Laurissa Smith
Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
Journalist for ABC Rural, present rural report in Northern Tasmania. Views are mine and not the ABC
Articles
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Laurissa Smith |Tony Briscoe
Some of the states best sheep, shearers and finest fleeces are on show in the northern Midlands over the next two daysIt's the 187th Campbell Town show , the longest consecutively running agricultural show in the southern hemisphereLaurissa Smith is there for us
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Tony Briscoe |Laurissa Smith
Three walnut farms in the Coal River Valley have joined forces in the latest harvest to market the fresh walnuts under the Coal Valley brand. Sophie Milic from Coaldale Walnuts says the collaboration for the three farms will benefit the growers and consumers. The harvest has also been completed at an orchard in the Tamar Valley where the owners are new to farming.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Meg Whitfield |Laurissa Smith
Just 12 months ago, one of Tasmania's largest hazelnut farms was up for sale due to challenges in securing a loan and a downturn in tourism. Now, the family-run business is booming after embracing online sales, coinciding with the farm's best-ever yield. Australia's peak hazelnut body says it is optimistic about growth in the sector over the next five years.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Laurissa Smith |Tony Briscoe
The push for pharmaceuticals to combat diabetes and weight loss is leading to a revival of the poppy industry in Tasmania. It's been a fairly turbulent time for Tasmania's poppy industry in the last decade, as the industry celebrates a significant milestone.
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4 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Laurissa Smith
As Tasmania's poppy industry celebrates 50 years, a worldwide shortage of weight-loss drugs is driving up demand for Tasmanian-made opioid pharmaceutical ingredients. Changes to prescription policies in 2015 led to a huge drop in demand for poppy products used to make the oxycodone family of painkillers, but with new markets, production is starting to increase again. Extractas Bioscience is hoping almost 9,000 hectares will be used to grow poppies across Tasmania this season.
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