Country Today - May 12th

Growers in Western Australia have planted 2.28 million hectares of canola, marking the largest area ever recorded for the state. We’ll head to the Wimmera where growers are pleased with the recent rainfall, and according to this weekend's weather forecast, there's more on the way. Australia’s largest breeder of layer hens is introducing technology that can identify the sex of a chick in-ovo, that is, in the egg. The NSW Government is trying to give itself the power to flood private land without consultation. It's primarily to facilitate environmental flows such as sustaining wetlands. The Bill passed the Legislative Council last week. It now has to be passed in the lower house to become law. Last week's lamb sale at Bendigo Livestock Exchange saw many producers choosing to pass in their lambs after offers fell short of processor rates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.