Country Hour, Monday 1 February, 2016
It's back to school for many young Tasmania's this week, and back to campaigning for their parents. Tasmanian president of the Isolated Children's Parents Association Emily Gardiner says their biggest...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Tuesday 2 February, 2016
The National Farmers Federation has proposed an alternative to an unpopular new backpacker tax proposed to start in July. Angered by the Federal Government plan to tax backpackers at 32.5 per cent,...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Hear our politicians ask questions to Heywire winners about important issues in regional Australia. The POMS scare has many sections of the Tasmanian oyster industry including spat suppliers. An...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Thursday 4th February 2016
Oyster spat producers in the state are playing a waiting game as the investigation into the outbreak of POMS at a southern Tasmanian farm continues. Tasmania has enacted the national animal health...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Friday 5th February 2016
More cases of POMS disease have been found in southern Tasmanian oyster leases as testing continues. Oysters Tasmania says the POMS outbreak is the biggest challenge the industry has had to face....
View ArticleCountry Hour for Monday 8th February 2016
The Federal Government has given the go ahead to the expansion of the seasonal workers program. Workers from the Pacific Islands will now be able to work on livestock and grain farms. Tasmania is...
View ArticleCountry Hour Tuesday 9th February 2016
There's been confirmation of more oyster deaths in two leases in the Dunalley area this morning as the POMS disease hits the Tasmanian Oyster Industry hard. One grower is reported to have lost 100 per...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Wednesday 10th February 2016
General manager of Tasmanian Oyster Company James Calvert says the impact of the oyster virus POMS over the next three weeks will be critical in shaping the future of Tasmania's oyster industry. He...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Thursday 11th February 2016
The POMS outbreak continues to affect more oyster leases in southern Tasmania and a lease at Bruny Island has now tested positive. The news comes as stakeholders in the Tasmanian oyster industry meet...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Friday 12th February 2016
Oyster growers hit by the POMS outbreak in Tasmania have listed several issues in their call for help from the state and federal Government. Oyster grower Jon Poke says retrenching six of his staff...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Monday 15th February 2016
Tasmanian Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff says the Government will offer further assistance to Oyster growers struggling to cope with the POMS outbreak. Growers at the weekend were told...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Tuesday 16th February 2016
Salmon farmer Tassal says Tasmania's east coast is a great place to grow fish and intends to develop a 20 pen salmon farm stocked with 800,000 fish. Spring Bay mussel grower Phil Lamb says his company...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Wednesday 17th February 2016
Researchers say oysters that have survived the Tasmanian POMS outbreak provide a glimmer of hope for Australia's Pacific Oyster industry. The head of the Fisheries and Aquaculture centre at IMAS says...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Thursday 18th February 2016
TasFoods, the publicly listed company will purchase Tasmanian chicken meat producer Nichols Poultry. The company told the Stock Exchange today they have an option to purchase the North West family...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Monday 22nd February 2016
Backpackers say planned tax changes will hurt Australia's reputation as a good destination for working holidaymakers, and hurt farmers who rely on them for harvest work. The Tasmanian honey industry...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Tuesday 23rd February 2016
Oyster hatchery owner Ben Cameron says interstate biosecurity procedures that allow for the movement of certified POMS free stock need to be accelerated. Camerons have 150 million spats in their...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Wednesday 24th February 2016
Retrospective testing of Tasmanian oysters suggests the POMS virus has been in Tasmania as early as December. CEO of Oysters Tasmania Neil Stump says the virus has been detected in a frozen oyster...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Thursday 25th February 2016
The weather bureau has predicted above average rainfall for Tasmania for the autumn season in the latest climate outlook. The Department of Primary Industries has confirmed one oyster hatchery in...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Friday 26th February 2016
A deal looks likely for the sale of the 50 year lease of the Port of Melbourne. Tasmanian hazelnut growers are concerned a recently discovered hazelnut mite could be transferred to Tasmania on...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Monday 29th February 2016
Subdued world dairy prices have been blamed for a drop in the profits of Australia's largest dairy company Murray Goulburn. The company has also announced the completion of the purchase of all shares...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Tuesday 1st of March 2016
Hydro plans to do some cloud seeding over agricultural areas of Tasmania to try and ease the problems caused by the long dry spell. The State Government has chosen King island Show day to make a raft...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Construction on the Southern Highlands Irrigation Scheme will begin in a couple of weeks after agreement from the state and federal governments for final details of the project. Based around the...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Thursday 3rd March 2016
The future of the Devonport Abattoir has been assured for the next four years with financial assistance from the State Government. Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff has announced a grant...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Friday 4th March 2016
A Derwent Valley dairy farmer is looking at a massive increase in energy costs this year after negotiating a new contract with Aurora. James Downie says he is looking at paying up to $80 thousand...
View ArticleCountry Hour for Monday 7th March 2016
The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association is quitting the National Farmers Federation over the NFF's move to 'unify' state and national farmer advocacy groups. The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers...
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