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Alison Ctercteko with smoke tainted sparkling wine.

TIA researchers turning smoke tainted grapes into good quality wines

Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture have made significant progress in making good quality sparkling wine from grapes that have been affected by bushfire smoke.

Sorell Council and the University of Tasmania collaborating on nest box project

The Sorell Council is partnering with the University of Tasmania (UTAS) to deliver a pilot research project exploring how community nest boxes can support local bird habitats.

Dibas Panta NRM Facilitator (Sorell Council), Niklavs Rubenis (UTAS) and Mayor Janet Gatehouse

Tassie's young farmers build skills at Rabobank forum

A Tasmanian cohort travelled to Ballarat for the Young Farmers Forum.

Rabobank forum

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All the listings from this week's paper!

All the listings from this week's paper!

Wayne Walker brings SheepMasters to Tasmania

Sheep producer Wayne Walker is the first person in Tasmania to own a flock of the SheepMaster breed and hopes to see them thrive in the state.

Wayne Walker

Another off week for wool market

2nd October 2026 The Australian wool market had another ‘off week’ with prices continuing to drift lower with a growing quality disparity evident across the catalogues.

Wool

Northern rain just in time

At the time of writing, there has already been some reasonable rain across much of the north of the state with more forecast.

Rain gauge

Low emission project launched at Landfall

Tasmania's Low Emissions Livestock (LEL) project is expanding into pasture-based beef operations and the early data is looking promising.

Tasmania's Low Emissions Livestock (LEL) project

Record September heat as north-east misses the rain

Parts of Tasmania’s north-east have recorded their highest average September daytime temperatures on record and less than a fifth of their usual rainfall, with one east coast farmer cutting stock as feed and water run short.

A farm

Salesfeed

Livestock, fodder and clearing sales this week

Every Friday, your quick guide to sales around the state.

Alex Downie with a new pivot irrigator at Fairfield, Epping.

More water for the Northern Midlands

Farmers have today turned the tap on water from the Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme

Diesel prices forcing farmers to rethink finances

Some farmers could turn from crop to livestock production and fodder supplies could drop due to another surge in diesel prices in Tasmania.

Fuel bowser