2026 CHERRY INDUSTRY CONFERENCE 30th May - 1st June Lindsay our Horticultural & Crop protection specialist will be attending this year's Australian Cherry Industry Conference 2026. Join fellow cherry growers, industry experts, and special guests from across Australia and around the globe for a three-day celebration of all things cherry! For the full CHERRY CONFERENCE website CLICK HERE
PRIMARY PRODUCERS EVENT AGQUIP FIELD DAYS Netpro's Debbie and Alyssa, are attending AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST AND PRE-EMINENT ANNUAL PRIMARY INDUSTRY EVENT. Come and see us at AgQuip 2022 - August 16th to 18th. Find us easily with our AGQUIP map, CLICK HERE. For the full AGQUIP site CLICK HERE
FRUIT GROWERS CONFERENCE PREMIER EVENT! NetPro are the ‘Go-To’ company for your protective horticulture structures that increase fruit quality, reduce water consumption and prevent hail damage with products and structure carefully designed for your property to exclude hail, birds, bats and insect’s. When A1 packouts are the main goal, and let’s face it they should be, NetPro is here to help you achieve it. NetPro are heavily invested in protecting your future in food production with horticulture, agriculture [...]
SUMMER 2020/2021 INVESTMENTS IN NETTING The latest publication of Australian Citrus News discussed Netting being a game changer for Citrus farmers in the Riverland. Investments in netting orchards in the Riverland and in particular the property of Mathew and Sam Lloyd will have an almost instant effect on return on investment. They advised Australian Citrus News that the three-year-old trees under the net was equivalent to a five-year-old tree, outside Nets under normal conditions, as the trees grow more [...]
IMPRESSIVE OUTCOMES EXTENSIVE TRIALS "Continued observations and crop monitoring at two South Australian netted orchard trial sites at Loxton (apples) and Pyap (citrus) suggest there are numerous benefits to investing in permanent netting of tree crops. These benefits extend well beyond traditional crop protection benefits. Information and data being gathered include the effect netting has on mitigating hail damage, the incidence and effect of frost events, canopy structure and leaf area, fruitfulness, fruit quality and grade by variety. These [...]
FUNDING CROP PROTECTION FINANCIAL SUPPORT The netting grant program for South Australia is up and running. The grant will run until 30 June 2023 or when funding has been exhausted. Funding will also cover costs associated with the purchase and installation of protective netting incurred since 16 December 2019. For further information please give Lindsay a call on 07 4681 6628 or email lindsay@netprocanopies.com
PREVENTING NET DAMAGE FRAME GUARD TAPE Creating a protective canopy in the garden, can be a lot of fun, and certainly satisfying. Knowing you are protecting your latest seasons crops. When installing your net over timber, metal, or black poly-pipe, you will need a roll of Frame Guard tape. The tape will protect the fine netting from wear due to rubbing on the frame and from melting in the heat. Heat in the Australian summer is extremely harsh and [...]
MANAGING INSECTS 25 YEARS OF INSECT NETTING NetPro, started more than 25 years ago with hail and bird netting. During which the company researched and created insect netting for green houses and broad acre farming. The first generation of netting was designed to directly Cover Vegetables in an open field, with products such as Grow Shield, Vege Net and Horticultural Fleece. These products allow a micro climate to protect seedlings and also to allow plants to withstand frost. Transitioning [...]
FROST CLOTH, NEVER TOO LATE COVER UP FROST CLOTH INFO & FAQ With the recent onset of winter and associated frosts, if you haven’t already got your plants protected from the extreme cold, you can still do so with a NetPro Frost Cloth. Based in Stanthorpe, the coldest town in Queensland, our staff have the experience and knowledge to give you the right advice when it comes to protecting your plants from frost and unwanted bugs. For your [...]
FLAT AND PITCH Netpro Hail Guard Products. Our flat canopy and patented pitch canopy have undergone extensive research and are designed to save livelihoods. Farmers have discovered the value of Netpro products when they need to be counted on, rather than an entire field destroyed by hail, the damage is minimal. Vehicle storage is another field where hail guard products are required to ensure vehicles are safe from hail damage. A NetPro Hail Cover can change the way [...]
