ABC Rural RoundUp, October 26, 2012

		Welcome to Rural RoundUp Extra money allocated to put more environmental water into the Murray-Darling RSPCA attacks proposed animal welfare standards Weather Bureau ditches El Nino forecast Sheep exports to Pakistan on hold http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201210/s3616581.htm Federal Government hopes industry will follow its lead on quad bike safety » More Rural News Cow pats are fast food for cane toads Researchers in the far north of Western Australia have found cane toads are following the cattle mustering lines in order to travel vast distances without water. It appears the wily pests have learned to use the manure (cow pats), left behind on the muster route as a reliable source of food and water. Can ewe believe your eyes? Sheep take over the vineyard Short, fat and self-shedding sheep are making for less work at one South Australian vineyard after being introduced to help manage the property. Their owners, Peter and Ann Brookes, decided they needed more pets after retiring to the Riverland and unexpectedly found 12 ewes and a ram called Tom were the best fit. » More Rural Features Bush Telegraph One year after the introduction of the Carbon Farming Initiative the Coalitions Greg Hunt and the Government's Mark Drayfus will debate it's effectiveness. Is there a pig plague in Australia? Leave us your comment. They're the ultimate vandal, destroying ecosystems and crops, killing wildlife and spreading weeds and diseases with porcine indifference. After a run of good seasons, wild pigs have bred up to what some are calling plague proportions. Contact us Get in touch and leave us your thoughts.	Podcast Tasmanian Country Hour ABC Local Podcast Western Australian Country Hour ABC Local Great Australian Ute Stories We invented it. We love it. It is the very symbol of our resourceful ingenuity. No matter what you drive, this collection of 80 ute yarns will charm you with its laconic humour and Aussie warmth. Book $32.99
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