Category Archives: Tasmanian Country

FOR only the second time in its 150-year history the Royal Launceston Show has a female president.

Business confidence among Tasmanian dairy farmers is among the highest in the nation.

The Bush Pig Farm’s story started with five little pigs from Molesworth about 10 years ago when Michelle McDermott quit her full-time job at a hospital and began her journey with the pigs.

Tasmania’s peak farming body says last week’s State Budget is a disappointing outcome for the state’s agriculture sector.

WHEN former Queenslanders Ina Ansmann and Timothy Noonan were looking for a lifestyle change it was a small truffle farm in Tasmania that caught their eye.

THE cellar doors of one small vineyard are set to open later this year and invites wine lovers and explorers to the farm.

There is good news for Tasmanian poppy growers with a lift in area and prices for upcoming season.

A SHORTAGE of shearers continues to be a concern for Tasmania’s wool industry as the sector struggles to attract younger people.

HUNTING season is in full swing and members of the Northern Hunt Club recently braved the weather to ride at one of Tasmania’s most picturesque properties.

In a paddock not far from Chudleigh sheep representing 172 years of stud breeding are wandering around.