Timberlink has announced a $63 million upgrade to its Bell Bay Sawmill which will see a 50 per cent jump in production, and farmers in the Penna area in southern Tasmania will benefit from an $11 million extension to the Penna Wastewater Recycling Scheme

After months of isolation, Tasmania has finally opened its borders to all Australian states and territories and while many farmers have been able to get on with the job throughout the pandemic - the restrictions have been tough on agritourism operators we talk to a few about the great reopening, Tasmania takes part in national field trials for hemp and the benefits of having a great rural trainee.

The head of the Rural Bank has predicted a good outlook for Australian agriculture heading into 2022, and a new farming couple intending to set up a livestock farm now find themselves caring for around 7,000 walnut trees

A young couple new to farming have taken over a walnut orchard near Richmond after looking at livestock options.

Sisters Beach farmer Michael Nichols says a wedgetail eagle's nest with a young inside was a priority for him as the bushfire approached his property yesterday

Sisters Beach farmer Michael Nichols says half a dozen choppers and several fire units are being used today to try and bring a large bushfire in the area under control, after the fire started on Saturday on a private property where a burn-off got out of control and spread through 500 hectares of land in the nearby

Biosecurity Tasmania is ramping up its testing of incoming produce as the weather warms up and the borders re-open, and Biosecurity Tasmania inspects more than two million pieces of imported produce by hand every year to ensure unwanted infestations are kept out.

A female auctioneer and a female livestock agent shows the times are slowly changing at the livestock markets

An apple farmer whose orchard in the Huon was damaged by hail is looking at juicing the bruised fruit, and work has begun to upgrade the Elliot Farm Research Station in Tasmania's north west with a new dairy, irrigation system and new dam.

Some new modelling on the price of fertiliser reveals just how massive the increases have been in recent months and over the last year, as the price of urea has increased by 230 per cent along with fertiliser rising to $1400 a tonne and with no sign of easing