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A lethal abalone virus is detected in South Australia for the first time, the major freight route between SA and WA re-opens after a major bushfire closed the highway over the past week, and dry sowing recommended to help curb glyphosate resistance in weeds like annual ryegrass.

CSIRO scientists want samples from dead rabbits to monitor how well calicivirus is spreading through rabbit populations, mild weather and unexpected summer rains bode well for a good 2024 vintage for the Barossa and Clare Valley, and a commercial fisherman is disappointed the SA Government has knocked back a recommendation to introduce a recreational fishing licence.

Riverland farmers call a crisis meeting amid historically low prices for their grapes, changes announced to the way costs are recovered from SA's seafood industries, and the Nationals criticise the time it's taken to get a review into supermarket behaviour.

Major supermarkets called out over the way they label their own-brand wine and spirits, SA researchers say one of the country's most invasive agricultural weeds could be used as a form of cement, and locals call for more action over new fish deaths in the Menindee weir pool and along sections of the Darling River.

South Australia's primary industries set another record-breaking year for agribusiness, raking in $18.5 billion in revenue, Australia's potato industry hits $1billion in value for the first time, and CFS research reveals more than half of South Australians would wait until they are threatened by fire before leaving.

The Federal Government reveals how much it will spend on the first voluntary water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin, China regains its number one position as the top export market for Australian barley, and grain growers battle to secure supplies of critical farm chemicals after a wet summer prompts spraying.

The total yield of SA's 2023/24 crop harvest exceeds expectations, Livestock SA reacts to changes to the government's proposed new biosecurity levy, and truckies hope for fairer and more timely payments under major changes to the country's industrial relations laws.

The Federal Government agrees to change the way it taxes farmers to pay for biosecurity, a revised response plan is released to manage varroa mite across Australia, and South Australia welcomes a new chief veterinary officer.

Rural livestock transporters air concerns that recent changes to the country's industrial relations laws could push smaller players out of the industry, investigations start after up to 30 Golden Perch fish were found dead in a section of the weir pool in Menindee, 100km east of Broken Hill, and Grain Growers SA urges farmers to be aware of the impact of the imminent 3G switch off.

South Australia's beekeepers air concerns that varroa mite could get into the state before the industry has a plan, harvest drop-offs at Tports' Wallaroo site slows down as shipping ramps up, and Lucindale Area School students start their year off with a major win at the international Dairy Week Cows Create Careers competition

Australia's fodder association flags a reported increase in hay and fodder fires in recent months, a new study predicts more intense and extended droughts for South Australia, and a group of seasonal workers who claim they were sexually harassed on a South Australian worksite launch a claim against their former employer.

A government-funded report looks at the business case for early stage wool processing in Australia, the State Government defends its work on water buybacks, and the opposition argues for landholders to have more rights to opt out of the state's aerial deer culling program.