Rural Focus

Oli Ayers from Agvocate tells us about the upcoming Boots & Ballgowns Ball coming up this weekend, and reminds us to catch the Young Farmers Challenge at the Dowerin Field Days.    We check in with Phil Brooks from Whitfert about the current state of the season and upcoming UAN offers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holly chats with Stirlings to Coast Farmers CEO Lizzie von Perger about their contribution to the region and beyond.    Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Steve Martin MLC wishes winter sport finalists good luck, and tells us his favourite part of a field day.    And Brett from Farmshield gives us the rundown on risk protection against hail, fire and lightning.  See...

Rural Aid's Roger Hitchcock teaches us about catching those negative thoughts before they go further,   And Chris from Pioneer Seeds brings us a canola hybrid with an interesting name.    RRR Network's Anna Dixon talks about a Southwest Women's Forum taking place next month,   And we get a Mt Barker cattle update from Nutrien's Harry Carol.  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Glenn Dunkerton from Men's Regional Health gives some tips on how to wind down after a long day of hard work - buy some lego or join a band!  Damian Bradford from ADM Trading gives us an insight into some major world issues and how they impact us locally.  We chat to Southwest Liberal MP Steve Thomas about firearms licensing and ag emissions, and agronomist Louis Poiron from Australian M...

Nutrien's Craig Walker fills us in on yesterday's historic moment at Muchea Livestock Centre. The annual Women in Farming seminar took place in Albany today - we spoke to Board Member Darcey Ward ahead of the event.  Brooke & Jo tell us about an exciting new 'Conversation Coasters' initiative launching at the Dowerin Field Days.  And Bill Crabtree from 4 Farmers has started a podcast...

Holly picks Bayer agronomist Matt Willis' brains about canola application windows, weed control and September Roundup offers. Renata Paliskis, CEO of Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management puts the call out for their restoration economy survey.  GRDC's Senior Regional Manager Peter Bird gives us the rundown on what they'll be up to this month, and Brett from Farmshield wants you to say hey at...

We catch up with Bailiwick ahead of their talk at this week's Women in Farming seminar, discussing all things duties of a farmer.  If you're heading to the field days over the next few weeks, be sure to check out the V&V Walsh tent, in partnership with Craig Mostyn.  And we learn how things are going with RLF AgTech.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holly checks in with Elders' State Manager Craig White, chats hybrids with Clint Rogers from Pioneer Seeds and catches up with Nutrien for all things markets and field days.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leah checks in with Merrifield Real Estate for a snapshot of the Great Southern and Albany regions. With field days looming, Andrew Lindsay lets us know what Nutrien Ag Solutions will be bringing to the action. And a big announcement - Rural Focus' new host revealed! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Rural Focus this morning, Leah caught up with Stephen Brown from Safefarms WA to find out about some workshops that are happening this week, as well as where you can find Stephen and the team at Dowerin Field day. We also had a check in with Freightlines Group, Michael Harding always ready to give you a good price and help you with your freight, and Craig Walker from Nutrien was back with the s...

So much in the show today! DPIRD joined Leah to chat what we can except at Dowerin Field Day, plus we learnt more about the importance of logging your hectares planted with CBH Paddock Planner. Dan the solar man was back with Statewide Energy sharing some exciting things to check out at Dowerin and we also had an update with Scott Chatwin from Asphalt Recyclers. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

If you are a regional or rural woman, looking at ramping up your work life, well then make sure you checkout the Career Ready workshops coming to Geraldton. Professor Jane Coffey from Curtin University joined Leah to take her through who it's for and what they can expect.  Plus we got the market report from Mt Barker with the team at Nutrien and Roger Hitchcock from Rural Aid was back with so...

On the show today Bill Crabtree from 4Farmers joined Leah to take us through some key learnings from a recent trip to South Australia, including the results of using aquifer and disc seeders. Plus we had an update from Peter Rundle from Nationals WA, and got the headlines with editor Cally Dupe from the Countryman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show today we touch base with Regional Men's Health to get some good reminders about Cholesterol, something that has seemingly fallen away as a "popular" topic, but one we need to keep on top of. Plus Craig Walker from Nutrien is back with another great yarding from Muchea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show today we spoke with Berin Gibbons from GRDC about the Harvester workshops being held in the northern wheatbelt during September. Plus Mitch Tuffley is back from Bayer to take us through how to use Alion along fence lines and why now might be a great time to apply. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newly classified varieties of wheat are now listed on the 2025-2026 Wheat Variety Master List, which names all current varieties approved by Grains Australia’s wheat classification process. Grains Australia Classification General Manager Dr Megan Sheehy joined Leah on the show this morning to take us through why it is important and some of the varieties. Plus we heard from Murray Findlay, fr...

On Rural Focus this morning we caught up with Adrian Capogreco, Nutrien Ag Solution's managing director taking us through some topics from of mind, including the opening up of American beef to Aus. We also had Dan the solar man, back this time to tell us about his new role at State Wide Power and their amazing point of difference. Finally we got the headlines from The Countryman with editor Cally...

On the show today Craig Walker from Nutrien kept us up to date with the latest in the market report, including some exceptional sheep sales reaching a new record. Plus Agvocate WA Marion Lewis has got Leah excited for the upcoming Ball and grain tour, and finally we got all the headlines with editor Darren O'Dea from Farm Weekly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nominations for the 2026 Australian of the Year are almost closed, but you still have time to put forward an incredible human in your community. We spoke to Mark Fraser CEO National Australia Day Council to find out how. Plus Paul Clausen from RLF Agtech is back to take us through some products that could give crops a good boost. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vulnerability is so important in helping others in our community open up, but it takes someone to go first. We talk to Roger Hitchcock from Rural Aid to find out why it can make the difference withbyour mates.  Plus we hear from Sabin Ivey, ANZ State Director for Agribusiness for WA, NT and SA and partner of the RRR Network, about the Seeds of Renewal program. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

On Rural Focus this morning Simone Cameron from Cotton Australia joined Leah to chat through the Cotton industry here in Australia, with a very successful season under way in the Ord Valley. Plus we got the headlines from Cally Dupe at The Countryman, and Ross Oldham from Nutrien Water Bunbury talked through the questions you should be asking when it comes to solar pumps. See omnystudio.com/listen...

We have the latest on the record breaking sheep sale out of Muchea with Craig Walker from Nutrien. Plus your Southwest Liberal member Steve Thomas is a back with some concerns across a few issues, and finally we have the headlines from this weeks edition of Farm Weekly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this morning we spoke about the Cancer Councils important campaign around vaping with Clear The Air spokesperson Bec Waddington. You can find the quiz to see if you're addicted by heading to cleartheair.org.au Also on the show Bill Crabtree from 4Farmers rang in from South Australia to give us some great tips, and we found out about a great leadership scholarship with the GRDC's Kately...

Matilda Lloyd from Bailiwick Legal joined Leah to take us through trusts, including how they could both be helpful and a disadvantage in the farm family planning. We also got a great update from Terry Melrose from Regional Men's Health Initiative and Stew McKenzie from Burando Hill took us through some great products to be aware of. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A brilliant show today with updates from across the state. Jordan Dwyer joined me to share the market report from Mt Barker, we had insights from CBA's Dennis Voznesenski taking us through the grains and oils seeds global market and finally from Elders Esperance agronomist Adelaide Hagan shared some insights on how the season is travelling so far. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...