This Dutch cherry orchard has a rain cover and is enclosed on the sides with netting to keep out insects and birds. Photo by Geraldine Warner So-called rain covers for cherries provide benefits far beyond just protecting the fruit from damage by rain or hail, says Reinhard Vöhringer, a German orchardist who developed the Voen covering system, which is being used on more than 2,500 acres around the world. The Voen cover system consists of overlapping strips of plastic film sewn to a base fabric. Vents between the strips allow the air to flow through so that high temperatures do […]