Country Breakfast

Queensland's unprecedented firestorm hit small lot farmers; Cotton grower Anthony Barlow pleads guilty to illegal pumping of Murray Darling water; Dangerously unstable live export ship banned from carrying stock; Serious doubts raised about carp control virus; India's chickpea tariffs likely to stay.

National Rural News highlights. A Big Country 1 December 2018. Country Breakfast features1.

A soaring wool price is starting to turn away key international buyers; and climate change is pushing up the alcohol content of wine.

At 94 farmer Dick Vincent has no plans for retirement; a tiny CWA branch celebrates 90 years; seasonal harvest workers sing on the job; and breeding mini pigs as pets.

Trade wars sending jitters through agricultural exporters; the ACCC delivers its verdict on adulterated honey and grumpy geese find a new home.

Rural News. A Big Country 24 November 2018. Country Breakfast Features.

This week, how climate is affecting farming around the country and how farmers can plan for it.

Rural women find beauty even in the grip of drought; a coastal development site doubles as a cattle property; and William and Angus the Clydesdales visit a nursing home.