"Farming in an environmentally sensitive area, part of our business philosophy is to embrace and actively engage in ways to reduce our environmental footprint. Through being part of this project we are learning and being exposed to new ideas and systems of reducing our footprint while maximising profit." – Tony Dodunski
Farm information
Area: 180 ha milking platform, total 221.5 ha
Soils: Predominantly Gamm and Average PAW0-60 121 mm
Farm System: 3.7 cows/ha, 12.7 tDM/ha pasture harvested
Irrigation: 66% pivots, 22% rotorainer, 4% k-line, 3% travelling irrigator, 5% dryland
Relevant Features: Cultural Sensitive Zone, feed pad, heavy soils and poor drainage
Practice changes to reduce environmental impacts
Completed/Ongoing & Future
- Drain management
- Feedpad construction
- Planting
- Optimised nitrogen management on effluent blocks
- Optimised fodder beet management
- Irrigation testing and efficiencies
Nitrate Leaching Progress
Baseline 2009-2013: 32
Current 2018/19: 17 (-47%)
Target 2022: 23 (-30%)
Find out more
Beaumaris Dairies partner farm information (pdf)
