Rural Focus

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.

On the show today we got a great look at feed options if you're seeking to supplement your livestock with Paul Nenke from Milne Feeds. We also got an insight into seeding technology that might assist you with Stewart McKenzie from Burando Hill. Finally we got a great reminder with Chris Gibbs around the importance of talking to a mate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to Rabobank analyst Paul Joules to find out exactly why the global urea supplies are currently fragile. He also takes us through a broader look at fertilisers including phosphates. Plus we get an update from The Livestock Collective and learn all the important headlines from the Countryman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mitch Tuffley from Bayer was back on the show this morning to give us a herbicide tip we might not usually think of at this time of year. Plus we get an update from the Wagin branch of Women In Farming and editor Darren O'Dea is back to give us this weeks headlines from Farm Weekly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this morning Stewart McKenzie from WA Country Masters Hockey Association let us know about the upcoming training day that could see you head over east for the comp this year. Plus Merrifield Real Estate gave us some stunning listings in Albany and your Southwest Liberal Member Steve Thomas joins us once more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got the latest grain trading insights with Tom Mayfield from ADM Trading, plus we learn more about the Pilbara region with Toyah McCarthy, RRR Networks Regional Ambassador for the Pilbara. And of course it wouldn't be a Thursday without the Countryman headlines, editor Cally Dupe joins us for the details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig Walker from Nutrien was back today to give us the latest market report from Muchea, plus we got some important reminders with Stephen from Safe Farms WA and Belinda Morrissey gave us the headlines in this weeks edition of Farm Weekly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking to be apart of a new project for the Wheatbelt NRM? On the show today Renata joined Leah to chat about the Forage for Nature project which has grants available for Wheatbelt farmers. Plus Shane Love leader of Nationals WA shared an update and Georgia from GRDC is back, this time taking us through the potential for fungicide resistance detected in Esperance wheat powdery mildew. See omnystu...

On the show this morning Grantly Mullan the president of Stud Merino Breeders Association of WA joined Leah to give a snapshot of the sheep industry and we were joined by Craig White from Elders to touch base on some important resources that might help you in the coming weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this morning Harry Carol from Nutrien delivered our last market report out of Mt Barker for the rest of April. He'll be back the first week of May. We also got some important prostate reminders with Chris Gibbs from Regional Men's Health Initiative, and Michael from Freightlines Group shares an update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thank goodness we are talking to the team at Bailiwick Legal, on the show today Matilda Lloyd took us through common contractual provisions and what they mean, plus we got the headlines from this weeks Countryman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at ways to make ourselves more resilient in uncertain times with Roger from Rural Aid, plus we have an exciting update from Stewart McKenzie from Burando Hill. We also spoke with John McKillop, Chair of the Red Meat Advisory Council to get his thoughts on the US tariffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Rural Focus we deep dive into the 'Liberation Day' US tariffs and what they mean for Australia's agricultural exports with Rabobank senior analyst Angus Gidley-Baird. From beef, to wine and cotton we take you through it all. Plus the market report from Mt Barker with Nutrien's Harry Carol, insights into product availability with agronomist from Nutrien, Tom Shaw and RRR network membe...