Tasmanian Country Hour

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Have you ever tried using Tasmanian native pepper in your cooking ?

Campania winemaker Jake Sheedy is flying the flag for the Coal River Valley as another finalist in the Young Gun of Wine Award. 

There's a strong Tasmanian contingent for the 20th annual Young Gun of Wine Awards

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Tasmania's largest poppy processor has a new owner, and it's on board with a vision to extract more value from alkaloid poppies grown here.

At a walnut farm in Richmond's Coal River Valley, harvesting is underway.

Australia's biggest hop grower is hoping a new hop variety will revitalise the world market, after the latest harvest where the luna hop was picked for the first time.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Time to talk garlic a very popular plant in gardens across the state, and a big part of one Flinders Island farm.

A Central Highlands farming couple have taken the big step of selling off the family farm after a decade and a half running the property.

Dairy farmers urging milk companies to increase new season prices in June

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Protecting birds and fighting feral cats are two of the major programs at the Men's Shed on Bruny Island.

A Tasmanian farming couple  started small pre COVID but their different varieties of honey are now attracting strong demand from around Australia.

It's a busy time of the year for the wine industry in Tasmania with the latest vintage underway.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

It's been a bittersweet season for many beekeepers chasing leatherwood

We know the Brits love to drink tea, nearly as much as they love their cider

After a career of more than two decades in the Royal Australian Air Force, a Central Highlands farmer is back on the farm helping his dad take care of a unique breed of cattle.

As predicted, a late start for the 2026 Tasmanian wine grape vintage with harvest getting underway this week.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

From bovine waste to wellness, how one company plans to cash in on collagen.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

We've been talking about how dry it's been for the start of the new year so far in Tasmania,  one of the 10 driest 1st month of the year on record according to the Bureau.

A shortage of contract wine making facilities has led to a new venture in the states north, opening just in time for vintage.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

The Country Womens Association turns 90 this weekend and women are gathering in Launceston from all around the State to celebrate.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Tasmanian tomato lovers will have to go interstate to taste the GMO Purple variety, which has been given the go ahead to be grown and sold on the mainland.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Local woolgrowers are gearing up for the Tasmanian feature wool sale in Melbourne next week.

The owners of an agribusiness  in Hollow Tree are celebrating 10 years of bringing people to the historic farm from around the world.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation.

Dairy farmers in the Derwent Valley in Tasmania are taking precautions with temperatures of up to 39 degrees predicted for the area.