Jenna Santos joined Frenchy on Rural Focus this week with an update on the new Equestrian Event, plus an update on some other ground renovations in preparation for this years event.

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CEO of WAFarmers Stephen Brown joins Frenchy on Rural Focus to talk about how WAFarmers are supporting students at agricultural colleges and other young people in agriculture and about the scholarships and sponsorships WA Farmers have offered recently.

 

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John England from Ag Innovate joins Frenchy on Rural Focus to explain the Merino central test sire evaluation which is a national initiative of the Australian Merino Sire Evaluation Association which compares the progeny of individual rams at a number of sites across Australia.

There are a number of things, traits, that are being measured for comparison between sire groups including fleece weight and fibre diameter, carcase traits like muscle and fat depths and body weights.

Listen to find out more.

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Muresk General Manager Prue Jenkins is excited about this Saturdays Muresk Institute Open Day.

Prue joined Frenchy on Rural Focus this week to spread the word!

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Elizabeth Brennan from Wongan Hills was named the Inaugural WA Young Achiever of the Year Award winner recently. 

Liz jioined Frenchy on Rural Focus to share the great news about her win and the journey she has taken to get there.

Congratulations Liz from all of us at Rural Focus.

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A couple of years ago when I was a Breakfast Radio Host, i had the priviledge of meeting this little champ, 11 year old Jayton Carter. Jayton like many other Kids in Regional and Metro WA suffers from some harsh health problems. Jayton suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, Club Feet & Gastroschisis. This is a birth defect of the abdominal (belly) wall. The baby's intestines stick outside of the baby's body, through a hole beside the belly button. The hole can be small or large and sometimes other organs, such as the stomach and liver, can also stick outside of the baby's body. (Jayton tells us what that is in the Interview). Jayton was last years Regional Little Telethon Star.

This weekend is the HBF Run for a Reason which Jayton, his Mum Lisa and around 30,000 other people are taking part in, including many of the regular guests to Rural Focus. Best of luck to everyone taking part and a big thanks to Jayton for joining me on Rural Focus this morning.

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The WA College of Agriculture-Denmark robotic dairy has entered its final phase now that the state of the art complex has been completed and is in full operation.

 Acting Principal Kevin Osborne joined Frenchy on Rural Focus to explain how it's all working and how the College Students are involved.

Congratulations to all involved!! 

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Mitch Crosby updates Frenchy with the Results from The National Merinio Challenge held in Sydney over the Weekend. Congratulations once again to the winners, all that were involved and the Ag Colleges involved also. 

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Mitch Crosby caught up with Frenchy on Rural Focus this week to talk about the upcoming National Merino Challenge. NMC will be held in Sydney this weekend. Best of luck to everyone involved and the WA students competing.

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CommBank has released some research called Agri Insights, which surveyed farmers investment intentions towards their operations over the coming 12 months.

Natasha Greenwood, CommBank’s General Manager for WA for Regional and Agribusiness Banking joined Frenchy on Rural Focus to discuss the findings.

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