Rural Focus

4 Farmers' Bill Crabtree talks about the upcoming paraquat changes and what we can use instead.

BOM's Jess Linguard gives us an update on website feedback, roughly one month on from the initial upheaval,

And we chat to Beyond Blue's Derek Schoen about reaching out before you hit rock bottom. 

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Have you considered what you'll do with your animals if bushfire evacuation becomes a reality? DPIRD State Animal Welfare in Emergencies Coordinator Brett Hopley is urging us to complete a PAWE template on the DPIRD website. 

Neil Ballard from Ballard Cleaning talks to us about seed cleaning season,

And Crisp Wireless CEO Leigh Ballard recaps their recent webinar. 

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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, workwear inspired by life on a Kimberley cattle station. 

Rural Aid's Roger Hitchcock talks to us about World Kindness Day and the friendliness of rural communities.

Burando Hill's Stew Mckenzie has an update on an upcoming autostacker demo,

And Nutrien's Harry Carol gives us the Mt Barker market report. 

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Fly2Health founder and WA Australian of the Year nominee Kennedy Lay called in ahead of tonight's awards night!

RaboResearch analyst Paul Joules gives us his predictions around rising fertiliser prices in 2026,

A conversation with Freight Lines Group managing director Michael Harding about staying vigilant on the roads over harvest,

And Countryman editor Cally Dupe has the top stories in this week's paper. 

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Safe Farms WA's Stephen Brown announces WA's first ever farm-focussed WHS conference coming to Perth in February!

Todd Nener from Redipods talks to us about the rising trend of tiny homes and why they're so popular in rural WA.

Farm Weekly editor Darren O'Dea has some great stories to tell you about, 

And Nutrien's Craig Walker has the Muchea market report. 

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Bayer Technical Solutions Agronomist Matt Willis gives us a rundown on treating retained seed for next year,

GRDC Grower Relations Manager Berin Gibbons tells us about GRDC's new six-part Harvester Setup series on YouTube,

And Agvocate President Sophie Wooldridge updates us on her recent trip to Canberra representing young farmers in WA. 

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A chat with DPIRD animal product integrity and traceability manager Michael Britton about the extension of their Tag Incentive Payment for eID tags, supporting sheep and goat producers transition to the new national livestock traceability system.

Wheatbelt NRM CEO Renata Paliskis has a reminder for wheatbelt residents, landowners and producers,

And Paul Nenke from Milne Feeds talks to us about swaps and offsets.  

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Waiting for the crops to dry out? Elders Senior Agronomist James Bee suggests planting some summer crops in the meantime!

Owen Catto from Regional Men's Health has a message for us about safety and wellbeing over harvest. 

And Nutrien's Harry Carol gives us this week's Mt Barker market report.

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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 journey.

Cally Dupe, editor of the Countryman, has the latest stories. 

And Chris Dzoma from Pioneer Seeds gives us the latest on canola hybrids. 

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Dean Toovey from Patmore Feeds tells us about on-farm feeding, 4 Farmers' Bill Crabtree has an interesting Christmas gift idea, Farm Weekly editor Darren O'Dea has this week's top stories and Nutrien's Craig Walker gives us an update on the Muchea sale yards. 

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