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Richmond Walnuts

Richmond Walnuts for sale

The 48-hectare farm produces around 60 to 70 tonnes of walnuts each year.

Fishing - Mixed results for anglers as trout season continues

Another settled weekend of weather allowed anglers to get out and about, but reports suggest mixed results.

Stephen Lamprey with his $5000 winning tagged trout that he caught recently from South Riana Lake.

Spud growers stand up to Simplot

Hundreds of potato growers met at Deloraine today and vowed to stay united to fight Simplot on price and individual contracts

Potato growers Trevor Hall of Scottsdale, Stuart Appleby of Gawler, Ricky Elias of Bishopsbourne and TasFarmers COO Neil Grose with Simplot's rejected contract.

Tasmania yet to commit to national gun buyback scheme

The state government is remaining tight-lipped on a joint gun-buyback scheme with the Commonwealth.

Hunting

JCLM Farming expands its strawberry propagation facility at Ouse

A strawberry propagation facility at Ouse has doubled its annual plug plant capacity to five million after an $80,000 expansion.

Premier Jeremy Rockliff planting some strawberries at JCLM Farming.

TasFarmers Matters - Who stands up for Tassie?

WHAT is Tasmanian Labor doing to stand up for Tasmania in Canberra?

Comalco Aluminium at Bell Bay

Consultation closes on proposed new guns laws

Consultation on new gun laws has closed, with the state government receiving more than 600 submissions.

Hunting

Corumbene celebrates 60 years

Corumbene celebrated its 60th Birthday on Saturday at its residential aged care facility on Lower Road, with distinguished guests, residents, staff, board members, families, and friends.

MLC Craig Farrell and Corumbene President and Chair of the Board of Management, Ross Carlyle.cutting the 60th Birthday cake watched on by Corumbene CEO Alison Standen.

Danantara Investment Management buys 25 per cent stake in JBS

Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund now has a 25 per cent stake in the Australian and New Zealand arm of JBS.

JBS

FarmX

Tas Farm Innovation Hub to host panel at Farmx

The TAS Farm Innovation Hub hopes to teach FarmX attendees how to better future-proof their agricultural operations.

Kate Bucknell

Kate Bucknell relishing role as Rural Youth CEO

Rural Youth CEO Kate Bucknell started her new role the same week as Agfest, the organisation’s flagship event and the largest annual event in Tasmania.

State's truffle farms unearth new opportunities

Since the first black truffle grown in Australia was harvested near Deloraine in 1999, the niche industry has reached some heady highs as farms sprung up around the state to grow “black gold”. It’s a more subdued story now, but truffles are still on the menu and finding a new footing combined with tourism. LANA BEST reports.

Marcus Jessup and truffle dog Peppa.