Farmers and consultants gathered at Glenelg today for an SA Livestock Consultants update.

Free workshops will be held across the Mid North throughout August and September to help local farmers access and interpret the live data generated from a new network of weather stations.

The annual Crystal Brook show held at the weekend attracted an excellent turnout, with the crowd enthusiastically getting into the spirit of the festivities.

ABOUT 70 students were at Crystal Brook Showground a day early to get insight into the world of judging.

Following on from its success as the feature breed at the Emerald Show, Santa Gertrudis breeders turned out in force at the Ekka on Thursday.

A visit to the Captain Harry Butler Memorial was all the inspiration Bev McWilliams needed to turn the pioneering aviator's life into a children's storybook, ensuring it will be treasured for generations to come.

SA-BEST is holding a public forum in Adelaide on Sunday to discuss changes to land tax legislation.

Representatives from all regions of SA were in Adelaide at the weekend to dance, network and raise funds to support education.

Producers wanting to learn more about the lifting of ovine johnes disease trading barriers are invited to attend information sessions held across SA next week.

Trailblazers across rural SA will have an opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime 'Power Trip' to the nation's capital.