It's always a big decision to convert a beef farm into a dairy operation and takes plenty of time and money

An extra 30 jobs will be created at the Southwood Timber Mill in the Huon Valley after a decision by the owners to create a second shift, as the demand for sustainably sourced timber products from the domestic market has increased to a point where Neville Smith Forest Products decided on the expansion.

Two people arrested after almost 200 boxes of counterfeit cherries were located in a Hong Kong Fruit shop

North West farmers who copped the brunt of the rain over the weekend and are feeling nervous about more rain falling on already soaked crops later in the week , after the weekend rain was widespread but the highest totals of more 100 millimetres fell in a pocket behind Wynyard.

Many areas of the north escaped problems from predicted heavy rainfall over the weekend, but some areas copped a lot of rain

The Tasmanian Red Meat Industry Steering Committee is watching closely as the two big abattoirs in the state cope with the shortage of cattle and the high prices for the produce as both the Longford and Smithton Abattoirs processed for only three days last week and are losing at least $200 for each cattle they process because of the high prices.

The two big abattoirs in Tasmania are working shorter weeks to cope with the cattle situation

How did you go last year studying especially if you attended a university interstate?

Huon Valley fruit grower Matthew Griggs has some thoughts on an idea from a long time fruit picker to use mature aged workers

Of all the industries interrupted or radically altered by the pandemic, there could be silver linings for some, including Australia's domestic seafood market, and Oyster sales are back on track for a lot of farms around Tasmania after a dent in sales during the height of COVID infections.