Netted orchards bring mixed blessings for citrus

Ashley Walmsley
March 23 2017 - 1:00pm
REALITY CHECK: Leeton citrus grower, Dean Morris, says although netting has reduced orchard wind speed, insect pressures have increased inside the netting.
REALITY CHECK: Leeton citrus grower, Dean Morris, says although netting has reduced orchard wind speed, insect pressures have increased inside the netting.

NETTING may seem like it'll solve a lot of problems for citrus orchards but there are plenty of other challenges that arise.

Ashley Walmsley

Ashley Walmsley

Editor, Good Fruit & Vegetables

Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.

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