Fallow Deer Goal Must Be Eradication
Any move by Minister Barnett to commercialise the use of deer meat must have eradication of feral deer from the landscape as its goal.
Jun
2020
10
Primary Industries
Sep
2019
3
Leatherwood Forests Must be Protected
Last summer’s bushfires burned large tracts of native forest, including the leatherwood trees so critical to the honey industry.
Aug
2019
7
Barnett’s Weasel Words on SDN1 Deregulation
Today’s announcement that the moratorium on Genetically Modified Organisms would be extended by 10 years is welcome news.
Jun
2019
28
Huge Questions Hang Over VDL Animal Welfare
When twenty senior farm managers put their serious concerns about animal welfare in writing, government must pay attention.
Jun
2019
13
Estimates Reply – Minister Barnett
All those issues have been put to the side in the corrupted processes surrounding the approval of the Adani mine and it is technically set to go ahead.
Nov
2018
27
Meat Processing
Far too often we become captive to a major corporation or a major industry at the expense of local producers and local supply chains.
Aug
2018
22
Courtney Reveals Extended Licences to Hunt Wombats
Minister Courtney has revealed the Liberals’ plans to extend licences to shoot native wildlife, including wombats suffering from sarcoptic mange.
Feb
2018
1
Liberals Not to Be Trusted on Biosecurity
The Liberals’ biosecurity policy announcement today is a terrible joke made at the expense of Tasmania's farmers and growers.
Jan
2018
30
Foreign Ownership and Influence
Almost 25% of our state’s agricultural land is under a level of foreign ownership, and foreign donors are making large donations to the Liberals.
Jan
2018
29
More Funds Needed for DPIPWE, Not Relocation of Jobs
The Liberals’ plan to move DPIPWE staff from Hobart to the North and North West is hollow political pork-barreling.
