming

...Temperatures over 20°C will cause trout to stop growing and will create other production problems, such as in creased risk of diseases and oxygen problems, explains Henk Stander principal technical manager of Aquaculture: Department of Animal Sciences..
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What is Biodynamic Farming?

...This holistic attitude to farming incorporates all aspects and elements, reintegrate plant, animal and human to re-create the farm/garden into a well-balanced organism...
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Brinjal Planting

...Seeds can be planted in greenhouses from July for the making of seedlings for planting from late August.Planting TimePlant brinjal seedlings from August to December...
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Weed Management in Grain Production

...They are therefore much more dependent on pre-emergent herbicides to inhibit the germination of weed seeds that are dormant during planting and post-emergent herbicides to keep land weed-free after planting...
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Gold Whale Pendant

...Gold Whale PendantGold Whale PendantA Fluke OccurrenceJune marks the start of South Africa’s whale-watching season, where southern right and humpback whales come to feed and breed in the warm coastal waters...
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Quiver Tree and Succulent Research

...Quiver Tree and Succulent ResearchQuiver Tree and Succulent ResearchPlants and Climate ChangeIconic Desert AloeMature quiver trees flower and disperse seeds every year...
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How to Farm with Ducks

...The feed conversion rate at this age is around 2.9 kg feed for about 1 kg of live weight.  The main production costs in duck farming include the cost of the ducklings, fuel, feed and abattoir costs for slaughtering.By Marinda Louw..
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Courgette

...Courgettes are a relatively quick crop and can be harvested from as early as eight weeks from the planting of seeds...
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Succulents in the Karoo

...Their woody seed pods open welcomingly with the first sprinkles of rain, allowing their seeds to be shot hither and thither by the impact of the shower - a clever device to ensure their seeds are only released when conditions are favourable for germination..
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Red-fronted Tinkerbird

...Small fruit and berries are eaten whole with the seeds dispersed in a different location.Red-fronted Tinkerbird BreedingThe red-fronted tinkerbird is monogamous and excavates a small hole on the underside of a dead branch or stump, around 1 m off the..
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Fast Facts About Waterbuck

...CompionSizeMales: 1.2 m Females: shorter than malesWeightMales: up to 270 kg Females: 180 kgLifespanAbout 11 yearsHabitat Within 5 km radius of water and wherever there is good grazing.Gestation9 months (280 days)Number of young1 (twins occasionally)FoodGrazers – feed..
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Greater Honeyguide

...Like all honeyguides, the greater honeyguide will feed at an active bee’s nest in the early morning, when the bees are lethargic...
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Chacma Baboon

...This baboon has a dog-like face and big, prominent canines.Chacma Baboon DietBeing omnivorous, the chacma baboon feeds on seeds, insects, wild fruits, scorpions, and sometimes the flesh of birds and small mammals...
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Montagu's Agricultural Products

...Their products are sourced from top-quality farms in the Montagu region and include dried fruit, nuts, sweet fruit snacks and seeds...
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Nile Crocodile

...In South Africa, adult crocodiles feed on antelope, fish, large cats, buffalo and even hippos. Crocodiles are also notoriously known to eat humans. Crocodiles are also scavengers and will walk metres from the water to feed off dead carcasses...
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Hunting and Predation Management

...The hunt should also be launched as soon as possible after a predation incident took place, to ensure the guilty animal gets targeted...
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