The now-extinct Tasmanian tiger was hunted out of existence in the early 1900s for killing Australian farmers' sheep. But a new study finds that the tiger was framed. In fact, the animals' jaws were ...

Bernard Atkins, who owns Atkins Livestock Services at Stanley in the far North-West, says live exports of Tasmanian cattle were to a different market and in different conditions from those of live ...

Over the past few weeks prices for mutton, lamb and trade cattle have fallen in most states, including Tasmania. Traditionally winter prices go up as supplies tighten, but this year is different.

When Florence Harrod moved to Tasmania from Sydney 12 years ago, she didn’t expect to find solace cuddled up with a flock of sheep.

As shearing gets under way, farmers are celebrating great growth, plenty of wool and hopefully decent wool cheques to come. “We’ve been waiting 30 years for this,” said Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers ...

Forensic science shows that the reputation of the ‘Tasmanian tiger’ was much inflated. The creatures used to roam through mainland Australia, but humans drove them to the island of Tasmnania. There, ...

Melton Mowbray farmer Edwin Batt, who supplies the sheep and calls the races, said he was “dripping with excitement” as he watched the sheep run around the track yesterday. “The important thing is to ...