A national crisis meeting on livestock prices has prioritised developing strategies to assist producers, the Federal and State Governments have finalised a grant agreement to develop South Australia's first large-scale hydrogen export terminal, and SA Water has converted human waste flushed down the toilet into 65,000 tonnes of biosolids for the state's farmers to use as a soil conditioner.

Cattle prices have dropped further this week, including the benchmark Eastern Young Cattle Indicator which is now below 400 cents a kilo for the first time since 2019, an Australian-based research project is using remote-sensing and AI to help reduce the cost of carbon soil testing for farmers, and a new global database set up by scientists has helped develop a clearer picture of the greatest threats caused by biological invasions to the environment, agriculture and human health.

Harvest has kicked off early in South Australia's mid-north, with lentils the first crop to be tackled, South Australia's beekeepers are coming to terms with what the move from eradication to management of varroa mite will mean for their industry, and marine ecologists and citizen scientists are working together to revive native oyster reefs around Coffin Bay.

Apiarists say South Australia must get prepared for inevitable outbreaks of varroa mite, as the national response moves from eradication to management, South Australian farmers are urged to prepare for hotter and more dry conditions after the Bureau of Meteorology formally declared an El Niño weather event, and grain growers are getting organised for harvest, but some in SA have already started.

The Almond Board of Australia has thrown its support behind a push to change the way varroa mite is managed, Meat and Livestock Australia has adjusted its market parametres to capture sheep selling for under $10 per head, and the lack of windmills left to repair has seen the South Australian branch of the Windmill Contractors Association recently close its doors.

Interactive farm research stations are rolling out to 50 schools across the country to help teach students  about the science of farming.

Grain Producers SA has written to both the state and federal governments seeking immediate clarification on funding to establish three plant-protein manufacturing facilities in SA, the State Government has announced $2.2million towards the fight again buffel grass, after a landmark international report highlighted its potential to completely takeover ecosystems, and a young South Australian woolbroker has become the first person chosen to compete at a national level in four competitions at the Merino Sheep Young Judges Championship.

Australia's milk pool continues to decline and imports are increasing according to the latest Dairy Outlook, the shearer shortage is easing as shearing schools across the country are reporting big numbers of students, and some sheep and lambs categories have fallen by 70% in the saleyards, but it could take months for consumers to see similar price drops at the supermarket.

The South Australian Government has announced new laws aimed at opening up vast tracts of freehold and pastoral land across the state for hydrogen and renewable energy projects, several technologies being explored to manufacture carbon-neutral Green Ammonia has proponents excited about its potential, including as a clean energy source, and commodity prices, seasonal uncertainty, and concerns around market access are playing into a drop in farmer confidence in South Australia.

China has taken top spot as the biggest trade partner for Australian wheat farmers for the second year in a row, Australia's grape and wine sector has released a new Emissions Reduction Roadmap to cut its carbon emissions by more than 40% by the end of this decade, and the timber industry wants the Federal Government to commit to using Australian wood for any builds as part of the new Housing Australia Future Fund.