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Australian Dairy Industry
Farm Environment - Effluent, Fertiliser, Soils, Water, Biodiversity and Energy
Environmental Issues
– Overview Dairying for Tomorrow
– Issue
• Regulation framework
• Industry activities
• How is the industry performing?
• Where next?
Dairying for Tomorrow
The Australian Dairy natural resource management on-farm change program.
Based on collaborative partnerships between the dairy industry, catchment managers and regulators.
Over 40 projects involving Dairying for Tomorrow decision support tools and resources are currently being delivered across Australia.
Key feature –supported networks and professional development activities
Dairying for Tomorrow
About the program Tackling specific issues
Publications Fert$mart Professional Development
Tools and guidelines
1. News and events2. Current activities3. Contacts4. Regional NRM
reference groups
WaterSoils and fertilisersSoil healthEffluentClimateBiodiversityWaste
ReportsCase studiesFact sheets
Fert$mart planning Information for farmersInformation for advisorsSoil testing Tools
Effluent systems designFertCareIndustry workshops
Dairy SATEffluent DatabaseClimate ToolkitDGAS -Farm carbon calculatorMortality compostingRiparian Assessment ToolDairy Catchments Assessment Tool
Effluent management
– Guidelines (Victoria)– Codes of practice (Queensland, SA, Tasmania &
WA)
– EPA (Victoria, SA and Tasmania)
– Resources• Effluent and manure database for the Australian
Dairy Industry (Dairy Australia)• BMPs – DairySAT (Dairy Australia)• State guidelines & codes of practice (Industry,
State agencies and Food Safety Authorities)• NCDEA effluent system design course• Capacity building program• Fact sheets, case studies
State regulation
Environment Protection Authority - Victoria
.– All effluent from the dairy, feedpads, standoff areas, underpasses and tracks
must be contained and reused (most commonly spread back on pastures and crop).
– Effluent must not enter surface waters (including billabongs, canals, springs, swamps, natural or artificial channels, lakes, lagoons, creeks and rivers).
– Runoff containing effluent must not leave the property boundary.– Effluent must not enter ground waters either directly or through infiltration (for
example seepage from ponds).– Effluent must not contaminate land (discharging effluent onto the same small
area over time will cause nutrient overload and contaminate land).– Offensive odours must not impact beyond property boundaries.
Failure to meet these obligations will result in the EPA implementingthe enforcement policy, which has consequences ranging from awarning, through improvement notices to fines or court action
Effluent management
How is the industry performing?
Steady improvement
Effluent management
How is the industry performing?
Steady improvement
Effluent management
Current and future activities
Industry guidelines– Update Effluent and Manure management database– Develop NSW effluent guidelines in partnership with
government agencies
Capacity building– Increase the number of certified effluent system designers
(Victoria, QLD and Tasmania)– Establish an industry effluent communications group– Collate and harmonise existing state extension materials into a
national resource
Research– Industry manure calculators– Environmental impacts of different manure management
systems– Covered lagoon biodigesters
Fertiliser management
Fert$mart (Dairy Moving Forward – Dairy Australia)
On farm change programs (over 30 currently)
Resources• Fert$mart • Fertiliser BMPs – DairySAT (Dairy Australia)• Capacity building program • Fact sheets, case studies
Research
Industry programs
Fertiliser management
How is the industry performing?
Improving
Fertiliser management
Current and future activities
Fert$mart
Capacity building– Increase the number of FertCare C certified advisors– Greater emphasis on up skilling consultants and other
relevant service providers
On farm change programs– Incorporate Fert$mart principles– Greater involvement of consultants in delivery (Core4)
Research– Nitrogen use efficiency ($7 Million program)– Microbial influences on nitrogen plant uptake and loss
pathways– Modelling and DSS– Extension (evaluation and monitoring)
SOM
Fertilization
NH4+mineralization
NO3-
NO2-
LeachingNO3-, NO2-
Urea Ammonium nitrate
N2N fixation
immobilization
nitrificationimmobilization
amoA
nxr
nirK
denitrification
N2NO N2OcnorB nosZ
narG
nifH
Plant uptake
Microbial functional gene
SOM
Fertilization
NH4+mineralization
NO3-
NO2-
LeachingNO3-, NO2-
Urea Ammonium nitrate
N2N fixation
immobilization
nitrificationimmobilization
amoA
nxr
nirK
denitrification
N2NO N2OcnorB nosZ
narG
nifH
Plant uptake
Microbial functional gene
Soil management
Land and water management plans (Whole farm plans)
Industry programs
Regulation
Fert$mart
On farm change programs•Future Ready Dairy Systems•Acid sulphate soils (SA)•Whole Farm Planning – MDB•Targets for change
Resources•Soils BMP – DairySAT (Dairy Australia)•Feedpad guidelines •Issue specific fact sheets, case studies, e.g. Managing wet soils
Research
Soil managementHow is the industry performing? - Improving
“ despite these issues being mentioned as major land management issues, only very small proportions of respondents say they do not have enough information or support to deal with them”, DfT Survey 2012.
Water management
– Murray Darling Basin Plan– Rural Water Authorities– Water licences– Water trading
On farm change programs•Northern Irrigation Renewal Program•Queensland Dairyfarmers WUE program•Water Stewardship pilot•Lower Murray Swamps Renewal program•Future Ready Dairy Systems
Resources• Irrigation BMPs – DairySAT•DPI Victoria – Irrigation•DPI Victoria - Saving water in the dairy•DSS Tools, Case studies
Research
Regulation
Water management
Water management
How is the industry performing? - Improved
Water management
Current and future activities
Capacity building– Increased number of service providers who understand linkages between irrigation delivery systems, management requirements and peak waterdemand by different forages
On farm change programs– Improving irrigation performance:focus on automation and irrigation scheduling
Research– Precision irrigation application– Improved automation technology– Manipulating the forage canopy environment with irrigation scheduling
Biodiversity
– Anti -clearing rules– Threatened species
Landcare
Industry on farm change programs•GipRip•Targets for change•Nutrient management programs
Resources•Native vegetation and waterways– DairySAT•Dairy Riparian Assessment Tool•Fact sheets•Case studies
Research
Regulation
Biodiversity
How is the industry performing? – Continuous Improvement
Biodiversity
EnergyIndustry on farm change programs
•Smarter energy use on Australian dairy farms•DairyNSW dairy farm energy assessment program•Future Ready Dairy Systems•CowTime
Resources•Energy BMPs- DairySAT•Dairy shed energy assessment tools•DPIV Energy Efficiency Resources•Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Fact Sheets (SA)•Energy (WA)•Renewable energy scenario tools•Fact sheets•Case studies
Energy
How is the industry performing?
Energy
“Over 150 activities, with approximately 4,600 farmer and service provider attendees. 100% of farmers attending events thought the topics were relevant and 94% of farmer
attendees said they learnt something from the FRDS event they can use on their property.” Watson, P and Watson, D. 2012 MAADI Evaluation
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