THE FUTURE OF HORTICULTURE With massive increase in water-energy efficiency Improvements from 8 to 62-fold for certain vegetables. NetPro green house films and nets are designed with the future of agriculture in mind. A net house with a misting system uses less water than a greenhouse with a cooling system according to Researchers at the International Centre for Bio saline Agriculture (ICBA) developed a highly efficient low-cost net house technology that can help to make horticulture significantly more feasible [...]

CROP PROTECTION IN JAPAN Netpro at Zespri Japan - Crop protection preperation Zespri and Netpro ensuring kiwi fruit production crop protection from climate extremes by the world famous NetPro Canopy System in Japan. Zespri is expanding production in Japan in response to the exceptional success and demand for SunGold in the Japanese market. Claude and Wayne of Netpro International attended the recent farm tours, Meeting with Osamu Francis of Zespri international Japan. As well as enjoying the beauty of [...]

FRIENDLY PROTECTION FROM BATS Its bat season again... Mangos, longans, lychees, and even the apple and stone fruit growers are being visited by our fruit bats or the critters also known as flying foxes. The Fruit bat lives primarily on palm fruit but with the abundance of mangos and delicious tropical fruit in home gardens, their diets have become varied and they are truly spoilt for choice. To prevent home grown fruit being destroyed by the voracious appetite [...]