$2.9 million in local grower applications for grant funding… SAFETY NETS

A GRANT program helping horticulture growers improve water efficiency and protect crops from weather damage has attracted nearly $3 million worth of applications from the Riverland.

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by Hugh Schuitemaker
$2.9 million in local grower applications for grant funding… SAFETY NETS
Member for Barker Tony Pasin (left) and Waikerie-based citrus growers Angie and Brenton Kay, looking over plans to install protective netting on their crops, utilising funding from the Federal Government’s Horticulture Netting Infrastructure Grants program. PHOTO: Erin Williams. INSET: Member for Chaffey Tim Whetstone says the netting will improve water efficiency and protect fruit from extreme Riverland weather. PHOTO: supplied

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