Say cheese for couple’s picture of success
When Matt and Andy Jackman moved to Tasmania they discovered their hardy Aussie Red cows were best suited to their land … and they became the secret of their cheese-making success.
Dairy set to churn out profits
The state’s dairy farmers are the most buoyant in the nation about their income prospects, according to the latest rural confidence survey by agribusiness Rabobank.
Hydro delay project despite DPIPWE hands-off
Farmers in the Derwent Valley are still being left high and dry over the lowering of Lake Meadowbank, with the dispute yet to be resolved.
Nature’s way to greet a greener spring
Rosevale farmers Tim and Katherine Reed have cut synthetic fertiliser use by more than 75 per cent by using bio stimulants, for example seaweed extracts, for improved winter forage production.
Show to mark 200 years
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania will proceed with its Hobart show despite Covid-19 restrictions, while the Royal Launceston Show has been cancelled.
Tassie at end of visiting picker queue
Tasmania will again host quarantining international workers, yet there is no guarantee the workers will end up directly assisting Tasmanian producers.
Cheers! She’ll be apples
An enterprising couple from the Derwent Valley have turned their talents to cider making on the family farm and have ambitious plans to expand their operations.
Dam anger rises
Primary Industries Minister Guy Barnett has been urged to “put his big boy pants on” and help resolve the bitter dispute between Derwent Valley producers and Hydro Tasmania over the lowering of Lake Meadowbank.
Local flavour in every drop
Built from a passion for fine drink and an aim to use locally sourced ingredients, South Arm Distillery is one of the latest small businesses to make their way through the Seedlab program.
Natural spirit for success
Despite learning to walk in potato paddocks, the youngest member of the Daly Potato Farm clan never thought she would end up working on the family farm.
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