From high-tech greenhouses to fruit netting: how protected cropping can shield crops from climate extremes

From high-tech greenhouses to fruit netting: how protected cropping can shield crops from climate extremes

People can retreat indoors from extreme weather, but crops can’t. Farmers are increasingly looking at nets, misters, polytunnels and greenhouses to protect crops.

For many of us, food is something we buy at a supermarket or order at a cafe. We usually give little thought to the complex systems required to produce and deliver it until they stop working. Its n… [+6636 chars]
From high-tech greenhouses to fruit netting: how protected cropping can shield crops from climate extremes - FHMnews