Episodes
100
Latest episode
Sep 2026
Language
EN
The South Australian Country Hour delivering rural news and information for primary producers.
Calls for greater protection for a group of desert dingoes on the SA-Victorian border, more competition for SA's tuna industry as Japan looks to increase its Pacific bluefin tuna quota, and an Angus bull called "Wyatt" sets an Australian record, selling at auction for $420,000.
BOM data shows 2026 was South Australia's 7th warmest and 6th wettest winter on record, challenges continue to get an Australian-European Union trade deal signed off, and another SA country show pulls the pin on its bird exhibits over bird flu concerns.
The value of Australian agriculture forecast to dip for the coming year, trade restrictions reshaping global beef flows, and conservationists welcome the dismissal of a class action against the MDBA.
The government's new national spring crop forecast predicts production volume to reach 61 million tonnes, ideal growing conditions in South Australia leads to increased crop disease pressure heading into spring, and researchers at Adelaide University develop a calcium-fortified faba bean milk prototype.
SA grain farmers urged to immediately check paddocks for signs of mice as numbers climb again, the national sheep flock stabilises at a historic low of 56.3 million head, and a Riverland winemaker recognised at one of Australia's most prestigious wine award nights.
The State Government announces a $6.5 million package for dealing with a potential locust outbreak, Australia's meat processors say trade barriers and increasing costs are making it harder to do business, and a wetland management trial in SA's mid-Murray region showcasing what's possible when carp is removed.
The NFF welcomes more funding to manage feral pests amid the spread of H5 bird flu in Australia, farmers told to re-think how they and their animals interact with wildlife like foxes, and Southern Australia challenges Queensland's title of Australia's meat processing hub.
Uncertain times in grain markets as global wheat prices double and canola prices face instability, Grain Producers SA asks producers to nominate the state's worst grain roads, and we celebrate the impact the late country music legend Dolly Parton had on regional Australia.
Several SA towns break their August records for highest daily rainfall, bulk handler Bung estimates SA's winter crop could be in excess of 12 million tonnes, and alternative protein products offering better value to dairy producers than traditional cheese production.
With concerns the H5 bird flu virus has been found in two seals now Associate Professor in Wildlife health at Adelaide University and a wildlife vet wants more focus on vaccinations, President Trump says the US will allow up to 300,000 tonnes of ground beef to be imported with zero tariffs and a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 per cent below current market prices and Australia's peak wine industry body is on the hunt for a new chief executive.
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