These guidelines will help farmers who are planning a new dairy development and/or a major redevelopment of an existing operation. They will also help key stakeholders, such as consent authorities, regulatory agencies, and consultants, to understand modern dairy systems and industry best practice.
These guidelines replace the previous Environmental management guidelines for the dairy industry which were last published in 2008.
In this time, we have seen significant changes to the dairy industry in response to climatic, labour, animal welfare and market pressures as well as new research and technology becoming available. Furthermore, the NSW planning and environmental legislation requirements have also been through major changes and these need to be communicated to dairy developer(s) and authorities who make decisions of dairy developments, licensing and permit applications.
A copy of the guidelines can be found on our website. Please reach out to us via dairy@dpi.nde.gov.au if you would like a hard copy (limited copies are available).
