Country Today - February 5th

To the summer bushfires and the State Opposition is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the fires, including why there was an apparent lack of aircraft firefighters. You'll hear from CFA strike team leader, John Crozier Bulla Dairy Foods will expand its production  in Colac with the opening of its new Hearn Street Factory. One of Australia's largest meat processors has adopted artificial intelligence to count up to 5000 sheep a day as they are unloaded from trucks. Rural land values in Victoria's key cropping zones have nearly trebled in the past five years. The Hamilton Regional Livestock Exchange has recorded its biggest sales week on record, with more than $22 million worth of livestock sold.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.