Get your soil and water right this season to maximise production and profitability. Join the Coal River Products Association for a practical half-day workshop to help you make confident decisions before the season ramps up. Monday, 8 December 2025 Summerville: 12:00 PM (noon)503 Tea Tree Road, Tea Tree TAS Sisu Wines: Read more
At the recent annual awards presentation by the Tasmanian Agricultural Productivity Group (TAPG), one of our CRPA members, Neville Mendham, was recognised for Excellence in Service to Agriculture with a Lifetime Achievement award. This award is not given every year, and is only made to individuals who have made a profound contribution. Neville is Read more
CRPA member Pooley Wines has been named the Wine Tasmania overall VinØ Champion (for the fourth time!), in recognition of its commitment to sustainable wine production. The VinØ Program (pronounced as ‘vin zero)’ is Tasmania’s best management practice system, assisting producers to look after the land and their communities while Read more
A 20-year wetlands restoration project on the property of CRPA member Will Eddington has encouraged the return of the landscape’s natural system through livestock exclusion fencing, planting and weeding over 65 hectares. Richmond Park runs 4,000 merino ewes and has more recently expanded into viticulture. While Will says he got Read more
The Australian Government has committed to fund their share of the Greater South East Irrigation Scheme (GSEIS). After recently receiving a revised bid for funding from the Tasmanian Government, the Albanese Government will contribute more than $150 million towards the project. Announcing the funding at Sorell, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that Read more
CRPA’s partnership with the TAS Farm Innovation Hub has been captured in a video case study showing how the federal government’s Future Drought Fund is being used to help farmers in the valley adapt to climate challenges. CRPA values the strong working relationship it has with the TAS Farm Innovation Read more
Long-time CRPA member David Skinner has been recognised in the Hobart Mercury as he steps down from the board of the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania after 80 years of involvement. He will remain on the Show Council. David, quoted in The Mercury, said he started off as a small Read more
Farmers in our region now have access to detailed data from three CRPA member properties near Colebrook, Tea Tree and Richmond, with dryland soil moisture probes installed and integrated with the Farming Forecaster decision-support tool. Data from the three sites is now available on the Tasmanian platform on the Farming Read more
Soil expert Dr Oliver Knox brought his insights to the Coal valley in June when he visited from the New South Wales to run a workshop on practical tools for understanding and managing soil biology to improve crop yields and overall farm health. Dr Knox, Associate Professor of Soil Systems Read more
CRPA members gathered at Caledon Estate vineyard, on Prossers Road at Richmond, for the 2023 members and family BBQ event. Members heard from owners James and Karen Stewart, who detailed the recent establishment of the property and 11 hectares of vines planted in 2019, and filled the group in on Read more