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Rural Focus
Rural Focus is a unique program in commercial radio: it provides the most comprehensive coverage of agricultural and agribusiness issues affecting the rural communities in regional Western Australia.
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Episodes
Curious About The Global Grain Market? We Have You Covered 17.07.2025 12:20
This morning Tom Mayfeild from ADM Trading joined Leah to take a look at the global grain market. Plus Shane Love, leader of the Nationals WA and your member for mid-west joined to show to share his thoughts on the live export transition. Finally David Clegg from Nutrien's Seed Net shared some great tips on varieties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Strong Yarding in Muchea This Week With Our Market Report 16.07.2025 11:09
Craig Walker is back from Nutrien to give us the latest from the Muchea market report. Plus we get the headlines from editor Darren Odea and Women In Farming share some exciting events that they are up too in the next few months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wheatbelt Survey Needs Growers Views on Carbon Market 15.07.2025 14:26
Lots of good stuff on Rural Focus this morning, we spoke with Renata from Wheatbelt NRM about webinars and survey they have launched and they need your help! Plus we caught up with RLF Agtech and Merrifield Real estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nutrien Joins RRR Network 11.07.2025 14:44
Big news, Nutrien is now apart of the RRR Network, and on the show today we found out about why this was such an important move. Plus we get the latest cattle report from Mt Barker with Jordan Dwyer and Phil Brooks from Whitfert is back to discuss fertilisers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is Supply Tight for Chemicals? We Find Out 10.07.2025 14:57
Ashley Couper from Nutrien gives us a deep dive into the chemical market including how tight supply is at the moment. Bill Crabtree from 4Farmers is also back to give us a great tip on an amazing new Zinc product, and editor Cally Dupe shares some of the big stories from The Countryman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Strong Yarding at Muchea This Week 09.07.2025 11:40
On the show this morning, Craig Walker from Nutrien was back to take us through a strong and positive sale at Muchea. Plus Brett Johnson gave us an update on FarmShield and Michael Harding from Freightlines Group shared some important reminders when it comes to fuel freight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Time To Look At Disease and NGN Winter Forums 08.07.2025 16:05
On Rural Focus this morning, Matt Willis from Bayer spoke to Leah about disease management in your crops, what to look out for and how to prevent an outbreak. Plus we got the details for the NGN Winter Forums and Lachlan Hunter MP, Member for Central Wheatbelt chatted through the issues front of mind for the Nationals WA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mt Barker Cattle Sales and The Power of the Ego 04.07.2025 9:53
On today's Rural Focus Podcast Oz had a chat with Harry Caroll from Nutrien Ag about the Cattle Sales down in Mt Barker, And with Terry from Regional Mens Health about The Ego, and why it's important as well as some of the pitfalls to avoid when talking about The Ego. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paddock Planning, The Countryman, and Rural Woman's Health 03.07.2025 13:43
Today, while Leah was ill, Oz had a chat with Cally Dupe from The Countryman, Suzanne Tegan from the Rural Health Alliance about woman's reproductive health, and earlier in the week Leah was able to have a chat with CBH about Paddock Planning, it's all here on the Rural Focus Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WA Country Football Championship Only A Week Away 01.07.2025 5:01
On the show this morning, Leah caught up with Steve Wright to chat through the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championship, with fixtures out now it's set to be a brilliant season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
eID Milestone Happening Tomorrow for Abbatoirs and Saleyards 30.06.2025 8:59
Western Australia’s saleyards and abattoirs are set to commence scanning electronic identification (eID) tags for sheep and goats next week, as part of the new national traceability system, so on Rural Focus Leah spoke to WAMIA chief executive officer I-Lyn Loo to find out more. Plus we were joined by senior agronomist from Elders, Belinda Eastough to find out how the Northampton and Geraldt...
