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Bailey Withers with his dad Luke and a big Southern Calamari Squid Bailey caught last weekend during the opening of the Squid season /Southern zone.

Fishing - Lens at lake giving anglers real-time updates

The South East Squid spawning closure zone reopened last weekend, with recreational anglers reporting some great catches of Calamari in what were excellent fishing conditions.

Wild weather delays crop planting

Wet and windy conditions have resulted in significant delays to poppy planting, with the Bureau of Meteorology confirming that in October it issued the most severe weather warnings in a month since 2017.

Full dams and stormy weather at Preston

Derwent Valley crews on fire at Tasmanian brigade championships

Crews from the Derwent Valley have hosed down the competition at the recent 2025 Tasmanian Fire Brigade Championships.

The New Norfolk crew that took part in the recent Tasmanian State Fire Brigade Championships.

Group of landowners affected by NWTD to take legal action against TasNetworks

A group of landowners affected by the North West Transmission Development will pursue legal action against TasNetworks.

Powerlines

TasFarmers Matters - Safety comes first on every job

As we approach National Ag Day and celebrate the agriculture industry, its people, and the vital role it plays in providing food, fibre, and jobs, it is timely to think about safety.

A tractor on a farm

Political sights set on Tasmania's deer population

TasFarmers and the majority of MPs in the state’s Lower House want to see more done to remove deer from the landscape as the Greens and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF) continue to push for the ban of 1080 poison.

Fallow buck deer

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Commercial rock lobster fishing paused in parts of the state

Commercial rock lobster fishing in waters south of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel has been paused on the eve of the start of the season to protect Tasmania’s export markets from bans because of potential residue from antibiotics used on farmed salmon, Premier Jeremy Rockliff said.

A rock lobster underwater

Shires ready for the Deloraine Show

Deloraine Show attracts one of the largest displays of heavy horses in the state and Riana draught horse lover Emma Post is ready to show off the beauty and versatility of her impressive Shires next weekend.

Emma Post of Riana with her Shire horses Stamp and Ben, who will be part of the heavy horse lineup at Deloraine Show next weekend.

Preservation Matters - Tasmanian grains an early success story

During much of the 19th Century, Tasmania was the leading producer of cereals in Australia, with the central northern area, the centre of production within the colony.

Ted Pearn’s threshing plant pictured at Cluan.

irrigation

Nutrien Water turns off the tap in Tasmania

Nutrien Water has shut down its last remaining store in Tasmania at Somerset.

Last year's Huon Show

Large crowds expected at the Huon Show

More than 12,000 people are expected to flock to the Huon Show on November 16 for what will be Lisa Plohl’s last as president of the Huon Agricultural Society.

Red tape hits roadside vegetable stores

Growers of berries and leafy vegetables selling from a small roadside fridge, the farm gate or a farmer’s market have been given three months to prepare for the introduction of stringent and costly new safety regulations.

St Helens market gardener Josh Hall