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Weighing and drenching lambs are agriculture students Kallie Goss of Hillwood, Isabella Swain of Yorktown and Riley Evans of Beauty Point.

Class act at Exeter school farm

This week lambs were weighed as part of a fattening operation that aims to give invaluable knowledge and hand-on experience to young farmers of the future.

Work on new $20 million agriculture research facility begins in Launceston

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

Primary Industries minister Gavin Pearce, TIA director Professor Mike Rose, Angela is the UTAS Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Sciences and Engineering Angela Castles.

FRIDAY SALESFEED: Livestock, fodder and clearing sales

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

Powranna Saleyard

Felix Ellis disbands Tasmania’s Firearms Consultative Committee

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

Felix Ellis

June rain provides mixed blessings

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.

Bronte the 11-year-old border collie might be in her sunset years working Angus cattle on the Barwick’s Mount Direction farm, but she sure knows how to enjoy the vivid winter skies.

Salmon Tasmania reapplies to use florfenicol again

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

A salmon pen

Roger River Dolomite

Wise woolgrowers wait out dip

THE Australian wool market was once again the only centre selling wool in a formal auction last week, however, even this was not quite enough to arrest the correction which we all thought had been necessary, although it does now appear to have run its course.

Wool on a weaving machine

Bridget Archer and Gavin Pearce urge Prime Minister to intervene in Rushy Lagoon sale

Acting Tasmanian Premier Bridget Archer has urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to intervene in the sale of Rushy Lagoon.

Rushy Lagoon

Martin Waddingham, Lee Jamieson and Al Hort to take part in Supreme Australian Sheepdog Championships

Three state delegates have been selected to compete at the Supreme Australian Sheepdog Championships in Stanthorpe, Queensland from August 22 to 30.

Lee Jamieson and Border Collie Magic

Energy hardship fund doubles

Tasmanian Government Hardship Fund Doubled for next year

TASMANIANS facing financial hardship will have increased support to pay their electricity bills, with the Tasmanian Government and Aurora Energy doubling their financial support of the Energy Hardship Fund commencing 1 July.

Kylie Rattray, Greg Finnigan, Billy Wright, Kallie Goss, Isabella Swain, Riley Evans, Candice Parkinson, Kai Calderon and Will Gangell

Scottsdale High School and Exeter High School teaming up for beef education

Two Tasmanian farm schools are working in unison on a beef program that is proving mutually beneficial for their agriculture students as well as the bottom line.

Green light for Rushy Lagoon sale

The state's farming community is mourning the impending sale of Rushy Lagoon, Tasmania's largest farming property.

Rushy Lagoon