Dairy Australia: Management or Treatment of Dairy Effluent for Re-use on Farm
Opportunity for
- Partners, researchers, and solution providers to address on farm management or treatment of dairy effluent (manure) to maximise opportunities to capture and (re)use energy, water and nutrients while minimising greenhouse gas emissions.
Opportunity description
Industry challenge
The increasing number of contained dairy production systems in Australia means that traditional manure effluent management and treatment options may not be feasible. These systems may have increased manure and shed washdown volumes, higher energy use and prices, land and water constraints. The industry is also striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity.
Current opportunity
Contained dairy systems produce an estimated 15-20% of the national milk pool and growing. The concentrated manure effluent volumes in these systems present an opportunity to more efficiently and economically get the most out of this organic resource. This creates a growing market for technologies that manage and treat effluent to enable on-site water recycling and reuse, on-site energy generation and nutrient cycling, increasing the industry’s productivity, profitability and environmental sustainability.
We aim to collaborate on innovative biological, chemical, or physical processes that enable safe treatment, reuse, or conversion. We are open to pursuing commercially aligned partnerships (where applicable) and contributing to trial/pilot costs to accelerate practical access and on farm adoption.
Suitable for solutions that are TRL Mid to late, (TRL5-9).
Enquire now on growAG to submit your interest.
Opportunity background
Dairy Australia is the national Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s dairy industry, funded primarily by the Dairy Services Levy and government co-investment. Its role is to invest in R&D, extension and industry capability to improve farm productivity, sustainability and competitiveness. More information on Dairy Australia and its research priorities can be found here.
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