Research shows nearly 80% of primary students in Australia cannot identify current dairy farming practices.

The National Schools Food and Fibre Education Strategy has been launched to transform how students learn about the ag industry. 

We chat to Troy Setter, Consolidated Pastoral Company CEO, about the strategy. 

 

Nutrien livestock agent Craig Walker joins us for a chat about 2026 sale yard predictions,

 

And Rural Aid's Roger Hitchcock talks changing our attitudes and reactions. 

Research shows nearly 80% of primary students in Australia cannot identify current dairy farming practices.
The National Schools Food and Fibre Education Strategy has been launched to transform how students learn about the ag industry.&nbsp;
We chat to Troy Setter, Consolidated Pastoral Company CEO, about the strategy.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Nutrien livestock agent Craig Walker joins us for a chat about 2026 sale yard predictions,
&nbsp;
And Rural Aid's Roger Hitchcock talks changing our attitudes and reactions.&nbsp;

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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Do City Kids Know Where Their Food Comes From? 

Today we were joined by Fiona Mann, an AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award WA finalist who’s turning locally grown canola from her family farm near Eradu into premium cold-pressed oil under BLOCK 275!

 

We also hear from Grains Australia CEO Richard Simonaitis about being formally selected to join Austrade’s new Trade Diversification Network,

 

And Nutrien's Harry Carol calls in from a clearing sale in Manypeaks this morning. 

Today we were joined by Fiona Mann, an AgriFutures Rural Women&rsquo;s Award WA finalist who&rsquo;s turning locally grown canola from her family farm near Eradu into premium cold-pressed oil under BLOCK 275!
&nbsp;
We also hear from Grains Australia CEO Richard Simonaitis about being formally selected to join Austrade&rsquo;s new Trade Diversification Network,
&nbsp;
And Nutrien's Harry Carol calls in from a clearing sale in Manypeaks this morning.&nbsp;

Imagine Turning Your Canola Crop into a Premium Oil Brand

A unique network of monitoring stations have been installed across some of Australia’s most hail-prone locations, to better understand extreme weather events. Associate Professor Matthew Mason from the University of Queensland's School of Civil Engineering tells us all about it. 

 

We also chat to Terry Antonio - a farmer in Salmon Gums, chair of the Esperance Zone Innovation Group and a panelist at the upcoming Evoke Ag event in Melbourne. 

 

And Burando Hill's Stew Mckenzie pops in to talk about augers and staying safe on the road when passing large machinery. 

A unique network of monitoring stations have been installed across some of Australia&rsquo;s most hail-prone locations, to better understand extreme weather events. Associate Professor Matthew Mason from the University of Queensland's School of Civil Engineering tells us all about it.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
We also chat to Terry Antonio - a farmer in Salmon Gums, chair of the Esperance Zone Innovation Group and a panelist at the upcoming Evoke Ag event in Melbourne.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
And Burando Hill's Stew Mckenzie pops in to talk about augers and staying safe on the road when passing large machinery.&nbsp;

How Do We Handle Hail?

Wheatbelt livestock producers with lupin stubbles are being urged to monitor flocks for signs of the liver disease, lupinosis, following widespread rainfall in November. DPIRD field veterinary officer Judy Burson joins us. 

 

Farm Weekly editor Darren O'Dea has the top stories from this week's paper,

 

And Nutrien's Craig Walker has an update from Muchea. 

 

Wheatbelt livestock producers with lupin stubbles are being urged to monitor flocks for signs of the liver disease, lupinosis, following widespread rainfall in November. DPIRD field veterinary officer Judy Burson joins us.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Farm Weekly editor Darren O'Dea has the top stories from this week's paper,
&nbsp;
And Nutrien's Craig Walker has an update from Muchea.&nbsp;
&nbsp;

Do City Kids Know Where Their Food Comes From?

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