Station agent
Encyclopedia
In many countries, the station agent is the person in charge of a railway station Variants of station agents can also work at other transit terminals such as airports, ferry terminals, etc.
In Australia
and New Zealand
, the term has a different meaning, due to the term Station (Australian agriculture)
(or Station (New Zealand agriculture)
) being the equivalent of ranch
in these countries.
A station agent - or more often stock and station agent
is a retailer specialising in goods for the farming sector. These goods may range from fence posts to animal health products, and tractors to computer software.
In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, the term has a different meaning, due to the term Station (Australian agriculture)
Station (Australian agriculture)
Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term ranch or South American estancia...
(or Station (New Zealand agriculture)
Station (New Zealand agriculture)
A station, in the context of New Zealand agriculture, is a large farm dedicated to the grazing of sheep and cattle. The use of the word for the farm or farm buildings date back to the mid-nineteenth century....
) being the equivalent of ranch
Ranch
A ranch is an area of landscape, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool. The word most often applies to livestock-raising operations in the western United States and Canada, though...
in these countries.
A station agent - or more often stock and station agent
Stock and station agent
Stock and station agents provide a support service to the agricultural community. They advise and represent farmers and graziers in business transactions that involve livestock, wool, fertiliser, rural property and equipment and merchandise on behalf of their clients...
is a retailer specialising in goods for the farming sector. These goods may range from fence posts to animal health products, and tractors to computer software.