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101

The Annual Call to Log Hectares Planted

102

Do We Dare Get Excited for Rain This Week?

103

Late Seeding, Re-Seeding and Available Stocks

104

DPIRD Weather Stations Website Gets a Big Upgrade

105

Permission Granted For Double Strength Mouse Bait

106

Is the Live Sheep Export Phase Out Happening Sooner Than We Thought?

107

Was the Seeding Fuel Shortage a Learning Curve for Australia?

108

Growth of Farmland Values Cools to a 12 Year Low

109

How Will the Federal Budget Affect Our Regional Communities?

110

It's the Right Time to Learn How to Use Our Fertiliser More Efficiently

111

Cuts to Funding Makes Controlling Wild Dogs a Big Issue

112

Protecting Canola from Turnip Yellows Virus

113

Regional Areas Ignored in the State Budget

114

How Are Our Next Gen Farmers Feeling?

115

It's National Alpaca Week!

116

Composting Carbon and Recycling Oat Husks

117

Farmland Prices Set for Continued 'Modest' Growth

118

Should We Be Concerned About Insects in Our Crops This Year?

119

Six Lessons from the Paddock

120

The Fertiliser Supply Shortage Continues

121

Knockdown Spraying, Carbon Fertiliser and Community Crops

122

When the Rain Falls, the Snails Rise

123

The National Variety Trials Harvest Reports Are Out

124

The Positives and Negatives of This Year's Seeding Program

125

How We Can Utilise Precision Sheep Management

126

Securing WA's Fuel Supply

127

Long-Term Soil Solutions Are Being Put on the Backburner

128

A Chat with the CEO of RFDS WA

129

Are Other Grain-Exporting Countries Facing Similar Nitrogen Access Issues?

130

Lack of Housing in the Wheatbelt is Becoming a Major Headache

131

Where Does the Moisture in Our Soil Go?

132

Agri Solar Across Our Wine Regions

133

Does Canola Have a Future in Biofuels?

134

WA Farmers Losing Confidence Even Prior to the Middle East Conflict

135

Our Rural Nurses Are Calling For Change

136

How To Stretch Your Fertiliser Further

137

Happy Easter! Let's Talk About Feral Rabbits...

138

Opportunity Knows No Postcode

139

What To Do If You Got Rain on the Weekend... And If You Didn't

140

Looking After Our Mental Health During Seeding

141

What Does this EU Trade Deal Mean for WA Producers?

142

The Middle East Conflict's Effect on Grain Values

143

Mouse Alert!

144

Top Tips for Effective Canola Establishment

145

Farmers Across Borders Calls for Government Support

146

WA's Truckies Are On the Edge, Only Two Weeks Into War

147

Fuel and Fertiliser Shortages, Broken Weather Radars and... Buffalo Milk Ice Cream?

148

How To Work With the Little Nitrogen We've Got

149

No Weather Radar Coverage in North-East WA For Three Months

150

Succession Planning on the Family Farm... How Do We Start the Conversation?

151

Another Day, Another Fuel Price Increase

152

How are Rural Fuel and Freight Companies Dealing with the Shortages?

153

Running on Empty: Farmers Need Fuel as Seeding Looms

154

Volatile Global Fertiliser Markets

155

Should We Be Taking Ag Sustainability More Seriously?

156

Live at the Wagin Woolorama 2026!

157

A Spectacular Vintage Season in the South West and Great Southern

158

The Predicted Value of Agriculture

159

Sheep Feed That Reduces Methane Emissions By 70%?

160

Is It Worth Applying for Those Live Sheep Export Grants?

161

How Trump's Tariffs Affect Our Exports

162

Teaching Skills for the Future of Our Ag Industry

163

Reflecting on a Long Hot Summer in Regional WA

164

Why Are Local School Bus Routes Being Axed?

165

Cost-Effective Cattle Methane Monitoring

166

What Do Young People Have to Say About Living Rurally?

167

Keeping Up with Feed Demand in the South West

168

More GPs Are Coming to Our Rural Medical Clinics

169

Get to a GRDC Grains Research Update

170

The Tony Maddox Property Rights Appeal

171

Cane Toads... In the Pilbara?

172

Geopolitics the Dominant Risk for Agriculture This Year

173

Meet A New Member of the Rural Aid Team!

174

A Positive Outlook for Ag Property in WA

175

Just Another Hot Day? Australia’s Extreme Heat Wake-Up Call

176

Get the Best Value Soil Moisture Retainer for Your Farm

177

Why is Virtual Fencing a Thing for Cattle but Not for Sheep?

178

Why Rural Women Experience Empty Nesting Earlier

179

Supporting WA Shearers Beyond the Shed

180

Imagine Turning Your Canola Crop into a Premium Oil Brand

181

Do City Kids Know Where Their Food Comes From?

182

How Do We Handle Hail?

183

Wheatbelt Producers: Monitor Your Livestock for Lupinosis

184

Free Financial Counselling for the New Year

185

Fruit Harvesting Set to Reach New Heights

186

Wrapping Up WA's Record-Breaking Harvest

187

Diving into Supply and Demand Forecasts for the US and Beyond

188

What's Going on in the Muchea Sale Yards?

189

The Ryegrass Toxicity Risk

190

We're Back for 2026!

191

Merry Christmas from Rural Focus!

192

Recycled Asphalt for your Hayshed Floor

193

Should We Get Our Grain Off the Roads and On the Rails?

194

Securing Sakura, Selling Out Safety Conferences and Sprinting to the South West

195

A Chance to Have Your Say About the Land You Live On

196

From Paddock to Port - Tackling a Record Harvest

197

Mentoring Our Kids in the Wheatbelt and Beyond

198

A Win for the Workshop: Right to Repair Reforms Expand into Agriculture

199

Fence Lines vs Resistant Weeds

200

Balancing the Books in the Bush