South Australian Country Hour ABC Radio

South Australia records its eighth driest April since records began, a Senate inquiry recommends a mandatory code of conduct between supermarkets and their suppliers, and concerns over signs that the South East's groundwater resources are being over-used.

The Indian Government announces suspension of a 66% tariff on imported Desi Chickpeas, South Australia's inquiry into grocery prices hears concerns from the state's vegetable growers over unsustainable margins, and dryland hemp growing trials in the state's South East prove successful.

Meat and Livestock Australia launches a new National Young Cattle Indicator, Telstra delays its 3G shutdown as farmers who rely on the network look at alternatives to stay connected, and a South East winery offers cellar door visitors a chance to pair insects with its wines.

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.