Rural Focus
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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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From Paddock to Port - Tackling a Record Harvest
Michael Harding from Freight Lines Group talks to us this morning about the amount of grain coming off our WA paddocks and how they're handling the no...
Mentoring Our Kids in the Wheatbelt and Beyond
Karen Strange from Wheatbelt and Beyond Youth Mentoring joined us this morning to talk about their program and encourage people to get involved.
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A Win for the Workshop: Right to Repair Reforms Expand into Agriculture
MTAA Interim Executive Director Peter Jones chats to us about the Federal Government's announcement to extend Right to Repair reforms to agricultural...
Fence Lines vs Resistant Weeds
Bayer Technical Solutions Agronomist Matt Willis joins us this morning to chat about dealing with herbicide resistance along fencelines.
Balancing the Books in the Bush
Rural West is a free, confidential financial counselling service, supporting rural businesses and primary producers. CEO Chris Wheatcroft spoke to us...
Exercises You Can Do on the Harvester
If you've been sitting all day in the truck, tractor or harvester, Louise O'Neill from Farmlife Fitness has some easy movement and stretching you can...
Take Heed of the Skeleton Weed
DPIRD senior biosecurity officer Kelly Manning joins us this morning to talk about skeleton weed - a declared pest in WA and a high-priority eradicati...
It's Stone Fruit Season!
Mark Scott, Nannup grower and APC Producers Committee member chats with us about buying local cherries, apricots, nectarines and peaches over summer.<...
Weight Loss Medications and the Future of Food
RaboResearch Australia general manager Stefan Vogel discusses how the increasing popularity of weight loss drugs could affect our local agriculture an...
How Do We Stay Connected When Disaster Hits?
Crisp Wireless CEO Leigh Ballard tells us about their new Deployable Emergency Telecommunications Hub, designed for regional emergencies.
FBG's...
Fixing the Specialist Doctor Shortage in Regional WA
Australia's peak medical specialist training bodies are urging the federal government to establish dedicated regional specialist training centres. CPM...
Bring Home the Aussie Bacon this Christmas
Each year, around 1.6 million legs of ham are sold in the lead-up to Christmas. But nearly 70% of the bacon and ham on our shelves is made from import...
Let's Talk About Industrial Hemp
DPIRD senior research scientist Shahajahan Miyan tells us all about the rise of industrial hemp in Australia.
Farm Weekly editor Darren...
Is Smart Farming the New Normal?
FJ Dynamics WA dealer Jeremy Della-Sale talks to us about the future of precision ag tech and affordable autosteer options.
Patmore Fee...
A Call to All WA Farmers
Whether you're on the land, in the shed, or behind the scenes - if you work in agriculture, this is your chance to be heard. Norco chief executive Mic...
Celebrating National Agriculture Day
National Farmers' Federation President Hamish McIntyre celebrates National Ag Day with us!
Merrifield Real Estate director Jeremy Stewar...
When China Buys Beans, Here's What It Means
We dive into the main story in grains over the past week - China buying US soybeans - with ADM Trading accumulation manager Tom Mayfield.
Creeping Concerns: Slaters, Earwigs and Millipedes
Jonas Hodgson, GRDC Manager Crop Protection tells us about a recent tour of the Albany and Esperance port zones discussing slaters, earwigs and millip...
The APVMA Paraquat Decision Looms
4 Farmers' Bill Crabtree talks about the upcoming paraquat changes and what we can use instead.
BOM's Jess Linguard gives us an update o...
What Happens to Your Pets & Livestock if There's a Bushfire?
Have you considered what you'll do with your animals if bushfire evacuation becomes a reality? DPIRD State Animal Welfare in Emergencies Coordinator B...
The Perfect Pair of Work Jeans
This morning, we chat to 2025 WA winner and national runner-up of the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award - Isabella Thrupp. Founder of Prinking in Pindan...
WA Aussie of the Year Nominee - Flying Healthcare into Rural Communities
Fly2Health founder and WA Australian of the Year nominee Kennedy Lay called in ahead of tonight's awards night!
RaboResearch analyst Pau...
Agricultural Work, Health & Safety Just Got Serious
Safe Farms WA's Stephen Brown announces WA's first ever farm-focussed WHS conference coming to Perth in February!
Todd Nener from Redipo...
How To Optimise Your Losses Through Harvester Setup
Bayer Technical Solutions Agronomist Matt Willis gives us a rundown on treating retained seed for next year,
GRDC Grower Relations Manag...
Electronic ID Tag Discount Scheme Expands to 2026
A chat with DPIRD animal product integrity and traceability manager Michael Britton about the extension of their Tag Incentive Payment for eID tags, s...
What You Need to Know About Summer Crops
Waiting for the crops to dry out? Elders Senior Agronomist James Bee suggests planting some summer crops in the meantime!
Owen Catto fro...
End of an Era for WA Shearing Industry Association
This morning we spoke to Darren Spencer, as he plans to step down from his WA Shearing Industry Association presidency next year and start a new journ...
Feeding Livestock On-Farm... Is It Easier Than We Realise?
Dean Toovey from Patmore Feeds tells us about on-farm feeding, 4 Farmers' Bill Crabtree has an interesting Christmas gift idea, Farm Weekly editor Dar...
The Waterbombers Have Landed
Waterbombers and firefighting fleets have been deployed to Narrogin and Esperance, in preparation for a long hot harvest. DFES Superintendent of Count...
Are Regional Aussies Happier Than City Dwellers?
A new report reveals that Aussies in regional areas are more satisfied with their life compared to city residents! Laura Allen from Research Insights...
Celebrating Our Rural Teachers
Today is World Teacher's Day! Rosalie Packham, English teacher at Cunderdin Ag College spoke to us this morning about her experience teaching in the w...
The WA Dairy Situation
This morning we spoke to Western Dairy Chair Andrew Jenkins about WA's dairy industry, from the positives to the negatives and everything in between. ...
A Look at the Fertiliser Market for 2026
Whitfert Fertilisers' Phil Brooks gives us an insight into next year's fertiliser supply and prices, plus touches on global grain over harvest.
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Strong Crops, Dwindling Prices
As we head towards a potentially record-breaking harvest, there's a not so optimistic outlook on grain prices. We dive into the reasons why with RaboR...
Has the BOM's New Website... Bombed?
After a weekend of scathing reviews surrounding the Bureau of Meteorology's new website launch, we chat to forecaster Jess Linguard about the most com...
Marron and Oysters and Seaweed... Oh My!
This morning, we caught up with Rachel Kelly from the Aquaculture Council of WA as they prepare for their final workshop in a series aimed to future-p...
Record Volumes of Grain Globally
ADM Trading's Tom Mayfield gives us some insight into how grain volumes are looking globally.
Editor Cally Dupe has the top stories from...
The Number One Reason for Truck Accidents
The National Truck Accident Research Centre (NTARC) has released their Major Incident Investigation Report for 2025. As harvest picks up and the roads...
A Soil Monitoring Program and a Sheep Field Day
Lots of things happening in the WA ag world this week!
Wheatbelt NRM CEO Renata Paliskis tells us about an exciting new soil monitoring program...
A New Roundup/Paraquat Weedkilling Alternative?
Bayer has revealed a potential new weedkiller - icafolin - to be lodged with the regulator in 2026, with the goal of a 2028 release. Bayer's Tim Sippe...