Authorities in South Australia and Victoria are urging producers to remain alert as Australian plague locust activity increases following widespread summer rainfall.

South Australian sheep and goat producers have received four-point-seven million dollars in tag discounts and rebates during the first year of mandatory electronic identification.

Grain Producers South Australia says it cannot support any proposed route for the Northern Transmission Project unless compensation arrangements for affected landholders are brought into line with those offered interstate.

A new Grain Producers SA survey has revealed South Australian grain growers are cutting fertiliser use and tightening spending as soaring input costs continue to pressure farm profitability ahead of the 2026 season.

The first low-interest loans have now been approved under the South Australian Government’s two-hundred million dollar drought loan scheme, with funding beginning to reach producers in some of the state’s hardest-hit regions.

Grain Producers South Australia has welcomed the State Government’s decision to establish a strategic fuel reserve focused on supporting primary producers during major supply disruptions.

Grain Producers Australia says work is continuing with the national regulator on an emergency permit application for stronger zinc phosphide mouse bait, as growers battle rising mouse numbers across parts of South Australia and Western Australia.

Grain Producers SA is continuing calls for grain growers to gain access to stronger mouse bait products, as new survey results reveal one in every two producers is seeing mouse activity on farm.

Increasing reports of Australian plague locust activity are emerging across South Australia, raising concerns for growers with newly sown crops.

A new artificial intelligence-driven fire detection system is improving early bushfire response across South Australia’s south-east, identifying nearly 90 unplanned fires since its introduction.

Grain Producers South Australia is calling on farmers to report increasing locust activity across key cropping regions. Sightings have been reported in the Riverland, Mallee, Eyre Peninsula, Flinders Ranges and Yorke Peninsula during early seeding operations.

Fruit fly detections in South Australia’s Riverland are continuing to decline, but authorities say the risk remains as seasonal conditions change.

South Australian grain growers are being encouraged to seek the latest advice on rising mouse activity, with an online industry session scheduled for this Friday night.

South Australian motorists are being reminded to slow down near schools, after more than 1,100 drivers were caught breaching new 40 kilometre per hour school-zone limits. The figures come as students return for Term Two, with authorities urging greater awareness during peak drop-off and pick-up periods.

More people died on South Australian roads per capita than any other state in the first three months of 2026, leaving the state well off-track to meet its road safety targets, new analysis from the RAA reveals.

SA Power Networks is urging farmers to prioritise safety following a sharp rise in incidents involving machinery and high-voltage infrastructure. Fifteen such incidents have already been recorded this year, including three in a single 24-hour period across regional South Australia last week.

Dairy farmers across South Australia and Victoria are shelving infrastructure projects as the cost of poly and PVC piping surges by up to 60 per cent. The increases, driven largely by rising global oil prices, are placing additional strain on producers already managing drought and broader inflation pressures.

South Australian sheep producers are being encouraged to help shape the future of the national industry through upcoming consultations in Adelaide.

South Australians are being urged to take extra care on the roads, as a high-risk travel period begins with major events and school holidays driving increased traffic.

Grain producers across South Australia are being urged to monitor mouse activity closely, as populations rise ahead of the 2026 seeding program.