The Australian Meat Industry Council is warning there will be more abattoir closures unless unnecessary cost burdens on them are removed, and the Chair of dairy company Ashgrove says products with a longer shelf life are the key to consumers in the Asian market.

The apple harvest is in full swing across Tasmania and the yield this season will be down but the quality is excellent, and dairy farmers have been advised to change the way they think about their workers to keep good staff on board.

Apple pickers are filling their bags with fresh season fruit for the start of the 2017 harvest in Tasmania.

Tasmanian farmers are leading the way in confidence especially in the dairy sector according to the latest Rabobank survey of farmer confidence.

The orchard of the future is taking shape in the southern Midlands, an area not normally seen as a fruit growing part of Tasmania.

The Australia Peak Shipping Association says freight companies are serious about improving shipping services into and out of Tasmania to get the best out of the economy.

The wool market is continuing strongly and Roberts Wool Manager for Tasmanian Alistair Calvert expects a consolidation in the near future.

A vast improvement in the Tasmanian freight is needed for further investment in Tasmanian Agriculture, an investment consultant warns, and more Tasmanian producers looking to market their produce in Asia.

A warning from an investment consultant that there needs to be a vast improvement in the Tasmanian Freight chain if investors are going to put their money into Tasmanian Agriculture.

Co-founder of Think China Benjamin Sun has told a China Australian Business Council gathering the numbers of Tasmanian producers looking to market their produce in Asia is increasing rapidly.

The second rooster round-up will happen this Sunday in Southern Tasmania after a successful initial round-up last year, where around 150 birds were handed in.

If you have a rooster or two surplus to your needs then you can drop the bird off at the Hobart Showground between 10 and 2pm this Sunday March 12th.

A CSIRO study has blamed climate change for a flat-lining in the yields of wheat grown at 50 locations across the Country, and Bothwell farmers invest in fully equipped fire engines at an auction.

A CSIRO study has blamed climate change for a flat lining in the yields of wheat grown at 50 locations across the Country.

In 2016 lamb exports out of Tasmania halved on the previous year, while beef shipped out dropped by 2,052 tonnes, reflecting the dry season.

The TIA dairy research institute have trialled feeding calves in different ways in the first 50 days of life to see if they can grow faster.

Five Bothwell farmers have all purchased fully equipped fire engines at an auction, and the trucks will be used to help fight fires on properties in the district.

The Tasmanian Country Hour explores the role of women on farm for International Women's Day.