Rural Focus

On the show this morning we got up to date on this years Truffle season and it's set to be a good one, plus Craig Walker from Nutrien gave us the latest from the sheep market and it's starting to look good.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show we caught up with Harry Carol from Nutrien to get the livestock report from Mt Barker. Plus Sarah Searle and Tom Stoneley from All Water Resources share why keeping it a family business was so important during their rebrand. Finally we have Kelli Small a member of the RRR Network to chat about why being a business member is vital to her company Source Business Partners in Broome. S...

RaboResearch senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey joined Leah on Rural Focus this morning to talk about the  2025/26 Australian Dairy Market Outlook . Plus we got some insight into what's offered at Nutrien Ag Finance with Aidan Quinn, and Melissa from The Countryman shares the headlines from this weeks edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leah is back on the show today and so are some of our favourite regular guest. Craig Walker from Nutrien give us the latest market report out of Muchea, plus some bonus insights around sheep, nutrition and what to expect for the market. Plus we have some really interesting tidbits from Farm Weekly with editor Darren O'Dea, and Mel Parnell from CLAAS Harvest Centre shares some excellent products yo...

Today of Rural Focus Oz had a chat with Andrew from the CSIRO about GRDC's latest updates on the Establishing Canola Project, He also had a chat with Craig from Elders about what farmers can do to control early weed growth in their crops, and wrapped up the show talking to the newest committee member of AgVocate, Oli Ayers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Rural Focus Podcast Oz had a chat with Stew Mac from Burando Hill about grain handling this season, He also had a chat with Bill Crabtree from 4Farmers about moisture retention. rounding out the show with a chat about Stock Feeds with Paul Nenke from Milne Feeds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oz had a chat with Warren Holt and Harry Carrol from Nutrien about the Wool and Cattle markets respectively.  As well as a chat with Michael from Regional Men's Health! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the podcast Oz is joined by: Jane Kowald from Women in Farming about what's happening around the branches of Woman in Farming. Cally Dupe, the editor of The Countrymen about today's issue covering the Coalition Split and the lovely features of the paper. And Sophie Wooldridge from AgVocateWA about their Annual Forum Conference in Perth on Friday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Today on the podcast Oz had a chat with; Craig Walker from Nutrien about the Sheep Prices this week Darren from Farm Weekly about Firearms, Mobile Coverage, and a Man raising funds by cycling with his hands. The Shire President of WA's most remote Shire about the happenings in our outback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we had a chat with Renata the CEO of the Wheatbelt NRM and what's going on in the region, Shane Love the Member for the Midwest and leader of the WA Nationals about the start to a new Parliamentary Cycle, and James Lyndon an Agronomist from Bayer about the shaky start to seeding and how Bayer can help. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first crack at a new gig can always be exciting, and maybe a bit  stressful! While Leah is taking a well-deserved break, Oz is joined by Rebecca from Balliwick Legal to discuss changing privacy laws, Shane from Nutrien to talk Fertilizer, and Ian from Rural Aid to discuss the sowing season stress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have some of our regulars on the show today, plus some great insights from others. To start Harry Carol from Nutrien gives us the market report from Mt Barker. Then we are joined by Farrin Parker from CSBP who takes us through what they are doing to secure their post-seeding fertiliser. Jeremy Stuart then shares an update on the Great Southern real estate market and finally Ash Couper from Nutr...

Steve Thomas the Liberal member for the Southwest, joined Leah on Rural Focus this morning to share his concerns on the involvement of GPs in gun reform. Plus we meet the new owners of All Water Resources, previously Athena Water, Sarah Searle and Cally Dupe gives us the headlines from The Countryman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show today Stephen Brown from SafeFarms WA spoke about some recent cases involving unguarded machinery resulting in injury or loss of life. In one case costing the business a $875,000. Stephen takes us through why it's so important to have your work safe plans in place, and action them to avoid these fines, but more importantly possibly save lives. We also had a great catchup with Mel Parne...

GRDC Capacity and Extension Manager Katelyn Lubcke spoke to Leah on Rural Focus this morning about GRDC's investment in Nuffield Scholarships. A fantastic opportunity for growers who are looking for a solution to a problem on farm. Plus Paul Nenke from Milne feeds gives us the run down on feed we should include to keep ewe condition high and Bill Crabtree from 4Farmers takes us through what it tak...

The property market has been strong for some time, but what about farm land? Well Bendigo Bank Agribusiness have put out a new report that says Australian farmland values are at a record high. We spoke to Neil Burgess Senior Manager Industry Affairs to get all the details for WA. Plus Stew McKenzie from Burando Hill is back with some amazing products and we touch base with Robin from Kerlie Mobile...

Harry Carol from Nutrien is joining me live from Manypeaks today as he shares the Mt Barker cattle report from yesterdays sale yard. Plus Elders senior agronomist Peter Elliott Lockhart chats insights from the region and we get some great reminders from Regional Men's Health Initiative on the importance on taking time for yourself.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farmer Lyndon Mickle joined Leah on Rural Focus this morning to get a snap shot of the season on his cropping farm east of Esperance. We also got an update from the Wheatbelt Futures Forum with Theresa Lee and David Clegg Seed Category Manager from Nutrien gives us update on supply and new varieties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig Walker from Nutrien is back to give us the latest from Muchea, and things are looking good. Plus we discuss what the feeling is amongst some on the other side of the Federal election for agriculture. Plus we get the headlines with Darren O'Dea from Farm Weekly and Dan from Sunwise Energy lets us know about the battery rebates that are now on offer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

In this episode, we explore innovative solutions for managing soil water repellence and boosting crop yields with insights from GRDC's Dr. Rowan Maddern. Host Leah Tindale also chats with Matt Willis from Bayer, who shares valuable agronomy tips. Discover amazing products available at CLAAS Harvest Centre Northam that can enhance your farming operations. Tune in for expert advice to make your farm...

On the show today Roger from Rural Aid joins Leah to talk about loneliness, how it's becoming more prevalent in his conversations but how we can help each other tackle it. We also got a great update from Northam Mazda GWM and Suzuki about their EOFY sales.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harry Carol from Nutrien is back after the school holidays to give us the latest market report from Mount Barker sale yards. We also spoke to Ciara Nalty from Bailiwick Legal to find out how we should set up our employees in a farming business. And the Cancer Council WA joined Leah to update us on some wonderful resources and services available to people in the regions. See omnystudio.com/listener...

On the show today we found out about where Bailiwick Legal is opening up a new office, plus Bill Crabtree from 4Farmers gave us some top tips around herbicides and weeding agents. Of course being a Thursday Cally Dupe editor of The Countryman shared this weeks headlines. It's all here on Rural Focus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday is always a jam packed show and today we kicked things off with a Nutrien market report from Muchea with Craig Walker. We got the headlines from this weeks addition of Farm Weekly and Belinda Lay local farmer in the Esperance region had a chat to me about how their start of season is going. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show today Leah spoke with Sophie Wooldridge from AgVocate WA about their upcoming annual forum, plus James Bee from Elders jumped on to chat through some ideas for seeding and shared an amazing place to get continued market insights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.