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Author Archives: Josh Harris

Generation to generation a family powers ahead

ON the edge of the Cradle Mountain wilderness and under the shadows of Black Bluff and Mount Roland is Gaunts Farm, a pioneering property, steeped in history and the location of many firsts in the region that is beginning its changeover into a new generation of farmer…

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Posted byJosh HarrisJanuary 13, 2023January 13, 2023Posted inTasmanian Country

Big wet brought pain and high prices – 2022 in review

THIS year has been a year of extremes – Here is our wrap of major events from 2022 in Tasmanian Agriculture

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Posted byJosh HarrisDecember 29, 2022December 22, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

Slow go for cherries

WET weather in spring and continued rains in early summer have seen a delayed start to the cherry season in Tasmania, delaying domestic Christmas sales and shrinking the export window before the lucrative Chinese New Year market.

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Posted byJosh HarrisDecember 24, 2022December 22, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

Slam dunc! – Duncan is our Top Farm Dog of 2022

THE Tasmanian Country Farm Dog of the Year has been named as Duncan, the nine-month-old Border Collie from Thirlstane in the state’s North-West, belonging to Arlyn Beyerle and Izzy Stolp.

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Posted byJosh HarrisDecember 23, 2022December 22, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

‘Tis the season for tree growers

THE CHRISTMAS season has rolled around and for Nat and Jared Medham at Richmond Christmas Tree Farm, their farm once again becomes an annual hive of activity.

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Posted byJosh HarrisDecember 15, 2022December 8, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

Sweet taste of summer on way

SITTING at the junction of the road between the Derwent Valley, the Central Highlands and the South-Western Wilderness is a berry farm producing huge quantities of fruit ripe for picking and juicing for a staple drink of many a Tasmanian pantry.

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Posted byJosh HarrisDecember 13, 2022December 8, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

Warning on power pain

ELECTRICITY prices in Tasmania look set to surge over the next year, with some businesses already dealing with contracts that have doubled in price on last year.

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Posted byJosh HarrisDecember 11, 2022December 8, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

Tropical forecast for Tassie

ANOTHER tropical season has been predicted in the Bureau of Meteorology’s latest long-range forecast, with Tasmania expected to see a season of warm weather and higher-than-average rainfall.

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Posted byJosh HarrisDecember 4, 2022December 2, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

TFGA caution on new IR laws

AUSTRALIA is in the middle of a new Industrial Relations system with the proposed ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ Bill being heavily discussed in Federal Parliament this week, something that may well have implications for many in the agriculture sector.

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Posted byJosh HarrisDecember 3, 2022December 2, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

Pippa’s chooks eggs-actly what dairy wanted

AMONG the green hills of the Far North West of the state, the Gunningham family have been successfully introducing a quite unique component to their dairy’s rotational grazing schedule. Chooks.

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Posted byJosh HarrisNovember 29, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inTasmanian Country

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