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Tasmanian Country Hour

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Jenni McLeod is keen for more women to join the beekeeping industry

Published: March 18, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds

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Best honey season for seven years according to veteran Tasmanian beekeeper

Published: March 16, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 11 seconds

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New design for poppy harvester

Published: March 16, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 46 seconds

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Plans for big expansion at one Tasmanian berry farm despite a lack of seasonal workers

Published: March 15, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 5 seconds

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High school students learning about aquaculture

Published: March 15, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 9 seconds

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Pork industry in Tasmania has had to adapt to a new business model after the closure of Quoiba abattoir

Published: March 12, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 28 seconds

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Fears of bushfire smoke damage to the latest hop harvest in Bushy Park

Published: March 12, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 38 seconds

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The famous "little grey fergie" tractor celebrates a milestone

Published: March 10, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds

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Tough time to open a butcher shop but these women are certainly kicking goals

Published: March 8, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 56 seconds

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Calmer waters ahead for the Seafood industry after a tough year

Published: March 5, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 27 seconds

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Tasmanian farmers concerned at planned changes by Australia Post to handling perishable goods

Published: March 4, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 10 seconds

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The company processing pyrethrum plants is looking for more land to grow more flowers

Published: March 3, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds

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Promising hop harvest gets underway at Bushy Park in the Derwent Valley

Published: March 3, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

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Upscaling the farm because of the pandemic

Published: March 3, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 52 seconds

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Tasmanian bred yearling breaks the record price at the Melbourne sales

Published: March 3, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes

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Jackie and the beanstalk - the modern twist on a classic fairytale

Published: March 2, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 30 seconds

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Continuing project for Tasmanian farmers to become carbon neutral

Published: March 1, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 6 seconds

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COVID-19 costs Huon Aquaculture $55 million in losses

Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 29 seconds

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Autumn rainfall outlook predicts above average rain for parts of north and eastern Tasmania

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 41 seconds

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Please put the money in the honesty box at the farm gate say Tasmanian farmers

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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Another Tasmanian organic dairy now offering milk in glass bottles

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 50 seconds

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A retirement village planned for an East Coast Tasmanian farm

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds

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First time Tasmanian farmers with big plans for small farm

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 30 seconds

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Butchers finding new ways to cope with the record cattle prices in Tasmania

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 14 seconds

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Island sheep drinking seawater and looking the best they've ever been

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 5 seconds

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Record cattle prices in Tasmania

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds

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Fast tracking seaweed production to feed the cattle and sheep

Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 36 seconds

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A Derwent Valley Irrigators Group is confident of future talks with Hydro Tasmania over lowering the water level at Meadowbank Lake

Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 35 seconds

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Importers and exporters are feeling the pinch of the global shipping problems, an essential service for Tasmania

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 56 seconds

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Seismic testing in Bass Strait under more scrutiny from a motion passed in the Senate

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 5 seconds

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Are you game to try mutton?

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 17 seconds

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Tasmanian onion growers worried about an oversupply on the domestic market

Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 19 seconds

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Lots of work and lots of dollars in a beef to dairy farm conversion

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds

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Southern Tasmanian Timber Mill increases workforce by 30

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 31 seconds

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Some crops damaged in the north west of Tasmania after heavy rainfall

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 25 seconds

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New system uncovers fake Tasmanian cherries

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 47 seconds

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Abattoir concerns over huge cattle prices and a shortage of produce

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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Could this be a way of easing the fruit growers concerns over a lack of workers?

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 1 second

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Tasmanian agriculture students and their trials learning remotely during 2020

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 40 seconds

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Cattle Hill Wind Farm in Tasmania's Central Highlands reaches peak production

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 11 seconds

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The water flows in the north east of Tasmania

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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Call to donate unwanted coats for seasonal workers

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 37 seconds

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Wool market on the improve

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds

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Milk processing plant in Lenah Valley to continue as normal after Bega chees purchase of Lion

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds

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Above average rainfalls for parts of Tasmania over the next three months

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 52 seconds

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Farmers looking at new options for apple harvest

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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Westbury farmer loves the lure of the Kimberley

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 48 seconds

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Tasmanian lobster fisher takes part in the "Cray for Australia Day" campaign

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 45 seconds

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Australia Day honours for several people involved in the Tasmanian agriculture industries

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 6 seconds

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Huge growth in organic farming across the nation

Published: Jan. 21, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 46 seconds

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Drawn out Tasmania grain harvest this summer

Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 28 seconds

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Tasmanian Country Hour

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour

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One of the favourite canning fruits Tasmanian apricots are now being harvested in the Coal River Valley

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 26 seconds

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No problems getting Tasmanian cherries into China

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 48 seconds

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New sheep yards completed at the Powranna Saleyards

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 7 seconds

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New fresh milk factory for Tasmania's north west

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds

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Local Tasmanians making good money picking fruit

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 53 seconds

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Tributes to the former winemaker Peter Althaus

Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds

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Huge new vineyard near Richmond almost half complete as wine grape growing just gets bigger

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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Special anniversary for the first ever Agricultural Society in Australia

Published: Jan. 1, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 37 seconds

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Popular Koonya Garlic Festival cancelled for next year

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds

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A plan to turn sea urchin waste into agricultural fertiliser

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 43 seconds

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Former farmer maps out a new career in the Antarctic

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 5 seconds

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Tasmanian cherry farmer and marketer urges political leaders to patch up relations with China

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 31 seconds

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University students take up the challenge to pick the berries

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds

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Life long lobster fisher misses out totally

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 2 seconds

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Family berry harvest on track

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 25 seconds

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A smaller Campbell Town Show has kept the continuous record intact

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 20 seconds

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How do you make the best white wine in the world?

Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 20 seconds

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From woodchips to a beautiful market garden at Triabunna

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds

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Stargazer wine named in James Halliday's Top 100 Australian wines

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds

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Downsizing the dairy to move to a beef operation

Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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Lovely flower farm the perfect place to be at the moment in Tasmania

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 34 seconds

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Dismay at the closure of the King Island Courier Newspaper

Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 39 seconds

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A southern Tasmanian farm mixes it up and attracts a COVID safe crowd to it's cider and lamb event

Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 57 seconds

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Chickens clucking for the automatic door opener

Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 19 seconds

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The fishing industry slowly coming out of the pandemic after a tough slog for fishers, processors and exporters

Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 15 seconds

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