In this episode,  the WMG caught up with farm manager Mark Drake from Lawson Grains&apos; Walyoo operation at Regans Ford. We discuss:<ul><li>How their crops are performing following the 2020 season</li><li>His tips for finding and retaining staff during harvest</li><li>What Walyoo did to tackle safety and continue production when COVID19 hit WA earlier this year </li><li>The procedures in place to ensure the Walyoo team gets through harvest safely and successfully</li></ul>Follow Mark on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/Drakey04'>@Drakey04</a>. Useful Resources <a href='https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2020/10/Work-Health-and-Safety-Bill-passes-Upper-House.aspx'>Work Health and Safety Bill passes Upper House</a> <a href='https://grdc.com.au/news-and-media/news-and-media-releases/west/2020/september/paddock-practices-managing-and-retaining-staff'>Paddock Practices: Managing and retaining staff</a> <a href='https://safefarms.net.au/sites/safefarmswa.com.au/files/docs/Appendix%20B%20-%2030%20Minute%20Safe%20Farms%20Safety%20Checklist.pdf'>Safe Farms WA 30 Minute Checklist - Are you compliant?</a> (FREE) <a href='https://induction.farmsafe.org.au/'>Farmsafe Safety Induction Tool </a>(FREE)<a rel="payment" href="https://www.wmgroup.org.au/become-member">Support the show</a> (https://www.wmgroup.org.au/become-member)

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Local knowledge from a paddock near you. Paddock Chat is a West Midlands Group Original Podcast created fortnightly to keep local growers in the loop without having to leave the paddock. The West Midlands Group is a not-for-profit grower group located in Dandaragan, two hours northeast of Perth.