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Strong start to the Riverland's citrus season, a Coonawarra wine has won big at this year's International Wine Challenge and pig welfare will come under scrutiny from a Victorian parliamentary committee after a motion to examine the industry has been approved.

Grain Producers SA has shared concerns of South Australian grain growers about mobile phone connectivity to a Federal parliamentary committee, snapper fingerlings have been released into the big wide world to help increase the population in the Spencer Gulf and woodland bird species in the Mount Lofty Ranges have been in decline for 20 years but a $820,000 grant from the State Government aims to tackle the issue.

The Fleurieu Community Co-operative - an revamp of the Strathalbyn abattoir - is back on track with $1.1 million funding secured from the State Government, mice reports  arepatchy across the state as winter crop seeding continues and dewatering of the flooded areas of the Murraylands continues as 40 gigalitres of water needs to be removed from the region.

The world's first genetically-modified banana has been submitted for assessment by Australian researchers, a small wool shop has been built on a historic SA property where customers can see the sheep the woollen products have came from and the United States has reported an aytipcal case of BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease.

Rural news and events from South Australia and the nation.

Rural news and events from South Australia and the nation.

Rural news and events from South Australia and the nation.

Rural news and events from South Australia and the nation.

Rural news and events from South Australia and the nation.

Rural news and events from South Australia and the nation.

The Federal Government's plan to charge primary producers a new levy to help contribute to biosecurity in Australia, Ali Paulett has been awarded the 2023 SA AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award for her creation of Bush DeVine Indigenous Australian Native sensory bush garden and the Federal Department of Agriculture has released its findings into reports that cattle were allegedly mistreated in seven Indonesian abattoirs in 2021.

Australia's transport ministers have agreed to raise the heavy vehicle charge six per cent each year for three years, a dairy market analyst says he's expecting a fall of around 10 per cent in next year's dairy prices and indigenous ranger groups are calling for an increase in operational funds, as part of today's federal budget.

The Australian Wool Industry is edging closer to a vaccine for fly strike, the freight industry supports an increase in container charges in tomorrow's budget, to help fund biosecurity and new research into the flushing of the Coorong system with floodwaters shows an amazing increase in both plants and animals.

The Federal Government has released an extra $250 million for rural, region and outer-urban roads, concerns have been raised that Australia does not have a national import control scheme to prevent the importation of seafood from fisheries involving illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices and as soon as this year diesel locomotives will start to be displaced with battery electric alternatives.

Unusually high numbers of crickets are causing havoc in pasture crops across the lower South East, a food scientist talking to a room full of Wagyu cattle producers has argued that the breed is actually full of dense protein and healthy fats and amid one of the most difficult vintages in decades many growers are having to dump their grapes, especially in the Riverland.

The South Australian Sheep Expo Highest Overall Achiever in the Senior Age Group was Caitlin Flanagan-Organ from Bordertown, farmers and importers could be told to pick up the tab for funding Australia's biosecurity system and a Riverland flower farmer says one of her major varieties won't be available locally this Mother's day.

Fertiliser prices continue to slide from their record highs seen last year, the Home Affairs minister has announced the government will favour skills assessments over labour market needs following a review of the migration system and the latest Consumer Price Index data shows dairy products recorded some of the strongest price inflation over the March quarter.

The sixth SA Sheep Expo has attracted its largest cohort ever, drawing 142 participants from several states,  Australia is now exporting wine to 118 countries up from 112 a year ago but that has not offset the declining value in traditional markets and the national egg shortage continues, and many producers are struggling to keep up with high production costs and the gradual move to a free range market

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has approved the registration of an oral lice treatment for sheep, wet weather and flooding has been causing issues for potato farmers leading to a slower than usual harvesting and a new feeding system will soon be used by seafood company Clean Seas to feed its yellowtail kingfish from afar.

A key name in Port Lincoln's fishing industry has been honoured with a fit-for-purpose work shed named after him at disability employment service Bedford, florists across Australia can now differentiate locally-grown flowers with new country-of-origin labelled rubber bands and one of Australia's highest-volume organic wine producers has hit the market.