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Huge hailstones batter Aussie agri research glasshouses

January 21, 2020

A storm of huge tennis ball sized hailstones caused significant damage to glasshouses owned by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), among…

Catching up with an Irish sheep shearer…down in Australia

January 19, 2020

Sheep

A few months ago, AgriLand spoke to Karol Devaney – a sheep farmer from Drumcliff, Co. Sligo – who had just landed in Australia.…

Sheep dog saves flock from wildfire blazes in Australia

January 7, 2020

Rural Life

A dog rounded up her flock of sheep with her owner and brought them to the “safest paddock on the farm” – in…

5.5 million hectares of land burnt to date in Australian wildfires

January 2, 2020

Rural Life

It has been reported that a total of approximately 5.5 million hectares (13.5 million acres) of land has been burnt to date – Tuesday, January…

Irish expats drive 900,000L of water to drought-stricken Aussie farmers

November 25, 2019

Rural Life

Hundreds of Irish people based in Sydney came together to transport thousands of litres of water from the Australian coast city to the…

‘Chris’ the record-breaking sheep dies

October 23, 2019

Rural Life

A sheep that broke records in recent years for the world’s heaviest fleece has died, it has emerged. The sheep, named “Chris”, died…

Auto Aussie: Australian meat processors look to beef boning automation

July 10, 2019

Beef

Plans are afoot in Australia for the establishment of the world’s first beef boning automation research and development room, according to the country’s…

‘Suspected activists’ set dairy farmer’s shed alight overnight

June 14, 2019

Dairy

The operators of one of the biggest dairy farms in South Australia have expressed fear that they are being targeted by so-called ‘animal…

Tougher trespass laws urged after 100 Aussie activists ‘invade’ farm

March 26, 2019

Rural Life

Tougher trespass laws have been demanded by the Australian minister for agriculture following an “attack” of 100 animal activists on a farm in…

Australian ambassador visits WIT for agri-technology talks

March 4, 2019

Agri-Business

Richard Andrews, the Australian ambassador to Ireland, visited the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) campus last Friday (March 1), where agricultural innovations were…

Video: Australian floods see an estimated 500,000 cattle perish

February 14, 2019

Agri-Business

Torrential rain that caused widespread flooding in the north-west region of Queensland, Australia, has lead to losses now “estimated at 500,000 animals”, according…

‘Hundreds of thousands’ of cattle dead in Australian flooding

February 8, 2019

Environment

Scott Morrison, the Australian Prime Minister, has warned that “hundreds of thousands” of cattle are likely to have been killed after severe flooding…

Cows flocking to water tanker highlight impact of Oz drought

August 8, 2018

Rural Life

Recent images of hundreds of drought-stricken cows rushing to drink from a water tanker on the parched plains of Australia have hammered home…

‘Public goodwill’ saves 1,200 Ozzie sheep from untimely end

July 23, 2018

Rural Life

What has been described as a “flood of donations” has reportedly saved one Australian farmer from having to shoot his flock of 1,200…

600ha Oz farm sells for a reported $200 million

May 9, 2018

Rural Life

A 600ha farm in Australia located approximately 40km north of Melbourne has recently sold for a reported $200 million (€125.5 million). This equates to…