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ORCHARDS, HORTICULTURE, VINEYARDS
Trying to cover all their bases - NZ Kiwi orchard nets NZ Country News, June 2010	Windbreaks, shelter net, kiwifruit, bees	637	download
JR's Orchard wins Gallagher Innovation Award Ballance Environmental Awards	Innovation; Apples under Net; Pip-fruit; JR's Orchard	654	download
Apple Orchard Under Hail Netting Tree Fruit / DPI&F, June/July 2007	Orchard Climate & Productivity; Apples under Net	215	download
Apple orchard productivity under hail netting Tree Fruit / DPI&F, June 2004	Pome-fruit; yields and pack-out; canopy benefits	1842	download
Netting boosts Citrus returns in Carnarvon, WA The Land, 30/06/2008	Citrus growth; reducing citrus blemishes, Gascoyne Research Station	51	download
An Orange that’s so appealing Sunraysia Daily, 15/08/2007	Easy-peel oranges; Belvedere Fruit Growers; citrus, avocados and mangos under net near Mildura	1188	download
Navels post net profit The Weekly Times, 8/8/2007 Farm Business Awards	Citrus; Microclimate; Orchard trial plots near Mildura: lychees, passionfruit, figs, pomegranate, kiwifruit, peaches, plums, nectarines	2032	download
Report: Improving the Growth and Quality of Citrus Amanda Annels, Gascoyne Research Station, Horticulture workshop 2008	Citrus under protective structures	20	download
King of the Castle Good Fruit & Vegetables, September 2008	Rewards Group; Bundaberg region; large-scale low-chill stonefruit orchard under net	1686	download
Turning Kiwifruit into gold in Hawke's Bay The Orchardist, HortNews, Mayb 2009	Kiwfruit; microclimate; Waima Orchards; Ericksen	588	download
Overhead netting does the job in Hawke's Bay orchards NZ Kiwifruit Journal, Jan/Feb 2007	Kiwfruit; wind protection; red net; microclimate	1854	download
Growing Vines in a hostile climate: new twist on wind management NZ Wine Technology, FebMar 2007	Wind protection, shelter-cloth; Central Otago vineyard; Misha's Vineyard	1554	download

COLOURED NETTING
Coloured netting under scrutiny APAL, NSW DPI (date n/a)	Netting benefits; coloured net	1699	download
Red Netting (NZ) Fruit and Vegetables, October 2007	Red net benefits; Environmental Court	1316	download
Growers beat the greenies seeing red (NZ) Fruit and Vegetables, October 2007 (B&W, text only)	Red netting facts; Tasman District Counciln	549	download
I see Red (NZ) Horticulture News, September 2007	Red net in Nelson / Motueka region; crop cover	1507	download

DAM COVERS, EVAPORATION
NCEA Fact Sheet - Suspended Structures National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, USQ	Suspended Shadecloth covers for water storages	539	download
Canopy dam good idea Queensland Country Life, 19/05/2005	Reducing dam evaporation rates; Stanthorpe, Renato Andreatta	1576	download
'Sunnies' for Thulimbah dam proving their worth Southern Free Times, December 2004	Cutting evaporation	770	download
Report: The benefits of shadecloth covers for potable water storages CSIRO 05/02/2007	Water Quality; evaporation	1601	download
Report: Controlling Evaporation Loss from water storages using NetPro Shade cloth Abridged, NCEA, October 2007	Reducing water losses from on-farm storages	9549	download

LIVESTOCK SHADE, FEEDLOTS
The use of shade and betaine to ameliorate heat load ALFA Lotfeeding, Jan 2010	Heat load, livestock shade; dietary supplements, Brigalow Research Station feedlot	369	download
Snackfruit Company Profiles N/A 2002	Innovative solutions in feedlot pen shade	3877	download
Simplicity key to design Rural Press (date n/a)	Livestock shade	430	download
Innovative shade system Rural Press, Lot feeding (date n/a)	Lotfeeding, shade system; Maydan feedlot	1012	download
Feedlot has $40M at stake The Courier Mail, 22/05/2008	Profile of Mort & Co feedlot at Grassdale, Qld; shade system by NetPro	237	download
Grassdale resets bar for lot operations Queensland Country Life, May 2008	Opening of Grassdale feedlot; shade system	2292	download
Big inroads in managing summer heat risk ALFA Feedlotting, May 2005	Use and benefits of shade in lotfeeding industry	2139	download

GENERAL INTEREST
Orchardist nets innovation award NZ Times Age 22/04/2009	Birds (Starlings); Insects; "super nets"; microclimate	470	download
Snackfruit Company Profiles N/A 2002	NetPro 2002	1082	download
SmartShade launched The Border Post, 03/08/2004	New product, SmartShade; shade-cloth	298	download
Protective Structures - Effect on Water use Growcom, April 2007	Evapotranspiration; Water demand; microclimate	30	download
Netting and permanent structures Australian Fruitgrower, Oct 2007	Article by NetPro, industry suppliers; benefits & FAQ	243	download
Nets prove effective in fruit fly control DPI Website	Effective Netting of key crops	57	download
Canopy performance under extreme conditions Tree Fruit / Growcom, December 2006	Pozieres (Stanthorpe) hail storm; Pitch weathers storm with less damage	1094	download
The vegie house … Southern Free Times, 14/11/2007	"Glenrock", Tenterfield; home-garden vegie enclosure; fruit-fly net	488	download
Netting builds opportunities N/A	Fruit-fly netting; pests & diseases; organic production; Maroochy DPI	2148	download

QUIRKY CORNER
Covered for Hail N/A, clipping Nov 2002	Caravan Yard protected from hail; Winmill Caravans	243	download
Barden - Asian Hydroponics Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses, July/Aug 2007	Barden Fresh Produce, Australian Asian vegetables, net by Coast-Guard Netting	1061	download
Violent force of nature Sunraysia Daily, 26/03/2008	Birth of a hail-storm	594	download

WEATHER EVENTS & NETTING
Hail storm wipes out whole crops on the north coast ABC Rural (website) 23/10/2008	NSW north coast; Bangalow; Hail-storm	228	download
Hailstorm wipes out $1.5m blueberry crop Finda-story (website), 29/10/2008	"Blueberry Fields", hailstorm	48	download
Hail batters district The Border Post, 2006	Stanthorpe; Stefanon, Whitfort (Catspaw Farm Winery); hail	1867	download
Ice Storm - Hail leaves trail of destruction Sunraysia Daily, 26/03/2008	Hail in nets (picture); crop damage Mildura	876	download

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