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Michelle Dracoulis, Rebecca White, Steve Balmforth

New sporting facilities opened in New Norfolk

Boyer Oval and Tynwald Park's new football and soccer facilities were officially opened on Thursday with red ribbons cut by Federaly Lyons MP Rebecca White and Derwent Valley Mayor Michelle Dracoulis.

Rex changes its services to and from King Island

Regional Express (Rex) has announced a major restructuring of its Victorian and Tasmanian flight networks in response to a challenging operating environment driven by soaring fuel prices.

REX

Salmon industry not prepared for fish deaths, documents reveal

Documents have shown that the fish farm industry and the EPA were unprepared to deal with a mass salmon mortality event last year.

A salmon pen

Breeding pays off in mixed yarding

AFTER a very busy weaner sale season, last week we reverted back to monthly store cattle sales at Powranna where agents yarded 1,657 cattle which were mainly weaners and yearlings.

Powranna

Brad Stansfield analysis 2026-27 Tasmanian Budget

In the history of Tasmania, no State Government has ever delivered a budget that spent less money than the previous year.

Brad Stansfield

Eric Abetz hands down 2026-27 Tasmanian Budget

A return to surplus in two year’s time and “peak debt” of just under $10 billion being reached by 2028-29 headlines Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz’s 2026-27 budget.

Treasurer Eric Abetz

Nutrien Ag Solutions

New technology to identify gender of chickens before they hatch

Egg farmers will soon be able to access technology that can identify the gender of chickens before they hatch.

Eggs

Firearm petitions receive more than 11K signatures

A pair of petitions on firearm regulations has received more than 11,000 signatures.

Mark Shelton and Felix Ellis with the petitions

Call for government to introduce ethanol and biodiesel mandate

A group of national farming bodies have joined forces to call on the federal government to introduce an immediate national mandate for ethanol and biodiesel to bolster fuel security, support regional jobs and unlock new value-adding opportunities for Australian agriculture.

Ethanol plant

Premier Jeremy Rockliff

Premier prepared to seek advice on land clearing laws following Fergusson case

Premier Jeremy Rockliff has said he is prepared to seek advice about land clearing regulations following outrage from farmers about a primary producer being slapped with a $100k fine.

Jack Frost and Flynn Hooker.

Fishing - Calamari fishery rebuild and shellfish consumption warning

Anglers fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna are reporting more action with lots of fish seen working schools of bait off the Tasmanian Peninsula during the week.

Meet the man responsible for rounding up the more than 650 Agfest exhibitors

The unenviable task of rounding up more than 650 exhibitors at Agfest fell on former dairy farmer Shaun Schofield who admitted he is far more comfortable driving a tractor.

Shaun Schofield