Fiona Breen
Landline Tasmania Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
A journo who loves getting outside, away from the city and meeting the characters in the bush. Tassie born, lover of the island State's outdoor lifestyle
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Fiona Breen
Tasmania's farmed and wild abalone industries are reeling amid a crash in the Chinese market. The industry says Tasmania's products are being crowded out of the lucrative export market by cheap, farmed products from China. The Tasmanian Abalone Council is considering a marine stewardship certification for wild abalone, in a bid to regain its market premium. Tasmania's farmed and wild abalone industries are reeling as demand stalls and export prices plunge.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Laurissa Smith |Fiona Breen |Tony Briscoe
Commercial flowers growers have had a pretty good run run of warm weather to extend their summer blooms, before the cold change arrived this week. On the weekend, Little Forest Gardens at Cressy held its final Pick Your Own session for the season. Laurissa Smith called in to check out the hundreds of dahlias in all shapes and colours.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Fiona Breen |Tony Briscoe
Today we're diving into the wonderful world of garlic growing, a topic that sparks the interest of many hobby gardeners. It's a crop that requires patience, but as any seasoned grower will tell you, the longer it stays in the ground, the richer and more flavourful it becomes.
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Mar 21, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Fiona Breen
Anita Campbell, a merino wool and lamb farmer from Tasmania's southern highlands near Bothwell, never expected to hear the words "you have breast cancer". "I had my routine mammogram in July 2022, and a week after that I got the call that there was something there that wasn't there two years ago" Ms Campbell said. That call changed everything. Living on a farm in the country meant long trips to the city for treatment.
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Feb 14, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Fiona Breen
Tasmania's largest apiary has begun artificially inseminating queen bees in a bid to safeguard against the arrival of varroa mite into the island state. A Tasmanian ban on the importation of queen bees from interstate will see local beekeepers increasingly turn to artificial insemination to ensure healthy bee populations. Artificial insemination, once only a tool for scientists, is a game-changer for commercial beekeepers.
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