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Hunter hits out at gun caps as Labor continues push for restrictions

Gun caps could still become law in Tasmania despite the state’s Lower House voting down restrictions on how many firearms a person can own.

James McShane the new Sprout board director

Retired sheep and cattle farmer James McShane is the new chair of the Sprout Tasmania board.

James McShane

Tasman Council lashes out at Parks Minister Nick Duigan over services and infrastructure

Tasman Mayor Rod MacDonald has lashed out at Parks Minister Nick Duigan over what he says is declining services and infrastructure on the peninsula.

Tasman Mayor Rod Macdonald and council general manager Blake repine

Tasmanian farmer confidence on the rise according to new Rabobank report

Rural confidence in Tasmania is starting to rebuild after plummeting last quarter, according to a new Rabobank report.

Stuart Whatling

TasFarmers Matters - Time to take a stand and restore balance

THE work of Lindsay White and the broader FLAG group has, if nothing else, shone a bright light on the undercurrent of dissatisfaction and absence of trust farmers are feeling towards the Forest Practices Authority.

Tractors at PW1

Tasmania Young Dairy Network helping Jenna Fielding beat barriers

Teenager Jenna Fielding is working full-time on a dairy farm at Natone in the state’s north-west.

Jenna Fielding

Researchers working to restore kelp farming and processing

KING Island’s iconic bull kelp has experienced a dramatic decline but an international research effort could help unlock a new future through kelp farming, restoration and processing.

Bull kelp

Tasmanian government releases draft expectations for AI data centres

The government’s draft expectations for data centres and AI infrastructure have been criticised, with Labor’s Janie Finlay saying it was “light on detail and filled with motherhood statements”.

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Daniel Kelleher

Tasmanians urged to buy local beef following Woolworths pulling out of state

Tasmanian beef should be raised here, processed here and sold here.

Spring lambs

Lamb shortage see prices hold

SPRING is in the air and for much of the state it looks like a very good early season at least.

Check out the sales coming up around the state

Plenty of fodder and shorthorn bulls among this week's sales offerings.

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