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Brian Fish and his bullocks

Heritage and Bullock Festival back for 2026

The 8th Heritage and Bullock Festival will once again showcase skills old and new related to rural life and give a welcome economic boost to the historic midlands town of Oatlands on August 8 and 9.

Tasmanian dominates at Australian Utility Championships

Connorville stockman excels with his working dogs

Adrian Carpenter. Photo courtesy Angie White Photography

Group 6 Metals shares return to trading

Trading in Group 6 Metals Limited shares has resumed on the Australian Securities Exchange after the company satisfied the ASX’s conditions for reinstatement.

G6M Dolphin Tungsten Mine processing plant

Olive harvest drastically down from previous

An "annus horribilis" is how one Tasmanian olive producer described the 2026 harvest.

Olives on the tree

Young Tasmanian livestock handlers and judges impressing on the national stage

Three young Tasmanians have returned from the 41st South Australia Junior Heifer Expo with a wealth of experience and some great results.

Charlton Skirving and Mitch Woodiwiss

Air pressure and animal appetite - technology backs up a farmer's gut feeling

A presentation by Dr Jillian Kelly at Red Meat Updates today advised farmers to observe their livestock when a storm front approaches.

Dr Jillian Kelly

Roger River Dolomite

Red Meat Updates happening in Launceston

More than 350 red meat producers and industry stakeholders are expected at today’s Red Meat Updates in Launceston and they’ll be buoyed by what Global AgriTrends livestock analyst and managing director Simon Quilty has to report.

Simon Quilty

2026 Safer Farms Report reveals agricultural death statistics

A new safety report has revealed 53 lives were lost and a further 182 people were seriously injured on Australian farms in 2025, bringing the nation’s farm death toll to 427 lives since 2019 – an average of more than one person every week for seven consecutive years.

Josie Chester

Lock up your poultry - bird flu edges closer

With Victoria discovering it's first case of H5N1 bird flu, Tasmania is likely next site

Advice is to protect poultry

Italian buyers are still active

Recess is time to reset and make plans

A RATHER lacklustre close to the auction season last week with some buyers absent, some tentative and only the largest topmakers really showing any desire to pick up quantity, although some of the Italian fraternity did step up and accumulate quite a few bales of their better types.

Huge rate rise for Launceston farmland

Launceston area farmers hit with huge rate rise

Launceston agricultural properties are being rated as commercial properties by Council, triggering a big jump in payments.

Lindsay White and Peter Hazell hit out at FPA and land clearing regulations

Lindsay White and Peter Hazell have submitted letters to the editor to the Tasmanian Country on the FPA and landclearing regulations.

The FLAG group outside parliament house.