Farmers in South Australia are reporting a sharp rise in kangaroo activity, with mobs placing added pressure on pastures, increasing road safety risks, and forcing difficult management decisions.

Ongoing dry conditions across parts of the state have made food and water scarce, pushing kangaroos closer to farmland in search of resources.

Earlier this year, $900,000 of the state government's multi-million-dollar drought-support package was made available to the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) to help reduce grazing pressure from kangaroos.

The funding provided incentives for kangaroo field processors, and a simpler destruction permit process. But so far farmers in the South East have not noticed any benefits.

Sightings up

Primary producer Nick White, who farms acr

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