Farm Weekly, Agvocate Forum, and being a New Agronomist 25.06.2025 7:23
Today Oz had a chat with Belinda Morrisey from Farm Weekly about what's going in the paper this week, Oli Ayers, a committee member of Agovcate, about what happened at their most recent forum and some events they're all looking forward too. And Bridget, a new agronomist with Elders down in Albany and what it's like being new to the job. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
State Budgets Effect on the Regions, Dowerin Machinery Field Day, Dual-Resistant Ryegrass 24.06.2025 13:43
Today Oz had a chat with Steve Thomas, Member for the South West about the state budget and how it will affect the growing regions. Danielle, from DMFD about the upcoming Dowerin Machinery Field Day. and Ken Young about Dual-Resistant Ryegrass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cattle Movements Slower In Mt Barker Sale 20.06.2025 13:55
Harry Carol is back to take us through the market report from Mt Barker. Jeremy Stewart shares some great land available in the Albany region that Merrifield Real Estate has on offer. And Brett Johnson shares a brand new crop protection product, Farm Shield. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Grain Market Update with ADM Grain 19.06.2025 13:41
Lots of good information in the show today, Tom Mayfield from ADM Grain joined Leah to give us the global grain market update. Plus Tom Shaw shared some great tips from the Nutrien agronomy team, and it's that time of year again CBH are back to remind us to log in Paddock Planner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sheep Industry Looking Positive With A Strong Market In Muchea 18.06.2025 12:09
Craig Walker from Nutrien gives us the latest market report out of Muchea, and things are looking good. Plus we get the details for the upcoming Women In Farming seminar and we have the headlines from this weeks edition of Farm Weekly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are You Confused By Water Management Plans, We Have The Solution 17.06.2025 12:30
On the show today Renata Paliskis from Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management joined Leah to talk through an amazing webinar that might help you sift through the confusing data that's out there and build a water management plan that actually applied to the Wheatbelt regions. Plus James Lydon from Bayer takes us through some great tips for herbicides at the moment and Tiff from the Livestock Collect...
New Pregnancy Plan for Farming Women 16.06.2025 15:16
Lawson Grains have developed a new 3 step plan to look after their female farm based employees, to find out more and to discover why they are members of the RRR Network we spoke with Robyn Heap from Lawson Grains. Plus we got a insight into some exciting things underway at Burando Hill With Stew McKenzie, and Roger Hitchcock joined Leah to share some important reminders around men's mental health....
Cattle Doing Well Out of Mt Barker 13.06.2025 14:00
Harry Carol from Nutrien brings us the market report from Mt Barker, plus Matilda Lloyd from Bailiwick Legal shares the ins and outs of neighbourhood agreements around renewable projects. Plus Peter Rundle your member for Roe shares what is front of mind for him and the Nationals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Finding the Balance With Nitrogen For Crop Health 12.06.2025 13:05
Bill Crabtree from 4Farmers joined Leah on Rural Focus and gave some great tips around a nitrogen strategy, how finding the right balance is so important. Plus we got an update from Andrew Duperouzel at Nutrien and editor Cally Dupe from the Countryman joins us with the headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How Did Sheep Fare in Muchea This Week? We Have The Market Report 11.06.2025 14:04
Craig Walker from Nutrien is back with the sheep market report from Muchea. Plus we have a chat with Luke Dawson from GRDC about some of their projects and Darren O'dea, editor of Farm Weekly takes us through this weeks edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Doing Your Own Tax Return? Farm Finance Tips You Need To Know About 10.06.2025 13:34
Get some insights on what the ATO is looking out for this year with finance expert Mark Waller, plus we talk to one of the recipients of the FRRR community grants, Northcliffe Family Centre. Plus Stephen Brown from SafeFarms WA is back to give us the good and bad news with farm and workplace safety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From Aus to Morocco, Is There a Difference In Farming Practices? 09.06.2025 13:15
On today's show we spoke with Farm Weekly Journalist Brooke Littlewood after her recent trip to Morocco, taking us through some of our similarities and differences in farming practices. Plus Paul Nenke From Milne Feeds takes us through the importance of having enough protein in your feed as lambs are dropping, and Facey Group CEO Tina Astbury shares some great events happening near Wickepin. See o...
Mt Barker Cattle Report Plus WA Country Footy Fixtures 06.06.2025 11:36
On the show today we got the latest fixtures for Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships. Plus Harry Carol gives us the run down from yesterday Mt Barker sale yard. Finally Andrew Harris, agronomist at Elders shares some tips for the Narrogin region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cotton Seed the Future For Beef Feed? 05.06.2025 13:39
On todays show we talk to WA Agricultural Research Collaboration’s (WAARC) inaugural Cropping Enabled Cattle project which looks at how irrigated crop supplements, including cotton seed could impact cattle growth, health and welfare, performance, time to market and meat quality. We also got some great advice on how our capacity can help us weather life's storms, and we got all the headlines...
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