Milk production through sustainable Land & Water Utilisation

Max and Evelyn Warren's family have been dairying in the Macalister Irrigation District since the 1950s.

They established one of the first rotary dairies in the district and now operate the only Robotic Dairy in Australia, an example of best practices in design for animal welfare, efficiency in milk production and reduction of environmental impacts through water use efficiency and effluent and nutrient control.

The Land & Water Australia Community Fellowship has allowed the Warren's to demonstrate the relationship between the micro-environment of the farm and the macro-environment of catchments via an interactive website www.roboticdairy.com. They have also created fact sheets on land and water use, effluent and nutrient control and environmental impacts for use by industry and students.