Rural Life
5.5 million hectares of land burnt to date in Australian wildfires
It has been reported that a total of approximately 5.5 million hectares (13.5 million acres) of land has been burnt to...
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...
Rural Life
Hundreds of Irish people based in Sydney came together to transport thousands of litres of water from the Australian coast...
Rural Life
A sheep that broke records in recent years for the world’s heaviest fleece has died, it has emerged. The sheep,...
Beef
Plans are afoot in Australia for the establishment of the world’s first beef boning automation research and development room, according...
Dairy
The operators of one of the biggest dairy farms in South Australia have expressed fear that they are being targeted...
Rural Life
Tougher trespass laws have been demanded by the Australian minister for agriculture following an “attack” of 100 animal activists on...
Agri-Business
Richard Andrews, the Australian ambassador to Ireland, visited the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) campus last Friday (March 1), where...
Agri-Business
Torrential rain that caused widespread flooding in the north-west region of Queensland, Australia, has lead to losses now “estimated at...
Environment
Scott Morrison, the Australian Prime Minister, has warned that “hundreds of thousands” of cattle are likely to have been killed...
Rural Life
Recent images of hundreds of drought-stricken cows rushing to drink from a water tanker on the parched plains of Australia...
Rural Life
What has been described as a “flood of donations” has reportedly saved one Australian farmer from having to shoot his...
Rural Life
A 600ha farm in Australia located approximately 40km north of Melbourne has recently sold for a reported $200 million (€125.5 million)....
Sheep
By Dr. Tim Keady, research officer, Teagasc Athenry Ewe productivity (number of lambs reared per ewe joined), which has been...
Agri-Business
An Australian company, Clipex Fencing and Stockyards, has chosen to set up its European headquarters in Ennis, Co. Clare. The...
Rural Life
An Australian inmate has allegedly used a tractor to escape from a prison in Sydney, according to the Daily Mail. David Mellis...
Dairy
Last week, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that Irish milk production was down 4.6% on...
Agri Politics
Abattoirs in Australia are beginning to shut their doors on the back of higher lamb prices. 7 News Melborne reports...
Agri Politics
Researchers in Australia are running a research program testing smart sensor technology as a means of preventing and detecting livestock...