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"Stanton"

Custodian of "Stanton" heads north

Local identity and custodian of "Stanton" Lisa West is heading to Brisbane.

JCLM Farming: Leading the way in strawberry plant production

JCLM Farming has established itself as a key player in strawberry plant propagation, supplying around 10 per cent of Australia’s strawberry plants.

Owner of JCLM Farming Jack Beattie

Trailblazer series: Penny's a people person

FARM consultant Penny Williams is not one of shy away from a challenge.

Farm consultant Penny Williams with some of her Jerseys

Fourth King Islander fined over vegetation clearance

A fourth King Islander in less than 18 months has been fined over illegal vegetation clearance.

King Island scrub

Water funds flow

WATER infrastructure in some of Tasmania’s key farming areas will receive $54 million worth of upgrades.

Irrigation

Labor splash cash in the region

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came to the region bearing new year's gifts.

Anthony Albanese and Rebecca White

Farm tech grants win wide support

THE National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed funding for a third round of the On Farm Connectivity Program.

Farm tech

Slow start to harvest season

HARVESTING of some of Tasmania’s major crops is off to a slow start after an unusual season so far.

Duncan Heazlewood in a bin of harvested grass seed at Heazlewood Seeds near Hagley.

Chinese herb trials show promise

AFTER a successful pilot project, new research is now under way to determine if Chinese medicinal herbs could become a new commercial crop in Tasmania.

Professor Dugald Close in a trial crop being grown for the Chinese medicinal herb project

Meagan Chivers with Denny and Digger

New move for Meagan with equine therapy clinic

Meagan Chivers is known and loved throughout the Northern Midlands where she’s worked for the past five years as a youth mental health worker for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, now the weekend cowgirl has a new use for her western-trained horses and a new way to help people with mental health struggles.

Kevin the "Big Cherry" at Campania orchard Cherrycot

The cherry on top for Cherrycot

A GIANT cherry statue named Kevin has brought an extra touch of charm to Cherrycot Orchard at Campania.

Weed king Kevin's new life in tourism

AFTER almost three decades operating a major weed spraying business Kevin Brown has ventured into tourism.

Kevin Brown who has swapped weed control for tourism at Gleneagle