Podcast: FNQ farmer’s covered capsicums weather climate extremes
An Atherton Tablelands farmer who invested in a 2,000sqm greenhouse to grow capsicums year-round talks about the costs, challenges and rewards of going undercover in the tropics.
An Atherton Tablelands farmer who invested in a 2,000sqm greenhouse to grow capsicums year-round talks about the costs, challenges and rewards of going undercover in the tropics.
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