McLean Orchards
Hail Netting Retrofit
Enhanced Output with New Hail Netting
Location: Motueka, Tasman
Year of construction: 2021
Crop: Apples
Netting: Kristal Leno Weave - V5 enter-release system
As a result of a severe hail storm in 2020, McLean Orchards called on Hortivate to replace the damaged netting, to be installed on the existing timber hail structure.
With a high-value crop being covered, it was imperative that the netting was low shading and would let maximum UV through to increase the quality of the fruit.
“The colour differences with the Hortivate netting over against the old - when the fruit was harvested we probably picked another 20% per row. - which makes a massive difference in terms of management and logistics in the field.” Vincent Lewis - Orchard Manager, McLean Orchards
