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A Wolverine ditcher sends the red soil of Hagley flying

Hundreds flock to Ag Innovation Expo

More than 200 people with connections to the land cast their eyes from the ground to the sky to see the latest technology used in agriculture at the Ag Innovation Expo held at Hagley Farm School on Wednesday.

Terry hands over the reins of TAPG

The Tasmanian Agricultural Productivity Group has made a leadership transition announcement.

Terry Brient

Results from Launceston Toyota Campdrafting State Finals

It's a good thing campdrafters are tough with an icy blast doing nothing to turn down the heat in the Launceston Toyota Campdrafting State Finals at Hawkridge Forest, Powranna on the weekend.

Men’s Champion Ken Rundell

Tasmanian canola unlikely to be used in biofuel

A new report has highlighted the key role Australia’s canola could play as a biofuel, but it is unlikely that crops grown in Tasmania will be part of that.

Canola

G6M Dolphin Tungsten Mine to shift underground as part of new deal

King Island’s Dolphin Tungsten Mine will shift its operations underground following the signing of a new deal.

G6M Dolphin Tungsten Mine processing plant

Fishing - Tasmania hosts national angling competition

Competitive Bream fishing returned to Southern Tasmania last week with rounds three and four of the Australian Bass Tournaments (ABT) 2026 Daiwa Bream series held in the Huon and Derwent Rivers.

Isaac Harris ,winner of round 4 in the 2026 Daiwa BREAM Series in the boater division held on the Derwent River last weekend with some of his catch. Pic courtesy of Australian Bass Tournaments (ABT)

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Wool market on an upward trajectory

After a week off for the Easter Recess the wool market resumed its upwards trajectory in a very solid fashion.

Wool

Fuel recovery cost order welcomed by key Tasmanian figures

A ruling aimed at easing cost pressures for transport operators has been welcomed in Tasmania.

Geoff Page

TasFarmers Matters - Local effect of Trump's war

It’s easy to think of geopolitics as something distant and played out in faraway capitals, disconnected from paddocks in the Midlands or dairy sheds in the North West.

Jet fighters

Poppies

Tasmanian poppy harvest for Extractas Bioscience one to forget

The latest poppy harvest is “significantly down” from previous years.

Guy Barnett

Guy Barnett to head up fuel and fertiliser delegation

A Tasmanian delegation is heading to Singapore and Indonesia to strengthen the state’s fuel security and fertiliser supply, and to promote key Tasmanian exports, as a new report highlights that the global fertiliser market faces a prolonged period of tight supply, weak affordability and heightened price risk.

Honey Bee Festival buzzing for a third year

The Derwent Valley Beekeepers Association hosted the Derwent Valley Honey Bee Festival on the Esplanade in New Norfolk on Sunday.

Honey Bee Festival