Landowners are being urged to take extra caution against bushfire risks this weekend, with elevated fire dangers forecast across much of the state on Sunday.

Most Tasmanian Potato growers who supply spuds to Simplot have signed contracts with the company that TasFarmers says have resulted in an average 2.5 per cent price cut for farmers.

Veterinarians and livestock experts widely describe a sheep giving birth to five lambs as a "one-in-a-million" event.

One of the biggest agri-tourism developments in the state has been opened by the Premier.

Every time someone pays a green fee at the Longford Golf Club this year, they are supporting health care on the ground and in the air across Tasmania.

The state government’s $1.2 million sand flathead restocking program has begun.

A Deloraine hemp seed grower is concerned that the state’s seed-for-food industry could be lost unless urgent action is taken to retain access to an essential weed control treatment.

The highly contagious Q fever bacteria has made its way to Tasmanian in NSW cattle.

Gun caps could still become law in Tasmania despite the state’s Lower House voting down restrictions on how many firearms a person can own.

Retired sheep and cattle farmer James McShane is the new chair of the Sprout Tasmania board.