"Bush telegraph" is the Australian country term for the informal network which spreads news and gossip through a region of rural or outback Australia.
The show's topics of debate included genetically modified food, services in rural Australia, climate change and water policies.
[3] Stu Higgins, a cotton farmer from Jandowae (near Chinchilla) in Queensland, offered 5 acres (2 ha) of his crop.
The show had weekly updates, and votes were taken on matters such as: how the crop should be fertilised, or whether natural or artificial defoliant should be used.
[4][5] For the 2006 harvest, commencing March 2006, a grape grower and winery owner, Ian Davison of Galens Tor winery near Orange, New South Wales, offered Shiraz grapes for two vintages: Each group would make a barrel of Shiraz wine with the help of professional winemakers, with professional judges deciding on the outcome.