Rural Focus

On the show today we got a grain trading market update from Tom Mayfield of ADM Trading, plus Roger Hitchcock from Rural Aid was back to talk risk and vulnerability.

We also got an inside look at real estate with Jeremy Stewart from Merrifield Real Estate.

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When it comes to our money, many of us feel on the back foot. Today on Rural Focus we Spoke with Nyssa Millington from Fin-Cap Co Op to learn how we can start taking control of this tricky area.

Plus we were joined by the Liberal Member for Southwest Steve Thomas and David Clegg from Nutrien shares more on seed varieties for this year.

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Craig Walker from Nutrien shares some insights into why prices are the way they are in this weeks market report.

Plus it's a jam packed show with Darren O'Dea from Farm Weekly giving us the headlines, Stuart Gray, divisional fertiliser manager from Nutrien talking about soil testing and Women In Farming provided an update on some excellent events on the way.

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The Bureau of Meteorology seasonal outlook was released earlier in the month and Jessica Lingard joined Leah this morning to take us through what we can expect from March and April.

Plus GRDC Senior Regional Manager West Peter Bird takes us through next week's Grains Research Update - Perth program and Renata Paliskis from the Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management shares projects you can get involved in.

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On the show this morning we found out about Alexia Phillips a women who is looking to break the Women's Shearing World Record of how many merino ewes can be shorn in 8 hours.

Plus Mel Parnell from CLAAS Harvest Centre Northam joins us to talk through some impressive spreader technology and of course it wouldn't be Monday without Harry Carol from Nutrien giving us the cattle report from Mt Barker.

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On Rural Focus this morning we found out about the early stage trials that DPIRD are conducting on coffee bean varieties at three sites across WA.

Plus we find out the results of the RAC Risk Roads Survey, and Terry Melrose from Regional Men's Health Initiative joins Leah to help us stay motivated if we are struggling with the back to work blues.

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On the show today we took both a legal and safety planning look at the firearm legislation changes that are coming into affect on the 31st of March.

Rebecca Mync from Bailiwick Legal take us through the legal implications and Stephen Brown from SafeFarms look at the safety planning changes you need to be on top of.

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Craig Walker gives us the latest out of Muchea in the livestock report.

Daniel from Sunwise Energy shares the risks and implications of creating your own off grid network (aka don't do it), plus Professor Ross Kingwell from DPIRD takes us through what he thinks needs to change with the supply chain, taking grain from farm to port.

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Kulin local Gen Whisson is a 2025 finalist in the WA AgriFutures Rural Women's Awards for her Kulin to Cambodia Initiative, we found out all the details.

Plus - Tom Frost from Australian Mineral Fertilisers goes through soil testing, and Heechung Sung joins us to take a look at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and CSIRO new tool - The Towards Net Zero Agriculture Pathfinder.

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Looking for options for your growing program this year? Researcher from DPIRD Rob Harrison joins me to talk about a new legume cultivar that's available now.

Harry Carol from Nutrien is back to give me the Mt Barker Cattle report, plus we talk looking after yourself in the wake of fire and natural disasters with Roger Hitchcock from Rural Aid Australia.

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