Envirology

Via Farmonline, 14-05-2012

THE Federal Government's carbon tax has prompted dairy farmers to get sustainable and slash costs.

With the carbon tax posing major threats to the intensive Australian dairy industry, facing the prospect of higher power bills and lower milk prices, some dairy farmers have already made big moves to slash on-farm electricity costs.

They say switching to a more sustainable system will not only save money, but it's better for their farm in the long term too.

Boorcan dairy farmers Darren and Camilla Moloney are slowly chipping away at a 10-year plan to transform their business into a self-sustainable operation.

"We don't have a big cash flow, but we are trying to do things that will pay for themselves," Mr Moloney said.