9 Mar 2017

Are Giant Glass Houses the future of agriculture?

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 9 March 2017

Giant glass houses are set to be an agricultural game changer for growers struggling in extreme climates.

Known as a Canadian super house the enormous structures are being used to cover entire paddocks of crops not just nurseries. The house has climate-controlled retractable roof panels and walls which shield vulnerable crops from volatile and destructive weather, or open them up to sun and rain.

Agronomist Jack Milbank in Bundaberg Queensland has seen first hand how it can transform the lives of growers who are increasingly up against more extreme weather conditions.

Cravo greenhouse

Cravo greenhouse Photo: supplied