With public meetings for and against the plans for Rushy Lagoon as a forestry operation now scheduled, LANA BEST spoke to a representative of the new owners about the plan ahead.

Visitors who call into a Tasmanian cellar door spend close to $4000 each per visit, almost 50 per cent more than the average visitor

The increases in a wide variety of Biosecurity Tasmania fees from July 1 have drawn the ire of primary producers.

At least two farmers claim they have had their driver licences revoked when they’ve been unable to pay substantial penalties imposed by the Forest Practices Authority after being prosecuted for illegal land clearing.

Tolivar Angus Stud farm manager Hayden Harper and his kelpie Kellie rode a side-by-side through swollen drains and creeks to check on the stud’s new bull and paddocks heavily stocked with cattle at the Pipers River property last Friday.

A heritage apple tree has been planted to mark the start of construction of a new agricultural and education facility at UTAS Newnham Campus.

Maurice Estate at Ringarooma and Glenn Carr at Upper Natone are among this week's on-farm clearing sales plus much more.

Police Minister Felix Ellis has disbanded the state’s Firearms Advisory Committee after just two meetings.

Much of Tasmania enjoyed healthy June rainfall, particularly in the northern half of the state, with Hydro dams sitting at their highest July levels since 2012.

Salmon Tasmania is in the process of reapplying for a new permit to use florfenicol with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).