3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (266+ words) The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania and WorkSafe Tasmania are offloading Safe Farming Tasmania and have put out a tender for a non-government organisation to deliver the program. Safe Farming aims to reduce the incidence of work-related death,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (773+ words) Chatwood Downs Dorper Stud is in the middle of lambing, with the stud’s Janet Ainscow saying they even had two sets of triplets born in one day. “My lambing percentage rates are currently at 200 per cent,” she said. “It’s usually…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (447+ words) Online Auction - Sale #129012 Starting: Monday, 31 August at 10am Ending: Tuesday, 1 September at 7pm Includes: Winery equipment & Vineyard plant Public inspection time - Tuesday, 25 August from 11am - 2pm Appointments need to be made for inspections. Kevin Matkovich - 0417 325 936 Tuesday, 25th August 2026 Vendors to advise by Tuesday 2:45pm 03 6398 8520 PLEASE INCLUDE…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (826+ words) Nearly 80 percent of the state’s potato growers met at Deloraine today and unanimously rejected individual, incomplete contracts offered by Simplot and demanded the frozen chip processor return to the negotiating table. About 200 farmers were briefed by TasFarmers’ Simplot Potato Committee…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (226+ words) The TAS Farm Innovation Hub hopes to teach FarmX attendees how to better future-proof their agricultural operations. The organisation is one of the platinum sponsors of the event and will be running a panel featuring Sally Dakis, Stuart Whatling, Tomas…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (395+ words) A motion calling for greater public hunting access to Sustainable Timber Tasmania land and for licensed recreational hunters to be prioritised before contractors are engaged has passed parliament. The motion from Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Member for Lyons, Carlo Di…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (817+ words) Australia’s sheep and lamb market has entered an unusual phase in which record or near-record prices are being underpinned by a pronounced shortage of stock, particularly adult sheep, rather than by demand alone. Most national sheep and lamb indicators reached…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (534+ words) More than 350 red meat producers and industry stakeholders are expected at today’s Red Meat Updates in Launceston and they’ll be buoyed by what Global AgriTrends livestock analyst and managing director Simon Quilty has to report. Mr Quilty said that the…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (669+ words) Farmers in the City of Launceston municipality are reeling from unexpected huge increases in rates on primary production land. The new general rate applied to farmland by the City of Launceston for the 2026/27 financial year is 7.1225 cents in the dollar…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (239+ words) Australia's lamb industry is preparing to defend access to the lucrative United States market after US authorities launched a global investigation into imported lamb. The investigation follows the United States Trade Representative referring the matter to the US International Trade…...