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Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation. 

They may not realise it but most farmers could call themselves economists as the daily grind of running a farm operation involves a lot of though processes around economics. 

Boutique Tasmanian abattoir back processing meat 

Hundreds of farmers, researchers and agribusiness professionals attend the first South Australian grain industry awards, ongoing concerns around water supply for livestock on Kangaroo Island after a year of drought, and landholders encouraged to bait after an increase in fox sigh ... Show More

A fourth-generation Adelaide Hills apple grower sells out of the industry and says others will follow due to increasing red tape and input costs, Seppetsfield purchases a 230 acre vineyard in the Barossa Valley from Australian Vintage, and farmers experiencing continuing dry cond ... Show More

The Chinese have rocketed back to being the biggest buyer of Australian barley, PIRSA's Winter Crop Performance report is predicting a 5.9 million tonne crop, down from 7.6 million tonnes two months ago and the Isolated Children's Parents Association has launched Rural and Remote ... Show More

Royals, Road Rules, and Travel News: Kuwait's Latest Buzz 

S03E01 Tasmania Audio http://media.blubrry.com/80_days_an_exploration/content.blubrry.com/80_days_an_exploration/80_Days-S03E01_Tasmania.mp3 In the first episode of season 3 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Tasmania, the island state of Australia, known ... Show More

Joanne Fourmile has been waiting for housing for eight years, in the meantime she's raised children and been treated for breast cancer while sleeping on a mattress on the floor of her cousin's living room. 

Authorities believe marine heatwave conditions may have led to the death of around 30,000 fish at Gnoorea Beach, south of Karratha. 

The Bureau of Meteorology has downgraded the intensity of TC Zelia to a category four now it's made landfall near the De Grey River mouth, northeast of Port Hedland.