Lucentlands Podcast | Harvesting Agriculture Knowledge

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/ In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak with Gerrit Genis, Licensing Manager at Sun...

This episode of the Lucentlands Podcast features Wiehann Steyn, General Manager: Hortgro Science, in conversation with hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie. Hortgro Science plays a central role in coordinating and funding research for the South African deciduous fruit industry. In this conversation, Wiehann explains how research priorities are identified, how limited funding is allocated, and wh...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to Dr Keith du Plessis, CEO of Casidra, about the organisation’s role in agricultural development, rural infrastructure and project implementation in the Western Cape. Casidra, the Cape Agency for Sustainable Integrated Development in Rural Areas, operates as an implementing entity for the Western Cape Governm...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to Wolfe Braude, Manager: Agbiz Fruit at the...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak with Ebbe Rabie, Ebbe Rabie, agricultural insurance specialist and Founder & Managing Director of Tiger Risk, about agricultural insurance in the aftermath of severe flood damage in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. The discussion takes place against the backdrop of major storm and flood events that cause...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie sit down with Wandile Sihlobo, South Africa’s Presidential Envoy on Agriculture and Land, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz), and author of three books. The conversation explores South African agriculture from a broad national perspective — not only as a sector of production...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to André Kemp, Investment Manager at Norfund, about agri-investment, Southern African entrepreneurship, and the remarkable story behind the future of Langeberg Foods. The conversation focuses strongly on the Langeberg & Ashton Foods transaction, a major development for South Africa’s deciduous fruit and ag...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to Dr Ida Wilson, Specialist Agricultural Scientist and international independent scientific consultant associated with Stellenbosch University. Dr Wilson describes herself as a “plant doctor” — someone who works at the intersection of microbiology, plant disease management, crop health, biosecurity, and pract...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to Stephan Pietersen from Work Accident Support about one of the most important, and often overlooked, administrative risks in South African agriculture: work accidents and Compensation Fund compliance. Stephan explains what farmers, packhouse managers and agricultural businesses need to understand about workp...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak with David Farrell, Founder and CEO of Blue North Sustainability, and Willie Wood, Head of Technical at Worldwide Fruit, about regenerative agriculture, responsible sourcing, soil health, climate resilience and the future of commercial fruit production. The conversation explores the long-standing collaboration...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to Adolf Kieviet, Managing Director of Freshworld (Pty) Ltd, about the broader fresh produce industry in South Africa, the role of Freshworld within the RSA Group, and the major opportunities still waiting to be unlocked across fruit, vegetables, retail and export markets. Freshworld is based in Stellenbosch a...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to Tristan Dorfling, CEO and Pome Rootstock Researcher at Provar, about the highly specialised world of fruit cultivar and rootstock evaluation. New fruit varieties are constantly being developed and introduced around the world, but very few are suitable for South African growing conditions. For growers, plant...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to three key figures involved in the global Pink Lady® apple story: Hein Coetzee, Managing Director at TopFruit (Pty) Ltd, Philip Turnbull, Group CEO of APAL and Twenty Degrees, and Jason Morris, Global General Manager of the Pink Lady® brand at APAL. The conversation explores how Pink Lady® developed from a p...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLands Promo⁠Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/ In this episode, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak with Kobus Pienaar, Technical Manager for Regenerative Agriculture at W...

In Episode 129 of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak to Mariette Kotzé, General Manager: Industry Support Services at HORTGRO, about the realities shaping South Africa’s pome and stone fruit industry. This conversation unpacks the role HORTGRO plays as a producer organisation serving more than a thousand growers, and why its work stretches far beyond administrati...

In this episode, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak with Norman Nieder-Heitmann and Charl Nieder-Heitmann of Gossamer, a South African engineering company specialising in end-of-line automation for the fruit industry. From humble beginnings in lightweight composite structures for the arms industry to becoming a key player in packhouse automation, Gossamer has spent over 30 years solving...

In this episode, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie sit down with Conrad Schutte (CEO, Vinpro Group) and Rico Basson (Executive Director, South Africa Wine) to unpack the current state and future of the South African wine industry. From vineyard to global markets, this conversation dives deep into the realities of producing, marketing, and sustaining a competitive wine industry in a rapidly ch...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie sit down with Calla du Toit, a senior executive at...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/ In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak with Lucien Jansen, Chief Executive Officer...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/ In this episode, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak with Piet de Jager, CEO of the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum (FPEF), a...

In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie sit down with Petri de Beer , an agricultural economist and winemaker, to unpack the real business of wine. The conversation explores why making wine is often easier than selling it, the financial and legislative barriers facing small producers, and why passion alone is not enough to build a sustainable wine busines...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/ In this episode, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie sit down with Fhumulani Ratshitanga, CEO of Fruit South Africa, for an insigh...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/ In this episode, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie speak with Roelie van Reenen, Director: Supply Chain at Beefmaster, about the...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/ South African agriculture faces constant pressure — from rising costs and disease outbreaks to logistics challenges and global market...

This podcast is proudly sponsored by Agrarius. Find out more: ⁠https://www.agrarius.co.za/?ref=recR9vP8u5CYfEOek&utm_source=lucentlands&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=LucentLandsPromo⁠ Visit our agricultural stock site: https://lucentlands.smugmug.com/ In this episode of the Lucentlands Podcast, hosts Dewald Kirsten and Louise Brodie sit down with Sean Walsh, CEO of KAL Group, to unp...