Country Breakfast

ACCC dairy inquiry report calls for more power for farmers; Caged egg guidelines stir controversy amid calls to phase out practice; Wet weekend for country's south-east as competing weather patterns throw forecasters a curve ball; Record cherry crop expected, but prices stable.

This week we talk about how antibiotic resistance is being tackled by livestock industries; and how one farmer is creating world famous beef by feeding his cows chocolate.

We go stargazing in outback Queensland; find out about a ferret rescue society; cuddle wombats on Flinders Island; and go frogging in central Australia.

Barnaby Joyce plunged into controversy over $40,000 cheque from Gina Rinehart; Landmark report reveals endemic wage theft of students, backpackers; Meat industry warned to be ready to fight 'fake meat' as alternative protein industries grow; Australian red meat sector sets 2030 carbon neutral target; Dairy processor cuts jobs at Victorian factories.

This week why big data is farmers' best friend; regional tourist hotspots prepare for the 'pink wedding dollar' and a journey through an Afghan supermarket.

Indigenous women hand paint religious crosses for sale around the world; endangered rock wallabies make a comeback in APY lands; we go in search of rock lobsters; and cook a carrot cake.

Good crops in Victoria devastated by unusually late frost, costing farmers millions; Hemp food hits the shelves as crop's edible products legalised; Murray Goulburn, corporate regulator ASIC reach settlement over breach.