Anna Creek Station
Coordinates: 28 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ S , 138 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E
Anna Creek Station is the largest cattle ranch in the world. It is located in the Australian state of South Australia and covers 23,677 km² (for comparison: this corresponds approximately to the area of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Slovenia has 20,273 km², Belgium 30,528 km²), making it many times larger than the largest farm in the USA.
Originally founded as a sheep farm in 1863, the business was converted to cattle breeding a short time later, as these animals proved to be more resistant to attacks by dingoes . The owner is S. Kidman & Co. Ltd. founded by Sidney Kidman . , a company that also owns other farms. Anna Creek Station is the seat of the central administration of all farm activities for this company, which is one of the largest farms in the world with a total of 11 million hectares and 170,000 cattle.
| time | Bovine | Employee | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2002 | 16,000 | ? | |
| May 2003 | 16,500 | 19th | |
| July 2005 | 13,000 | ? | |
| November 2006 | 4,000 | ? | |
| June 2008 | 1,500 | 8th | |
| August 2012 | 17,000 | 17th |
Since the station is located in a very dry area, even small fluctuations in annual precipitation can have a major impact. The number of cattle kept on the farm therefore varies greatly from year to year. After a lot of rain, up to 18,000 cattle can live on the station, but in times of great drought it can happen that operations have to be shut down completely. With the number of animals, the number of people employed also changes. August 2012 17 people worked on the farm.
On December 16, 2016, the Williams Cattle Company took over the ranch for an estimated 16 million Australian dollars.
The farm also includes the Anna Creek Painted Hills , the existence of which was kept secret for a long time and which are still not allowed to be entered. Only flying over is allowed.
Web links
- Anna Creek Station: Kidman Property Datasheet and Map (at kidman.com.au)
- short history (on wrightsair.com.au)
- The Big One . ABC Landline; 10-minute video from August 12, 2012 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Coober Pedy entry on australien-info.de . Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Data sheet on the Kidman website . Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Information from Wrightsair ( Memento from March 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), a local sightseeing flight provider. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Eleven million hectares: the world's largest farm is looking for buyers. Eva Eckinger on agrarheute.com: News , June 30, 2015.
- ↑ ABC Dimensions In Time: William Creek Hotel ( Memento from December 7, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (English). 9 September 2002. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ ABC Rural - SA Country Hour: Anna Creek - Still the biggest station in the world (English). May 21, 2003. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ ABC Rural - SA Country Hour: Big, big Anna Creek Station (English). July 14, 2005. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ ABC News: Dry forces cattle sell-off (English). November 3, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ a b ABC Landline: Creek Dries Up (English). Dated June 8, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ↑ ABC Landline: The Big One (English). August 12, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ↑ ABC Rural - SA Country Hour: Kidman Pastoral suffering (English). Dated September 18, 2002. Retrieved October 30, 2012.