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Doc Perry taking part in the 2025 National Ploughing Championships

Tassie success at National Ploughing Championships

A team of seven Tasmanians travelled to NSW with their tractors for the National Ploughing Championships

Concerns over efficiacy of rabbit virus roll-out

Residents of a small town in Tasmania's north are concerned about the number of wild rabbits in the area.

Rabbit

Market Talk - season forcing record turn off

The turn off of both sheep and cattle has become almost record breaking.

Sheep

New general manager for King Island Council appointed

Bryan Nicholson has been appointed as General Manager of King Island Council.

New King Island general manager Bryan Nichloson

Tasmania experiences driest April in a decade

Weather records tumble on King Island and most of the North-West.

Tasmania experiences driest April in a decade

Purebreds in high demand at chook auction

The Poultry Club of Tasmania held its annual auction at Longford Showgrounds on Sunday through Elders and there were some excited purchases lugging crates and boxes to their car by the end of proceedings.

Five-year-old Sophie Maloney of Exeter

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King Island Dairy sale signed, sealed, delivered

The sale of King Island Dairy is now fully complete. “It’s official,” Premier Jeremy Rockliff said.

King Island Dairy sale

Fishing - dry times sink trout weekend again

It’s the news no trout enthusiast wants to hear — Trout Weekend 2025 has officially been cancelled

Fish

'Keep your mitts off': TasFarmers call on private forests

Agfest has been used as an opportunity for farmers to be told about the benefits of having forestry operations on their land.

Sarah Clark, Private Forests Tasmania CEO Elizabeth Pietrzykowski, John Lord and Private Forests Tasmania Operations Manager Jarrod Burn at Agfest

Agfest from the Scouts Tower

TasFarmers Matters - Agfest celebrates resilience amid an undercurrent of concern

Agfest 2025 was a resounding success. But while the mood was upbeat on the ground, the undercurrent of concern nationally is unmistakable.

Grassy Port

Funding boost for Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme imminent

One of the state's newest Federal Lower House representatives has unveiled when a promised $95m boost to the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme will begin.

Julie Collins reappointed as federal Agricultural Minister

Tasmanian federal MP Julie Collins has retained her agricultural portfolio in Anthony Albanese’s new ministry.

Julie Collins