South Australian Country Hour ABC Radio

Farm values across Australian climbed another 12% in the past year, as less farms went on the market, some Riverland growers abandoning family traditions for in-demand crops like medicinal cannabis, and crowds flock to the biennial AgFair in Broken Hill.

Food producers concerned over workforce shortages as changes loom for the Pacific Australia Labor Mobility (PALM) Scheme, research from AgriFutures shows that Australian consumers overwhelmingly trust primary producers, and some South Australian olive growers say frost damage means 2024 may be our state's worst season yet.

Hopes a $1.6billion network sharing deal between Optus and rival TPG could bring greater coverage and competition to rural areas, professional hunters employed to kill feral deer in the state's plantation forests to be allowed to process the remains into meat products, and the wine industry calls on the Federal Government for an $86million package to support unprofitable growers to transition out of wine grapes.

Wine Australia's latest report shows some stabilization in exports even as many consumers drink and spend less, South Australian researchers join a new consortium to capitalise on a rising demand for oat-based products across the world, and the Royal Adelaide Show's grains and fodder competition at risk of being simply an exhibition if farmers don't keep sending in samples to be judged.

As global prices soar, one of Australia's largest olive oil producers doesn't expect a good harvest until 2025, GPSA launches a young grains producer committee to help foster the next generation of leaders and policy makers, and demand for seedless fruit varieties grows as the genetic breeding technology needed to create them is rapidly improving.

The wool industry calls on Australians to make submissions opposing a new European labelling system for natural fibres, Australian Grape and Wine supports the inclusion of wine in the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, and CCW Cooperative responds to Accolade Wines' offer to buy out Riverland grower contracts for red wine varietals.