Rural Focus

We're hearing that a lot of primary producers and businesses were unsuccessful applying for the government's Supply Chain Capacity Program which are supposed to help us adjust to the live sheep export ban. Rural West CEO Chris Wheatcroft teaches us how to properly apply for these grants.  If you have been diagnosed with cancer or know someone living regionally with cancer, Cancer Council's 'T...

Georgia Campion from the Countryman talks tariffs, property rights appeals and CBH board elections,   ADM Trading's Tom Mayfield talks wheat, barley and canola,   And Bill Crabtree from 4 Farmers talks Aquifer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Workforce challenges are being felt across every part of the agricultural supply chain. AgriFutures General Manager, Levied and Emerging Industries, Samantha Beresford tells us how they're tackling these shortages.    Farm Weekly editor Darren O'Dea has the latest stories,   And Nutrien's Craig Walker updates us on the Muchea sale yards yesterday.    See omnystudio.co...

Nationals Member for Roe Peter Rundle pops in to chat about all sorts of things, CBH chief SRSS officer David Paton talks to us about their Grass Roots Community Grants program, And Nutrien's Harry Carol has the latest from Mt Barker.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nationals member for the Central Wheatbelt Lachlan Hunter joins us this morning to talk about the need for more regional school buses.   GRDC Manager for Sustainable Cropping Systems, Rowan Maddern, tells us about a new national investment in water management,   And Regional Men's Health Initiative's Glen Dunkerton has a chat about our mental health.  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Vytelle last week announced the commercial release of Vytelle SENSE™ Methane, so we sit down with Dr Jason Osterstock, Vytelle's chief science officer.   Farm Weekly editor Darren O'Dea has this week's top stories,   And Craig Walker from Nutrien gives us the Muchea market report.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FRRR is inviting not-for-profit organisations to collaborate with local young people in remote, rural and regional communities. Lauren Ryan from FRRR joins us to talk about how to get involved.   Wheatbelt NRM CEO Renata Paliskis tells us about an upcoming workshop for farmers,   And we introduce another new member of the Rural Aid team!     See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Paul Nenke from Milne Feeds calls in this morning to tell us about feed options in Bridgetown, Donnybrook, Harvey and Margaret River,   Burando Hill's Stew Mckenzie talks all things Grain King and Nyrex grain handling equipment,   And Nutrien's Harry Carol gives us a Mt Barker market update.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A boom in rural training means 251 more GPs are on the way to WA communities! We chat to Royal Australian College of GPs Vice President and WA Chair Dr Ramya Raman.   We check in with Michael Harding from Freight Lines Group to see if he and his team have recovered from that record-breaking harvest,   And Matt Watts, livestock manager for Nutrien Ag Solutions, compares how the livestock...

GRDC's Peter Bird joins us to talk about their upcoming Grains Research Updates happening in Peth and beyond.    Precision Agronomics' Matt Roesner tells us about the new I4M Depth Command tillage height controller,   And the Countryman's Georgia Campion gives us the top stories in this week's paper.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former PGA president and local York farmer Tony Seabrook called in today to show his support for Tony Maddox. In February last year, Toodyay farmer Tony Maddox was found guilty of breaching Western Australia’s Aboriginal Heritage Act (1972) for repairing an existing creek crossing on his property.   DPIRD skeleton weed operations manager Paul Manera discusses how to detect, report and e...

Dr Judy Dunlop from Curtin University talks all things cane toads this morning, and why prevention is better than eradication.   Stephen Brown from Safe Farms WA recaps WA's first ever ag safety conference,   And Glen Dunkerton from Regional Men's Health gives us the rundown on diabetes.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's Australia Agribusiness Outlook 2026 lead author Stefan Vogel talks to us about fast-changing global trade rules and volatile commodity prices,    And Nutrien's Harry Carol has an update from the Mt Barker sale yards.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rural Aid's newest counsellor Louise O'Neill (previously from Farm Life Fitness) joins us this morning to talk about her plans for 2026.   GRDC grower relations manager Luke Dawson gives us a recap of those Summer Sesh events in January,   And RRR Network's latest business member, Holly Netto from Sandalia Advisory chats to us about her love for community.  See omnystudio.com/listen...

A new report is forecasting a solid outlook for WA agricultural property across 2026, with expert valuers giving the sector a sentiment rating of 6.9 out of ten, which is the strongest rating of any state and is one full point above the national rating of 5.9. Australian Property Institute CEO John Winter joins us.   Milne Feeds' Paul Nenke has some exciting news to share...   And Crisp...

Today is Extreme Heat Awareness Day. Australia recently made global headlines as the hottest place on the planet, so we spoke to Sweltering Cities executive director Emma Bacon about dealing with heatwaves.    Farm Weekly editor Darren O'Dea tells us about some great stories in this week's paper,    Nutrien's Craig Walker gives us the Muchea market report,   And Stew Mcken...

Bill Crabtree from 4 Farmers has the latest findings from an Aquifer wheat trial done out near Gnowangerup,   And Nutrien's Harry Carol gives us an update from the Mt Barker sale yards.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nutrien livestock agent Craig Walker has some interesting points to make about virtual fencing and the future of our industry,    Tiff Davey from the Livestock Collective tells us about their partnership with Australian Wool Innovation,   And Terry Melrose from Regional Men’s Health chats with us about the importance of physical health and how to implement healthy resolutions....

Dr Teresa O’Brien chats to us about sending our rural kids to boarding school and how it affects our rural women. Burando Hill’s Stew Mckenzie talks blockage monitors, stubble crunchers and chaser bins.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darren Spencer joins us to talk about the new Beyond the Shed program, helping shearers, contractors and farmers find work and support outside of shearing season.   Farm Weekly editor Darren O’Dea has the top stories from this week’s paper, and Nutrien’s Craig Walker has the Muchea market report.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we were joined by Fiona Mann, an AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award WA finalist who’s turning locally grown canola from her family farm near Eradu into premium cold-pressed oil under BLOCK 275!   We also hear from Grains Australia CEO Richard Simonaitis about being formally selected to join Austrade’s new Trade Diversification Network,   And Nutrien's Harry Carol cal...

Research shows nearly 80% of primary students in Australia cannot identify current dairy farming practices. The National Schools Food and Fibre Education Strategy has been launched to transform how students learn about the ag industry.  We chat to Troy Setter, Consolidated Pastoral Company CEO, about the strategy.    Nutrien livestock agent Craig Walker joins us for a chat about 202...

A unique network of monitoring stations have been installed across some of Australia’s most hail-prone locations, to better understand extreme weather events. Associate Professor Matthew Mason from the University of Queensland's School of Civil Engineering tells us all about it.    We also chat to Terry Antonio - a farmer in Salmon Gums, chair of the Esperance Zone Innovation Group...

Wheatbelt livestock producers with lupin stubbles are being urged to monitor flocks for signs of the liver disease, lupinosis, following widespread rainfall in November. DPIRD field veterinary officer Judy Burson joins us.    Farm Weekly editor Darren O'Dea has the top stories from this week's paper,   And Nutrien's Craig Walker has an update from Muchea.    See omnystudio...

Heard of Rural West? CEO Chris Wheatcroft jumps on the show this morning to tell us about their free financial counselling for producers and ag businesses.    We also talk to Wheatbelt NRM CEO Renata Paliskis about funding available for landholders with eucalypt woodlands,   And Scott Chatwin from Asphalt Recyclers tells us how to fix dusty roads and washouts on your farm.  See...