Rural Focus

On today's show:   Bill Crabtree - 4 Farmers Darren O'Dea - Farm Weekly Craig Walker - Nutrien Livestock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BOM's Jess Linguard joins us to talk about installing a new radar in the Kimberley,    Craig White from Elders has an update on his whereabouts,   And Renata Paliskis from Wheatbelt NRM talks available grants.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank is bringing succession planning sessions to Esperance, Corrigin and Cunderdin! Skye Ward from Rabobank talks to us about the importance of family communication.    Dr Marion Seymour from DPIRD tells us about a recent veterinarian gathering in Perth to learn more about animal disease,    And Milne Feeds' Paul Nenke has the latest on sheep feed products for this time of...

Darren Pulford from Bunbury Machinery joins us this morning for a local business perspective on the current fuel situation.    Stephen Brown from Safe Farms WA calls in with an update as we get closer to seeding,    And Nutrien's Harry Carol recaps yesterday's cattle sales in Mt Barker.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Harding from Freight Lines Group jumps on the show today to discuss the rising concern around the lack of diesel being sent to the bush.    Countryman's Georgia Campion has the latest local stories,   And Regional Men's Health's Michael Kaufman talks sun safety.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning we spoke to Newdegate farmer Dean Sinclair about our WA farmers' lack of access to fuel. We'll be covering the fuel shortage/price crisis across the week as things unfold.    GRDC Crop Protection Manager Jonas Hodgson talks summer weeds,   And Nutrien's Craig Walker has the latest from the Muchea sale yards.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Rabobank agriculture analyst Paul Joules gives his insight into the fertiliser situation,    Former WALGA president Karen Chappel tells us about DFES' upcoming Harvest Fire Conversations sessions,   And Warren Henry from Ross's Auctioneers & Valuers has a big farm auction coming up.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode:  Reid Seaby - Sustainable Ag Field Officer for West Region, Nutrien Ag Solutions Paul Joules - Agriculture Analyst, Rabobank Harry Carol - Livestock, Nutrien Mt Barker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jeff Burch, Howard Park owner, jumps on the show today to talk about how vintage 2026 is going. Turns out, this year is going to be an amazing year for wine!   And Matt Roesner from Roesner Marshall Multispread talks about the latest tech ahead of spreading and seeding.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darren O'Dea, Farm Weekly editor, gives us the latest top stories,   Nutrien's Craig Walker checks in from the Muchea sale yards,   And Danielle Griffin from FRRR talks disaster relief grants.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Nenke from Milne Feeds tells us about their new Easy2Gro pelleted sheep feed that focuses on high daily weight gain and reduced methane production.   Danielle Griffin from FRRR has the latest on their grants to power locally-led climate solutions in rural WA,   And Harry Carol from Nutrien calls in from the Mt Barker sale yards.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

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.