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Hemp Senate Inquiry public hearing to take place at Longford

A public hearing for the Senate Inquiry into opportunities for the development of a hemp industry in Australia will be held at Longford on February 25.

The winners from the Tasmania Boer Goat Championships

Some of Tasmania’s highest quality stud meat goats were on public display at the recent 6th annual Yolla Co-Op Tasmanian Boer Goat Championships.

Boer goat does

Miu Tanaka first female to swim from New Norfolk to Bruny

Taking part in the Derwent River Big Swim series Miu Tanaka officially became the first female to swim from the New Norfolk Bridge to Jetty Beach at Bruny Island - a distance of 58km which was completed in 17 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second.

Mui Tanaka

Logan farm at Evandale sells for a report $35m

An American-backed farming venture has purchased a Northern Midlands dairy farm for a reported $35 million.

Logan

All the fun from the Kempton Festival

The Kempton Festival on Sunday saw one of the more unusual and colourful sights when it comes to sheep, with the running of the Kempton Sheep Race.

Sheep racing

Concerns over full cost recovery for export certification and regulatory services

A move to full cost recovery for export certification and regulatory services could have serious consequences for Tasmania’s agricultural exporters.

TasFarmers CEO Nathan Calman

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More than 120 attend Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture Dairy Research Facility Field Day at Elliot

A deep dive into the State’s dairy industry highlighting the latest research and development drew more than 120 stakeholders to the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture Dairy Research Facility Field Day at Elliot on Tuesday.

Muirs agronomist Holly Coad, Cheshunt Pastural dairy hand Bethia Harley, Fonterra’s Natalie Campbell, Sam Flight and Alison Hull and Dairy Australia’s Cath Weston.

Boyer Oval redevelopment Closer to completion

The iconic "Les Hepper" grandstand at Boyer Oval in New Norfolk, built in the late 1950s, is receiving a makeover.

Works at Boyer Oval

Florfenicol found in abalone and lobsters up to 10km away from salmon farms

Very low levels of flofenicol have been detected in abalone and lobsters located more than 10 kilometres away from salmon farms.

Fish in salmon pen

A Forico plantation in northeast Tasmania

Forico on its decade of discovery

The state’s largest private forest management and plantation company has released its fifth Natural Capital Report, covering the past two financial years and showcasing its work across both operation and conservation activities.

Nick Hingston and son Xavier and truck driver Justin House with two Scania livestock trucks

Tasmanian Truck Owners and Operators’ annual truck run to Longford Showground preparation underway

The Hingston Transport trucks leave the yard at Whitemore every morning – moving from one district to another with loads of livestock, wool and hay.

Bushfire destroys building as blaze continues to burn

A chicken shed has been destroyed by a bushfire at Longford.

Longford bushfire