The SA Government announces a $3million fund for dairy farmers owed payments following the collapse of Beston Global Food, a South Australian abattoir among 10 Australian facilities granted access to the Chinese market for the first time, and farmers welcome bipartisan funding promises towards farm safety and a national food plan.

An early survey of SA grain producers suggests around a quarter have already started dry seeding, the Bureau of Meteorology's latest long-term rain outlook shows little chance of decent rain for SA into June, and citrus harvest begins in the Riverland with high export demand for the fruit.

Need for Feed loading up for another run of donated hay for drought-affected SA farmers this long weekend, grain producers across SA start dry seeding ahead of the traditional ANZAC Day weekend start, and hardware giant Bunnings agrees to a statement of principles that will govern its relationships with plant suppliers.

Warnings of a looming rabbit plague without further funding to create a new biocontrol measure, the NSW Farmers Association announces its intention to quit the National Farmers Federation, and even more flood waters expected to make their way down the Darling River and into the Menindee Lakes.

The NFF and transport industry campaign for more funding for regional roads during the election, SA researchers patent a new processing method to produce table olives while also reducing water usage, and the Australian olive industry closing monitoring the spread of the plant disease Xylella internationally.

The cattle industry and environmental groups at odds over a nomination to make buffel grass a Weed of National Significance, Elsie Johnson named the overall winner as the highest achieving senior student at the SA Sheep Expo, and a new study finds chickpeas and lentil have higher nutritional value to the human diet than oats and wheat.

Almost $350,000 in funding to keep the Mesonet automatic weather station system going until the end of June, Mid-Murray Council to decide which of its standpipes to keep operational and automate with government funding, and the CFS announces a two week extension to the fire danger season in the Mount Lofty Ranges.

Applications open for a second round of drought infrastructure grants, worth up to $20,000, grain growers raise concerns about requests to transfer ownership of their Mesonet weather stations, and small businesses in the state's mid-north report reduced spending in the community amid the drought.

The independent review into the Wilcannia Weir replacement project delivers its findings to the community, the State Government announces grants of up to $1500 for drought affected farming families and rural small business owners, and the Mid-Murray Council receives over $200,000 to automate existing standpipes across the region.

The Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association celebrates a world-first MSC certification, an SA pastoral company believes it can weather the US 10% trade tariffs announced earlier this month by the USA, and Australian seafood, meat, vegetable dairy and wine featured in a trade delegation to Japan.