A fourth King Islander in less than 18 months has been fined over illegal vegetation clearance.

WATER infrastructure in some of Tasmania’s key farming areas will receive $54 million worth of upgrades.

THE National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed funding for a third round of the On Farm Connectivity Program.

HARVESTING of some of Tasmania’s major crops is off to a slow start after an unusual season so far.

AFTER a successful pilot project, new research is now under way to determine if Chinese medicinal herbs could become a new commercial crop in Tasmania.

Meagan Chivers is known and loved throughout the Northern Midlands where she’s worked for the past five years as a youth mental health worker for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, now the weekend cowgirl has a new use for her western-trained horses and a new way to help people with mental health struggles.

UELI Berger, the master cheesemaker who helped shape the King Island Dairy into an international icon, has voiced deep concerns about its future, and has proposed a way forward.

TOMATO potato psyllid (TPP), a tiny pest insect that feeds on plants, has been detected in southwest Victoria, within a small area on the Bellarine Peninsula, with the initial detection in a tomato production facility.

Two Tasmanian irrigation schemes will receive additional water as a result of funding announced by the Federal Government, and TasWater.

TasFarmers Matters with Neil Grose