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A newborn lamb with an electronic tag

No compliance officers policing eID tagging requirements

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE Tas) has no dedicated compliance officers to enforce mandatory electronic identification (eID) regulations, despite having been in place since the start of the year.

Farming hub the go-to for drought and climate change info

FarmX sponsor and exhibitor Tas Farm Innovation Hub had a team of people on hand to handle questions and to give advice to farmers with a desire to build critical skills and knowledge to prepare for drought and climate change.

Tas Farm Innovation Hub director Sandra Knowles

King Island Race Season scratched

King Islands's 2025/26 racing season has been cancelled due to an insufficient number of horses.

King Island racing

Mop-top virus here to stay

EXCLUSIVE: Primary Industries Minister Gavin Pearce said potato farmers will have to learn to work with mop-top.

Primary Industries Minister Gavin Pearce

Andrew Marshall takes out Young Farmer of the Year award

The 2025 Woolworths Tasmanian Young Farmer of the Year winner, Andrew Marshall, says he would not have taken out the top prize if his wife had not given him a nudge.

2025 Woolworths Tasmanian Young Farmer of the Year winner Andrew Marshall

Mop-top virus detected at four additional sites

Mop-top virus has been confirmed at four additional sites, with Biosecurity Tasmania admitting the potato disease may have been present in the state for at least two years.

A potato with mop-top virus

Market Talk - Hot lamb market starting to cool

This week we have had a mixed bag in Tassie when it comes to rain, with most of the North, North West and North East getting between 25 and 50mm which is a very good rain for this time of the year and hopefully sets up a good early spring.

Sheep

Distillery demonstrates its green and clean credentials with award wins

When Scottish native Robbie Gilligan and his wife, Emma, founded Derwent Distillery in 2016, they aimed to ensure the production process was as off-the-grid as possible.

Derwent Distillery co-founder Robbie Gilligan

Wisdom of the ancients helping big potato processor player

When Yum Tasmanian Gourmet Potatoes founder Terrance Rattray started using manure that had been stuffed in cow horns and buried for six months as fertiliser for the soil on his farm in the North East, he says the benefits were immediate.

Terrence Rattray

Tasbuilt Homes client liaison manager Fiona Boyer, sales consultant Simon Best and Rural Youth state president Amber Bramich on site at Tasbuilt Homes, Westbury, with Rural Youth’s new headquarters pre-fabricated and ready for delivery to Quercus Park.

Rural Youth's new headquarters a record build

Rural Youth’s home base as Quercus Park, Carrick, will be looking a million bucks for Agfest next year - because that’s what the organisation has invested in impressive new headquarters.

Tammy Darwin with the monster female brown trout she caught from the Huon River last weekend

Fishing - Anglers hoping for rain as water levels affect catches

Trout anglers reported mixed results last week and ongoing issues with water levels have influenced fishing and access to some areas.

Tasmania's push to get its wines into Asia

Tasmanian wine producers have returned from hosting an inaugural masterclass for Singaporean wine trade and media with the relationship set to continue into the future.

Shirley Shu Wen Tan from tasting venue 67 Pall Mall Singapore