Information sheets about options to save water in dairies

1. Holding yards

2. Plate cooler and cooling towers

3. Washing vat and milking machine

4. Washing platform and dairy surfaces

5. Other areas

In this miscellaneous section we look at a range of ideas to reduce water use both in and out of the dairy. Use the links below to see if any of these ideas can be applied on your farm. 

  Washing cows' teats

• Strategically wash teats
• Dry wipe teats
• Use trigger nozzles on udder hoses

  Stock water

• Fix leaking troughs
• Drink from troughs

  Water storages

• Reduce evaporation from water storages
• Stop leakage from dams

  Alternative sources

• Catch rain water from shed roof