Funding for the Greater South East Irrigation Scheme, money for farming research, and support for Tasmania’s wild deer management plan are just some of the key elements of the State Budget for the agricultural sector.

The Treasurer claims that his budget delivers “a sensible pathway to surplus”, but if it does, that pathway is so narrow and overgrown it’s imperceptible to see.

Tasmania’s net debt will blow out to nearly $11 billion by 2028-29.

MOLLY and Grace Cornish are riding a wave of success with their White Suffolk sheep and they can’t wait to test their stock against the best in the state at the Campbell Town Show next week.

TASMANIANS will be hit with a 3.5 per cent increase in water from the beginning of next month and they have been warned increases beyond the next period are likely to be higher.

Plans to bring the Spirit of Tasmania IV home have been delayed.

THE Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is continuing important research into how the process of making sparkling wine may help mitigate the impacts of smoke taint.

Hay merchants are urging farmers to get in early with their hay orders, with feeding already underway and the price of hay expected to climb steadily.

The cost of the proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart has risen by $170m.

Senator Jacqui Lambie has retained her seat after a close race with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation candidate Lee Hanson.