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Cattle in the saleyard

Good prices bring cattle to saleyards

IT HAS been an interesting couple of weeks in the livestock industry with prices either moving sideways or easing as some pressures appear to arrive.

Lamb market seeing record prices but supply a worry

Australia’s sheep and lamb market has entered an unusual phase in which record or near-record prices are being underpinned by a pronounced shortage of stock, particularly adult sheep, rather than by demand alone.

Lambs

Meeting of the red meat masters

The who’s who of red meat production in Tasmania attended the 2026 Red Meat Updates in Launceston last Friday.

Red Meat Updates speaker Simon Quilty from AgriTrends

King Island racing season cancelled

King Island will be without thoroughbred and harness racing in 2026–27 after the King Island Racing Club failed to secure enough horses to meet TasRacing’s minimum requirements.

A meet during a previous racing season

Richard and Belinda Weston making a mark as only paprika producers in Australia

Richard Weston believes he is the only person in Australia producing paprika.

Richard Weston

The Bridge art prize returns for 2026

“The Bridge" Art Prize, launched in 2025, is a competition initially set up to highlight the construction of the new Bridgewater Bridge by New Norfolk-based volunteer organisation Derwent Valley Arts and bridge construction company McConnell Dowell, and their business partners.

Brad Quinn's entry in last year's competiton.

Nutrien Ag Solutions

Suffolks set new lamb price record at Powranna

At one of the smallest mid-year yardings of livestock ever seen at Powranna saleyards on Tuesday, NobleLee Suffolk Stud has set a new Tasmanian record.

Record-breaking pen of NobleLea lambs at Powranna

Federal government looking at new biocontrol agent for wild rabbit population control

The federal government is ramping up its efforts in the war against feral rabbits.

Rabbit

Fishing - Trout season kicks off

The 2026-2027 Tasmanian Brown Trout season kicked off last Saturday morning, and for the most part, anglers have been reporting encouraging results.

Arthur Whittock with a superb brown trout he caught from Bronte Lagoon over opening weekend

The sHedway crew will be at the Heritage and Bullock Festival

sHedway holding workshops during Heritage and Bullock Festival

Mental health workshops aimed specifically at the wool industry and extending to the broader midlands community will be held in conjunction with the Heritage and Bullock Festival Sports Shear Competition next weekend.

Vegetable stall

TasFarmers Matters - Vegetable regulations example of poor governance

Recent proposed regulatory changes affecting home gardeners and small producers have been another example of regulators getting lost in the weeds.

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.

Brian Fish and his bullocks