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This page lists a range of media coverage of mesh crop covers, potatoes and TPP. Links were correct when posted but a considerable number are no longer available due to changes at the host websites.
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2018-05-05 TVNZ Rural Delivery also avalible on Vimeo
2018-04-01 Industry must wean off sprays and on to biocontrol NZ Grower
2017-11 Spud science – NZ Gardener
2017-10-02 Psyllid defence: how to protect your crops – Stuff / NZ Gardener
2017-10-02 Carrot rust fly: chemical-free ways to prevent damage to your crops – NZ Gardener / Stuff
2017-09 How to grow a stunning potato crop (and avoid psyllid) – NZ Lifestyle Block
2017-08-23 Mesh ‘stunning’ in control of tomato potato psyllid – The Country
2017-08-03 Mesh ‘stunning’ in control of tomato potato psyllid – Otago Daily Times
2017-08-02 Potato blight problem solved – researcher – Rural News Group
2017-07-21 NZ: Mesh cheaper than chemicals in stopping potato psyllid – Potato News Today
2017-07-21 Mesh cheaper than chemicals in stopping potato disease disease – NZ Farmer / Stuff
2017-07-26 Mesh cheaper than chemicals in stopping potato disease – Field Notes.co.nz
2017-06-23 Taewa for Tea – Radio NZ Country Life
2017-04-26 Grower talk – mesh crop covers – Potatoes NZ
2017-04-21 Rural News, Mesh covers a possible answer to potato pest
2017-04-07 RNZ’s Country Life Cover Story, For the first time, New Zealand potatoes are getting the mesh test.
2017-03-22 Mesh Keeps Pests Off Potatoes: NZ research – Spud Smart
2017-03-17 NZ research shows huge potential for mesh covered potato crops – Fresh Plaza
2017-03-17 Mesh cover highly effective at keeping pests off potatoes, Lincoln University researchers find – PotatoPro.com
2017-03-10 Get Growing magazine on using mesh to grow tomatoes with exceptional results
2015-10 NZ Gardener Psyllids and mesh
2015-03-23 Non-chemical pest control method showing exciting results – AgScience blog
2015-03-23 NZ: Mesh cover to fight potato pests – Fresh Plaza
2015-03-23 New Zealand: Mesh cover to fight potato pests Global Plant Protection News
2015-03-23 Radio New Zealand Morning Rural News
2015-03-18 Non-chemical pest control method showing exciting results – Yahoo
2015-03-18 Non-chemical pest control method showing exciting results – Scoop – Sci Tech
2014-12-12 Anti-psyllid mesh proves effective – Otago Daily Times
2014-11-04 TVNZ’s One News, Mesh nets could be potato industry’s saviour
2014-04-14 TVNZ Rural Delivery programTVNZ Rural Delivery program
2014-07 Potatoes NZ Psyllid News
2014-03-24 New Zealand: Mesh cover to fight potato pests – Global Plant Protection News
2013-08-23 Radio New Zealand, Mesh cover highly effective at keeping pest off potatoes
2013-10-07 Mesh crop covers: effect on reducing foliar blight on potatoes? – organic-research.net
2013-04-10 Simple mesh cover could stop potato psyllid – Barts Potato Company
2013-04-09 Simple mesh cover could stop potato psyllid – Potato Pro
2013-04-09 Cover crop to combat psyllid – Rural News
2013-01-18 Fwplus – AgriHQ, Confidence is growing in crop pest nets Tim Fulton
2013-01-21 Farmers Weekly, Organic solution to TPP
2013-03-27 Central South Island Farmer – Stuff.co.nz., Mesh covers could beat TPP