Nationals Leader David Littleproud says he has gained insight into the challenges that Tasmania’s agricultural industry faces following a trip to the state.

Scottsdale Show has become the biggest beef cattle show on the calendar and entries were up on previous years, with huge classes of Angus and Murray Greys taking up two rings while being paraded for the judges.

Aeromedical contract locked in for another 10 years.

Bigger bag limits, more nighttime hunting, and allowing the taking of female deer during the fawning period are some of the proposed changes in a deer management policy review released for public consultation.

The fishing, hunting and recreational opportunities within one of Tasmania’s most remote municipalities will be on display at the Highlands Bushfest.

Wet and windy conditions have resulted in significant delays to poppy planting, with the Bureau of Meteorology confirming that in October it issued the most severe weather warnings in a month since 2017.

A group of landowners affected by the North West Transmission Development will pursue legal action against TasNetworks.

As we approach National Ag Day and celebrate the agriculture industry, its people, and the vital role it plays in providing food, fibre, and jobs, it is timely to think about safety.

TasFarmers and the majority of MPs in the state’s Lower House want to see more done to remove deer from the landscape as the Greens and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF) continue to push for the ban of 1080 poison.

Commercial rock lobster fishing in waters south of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel has been paused on the eve of the start of the season to protect Tasmania’s export markets from bans because of potential residue from antibiotics used on farmed salmon, Premier Jeremy Rockliff said.