Tasmanian Country Hour

The latest blueberry harvest is underway on farms across Tasmania and two berry patches are opening up their farms for pick your own berries. 

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation. 

Starting a small-scale farm from scratch, with no experience in agriculture, can have its challenges 

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

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

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

Full shownotes at www.80daypodcast.com/tasmania | Support us at www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | 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 to early European explorers a ... 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. 

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.