A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk – mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffaloes, sheep, horses or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or in a section of a multi-purpose farm (mixed farm) that is concerned with the harvesting of milk.
- Emma -
Australian dairy is a $13 billion farm, manufacturing and export industry. With a value alone of $4 billion, the Australian dairy industry enriches regional Australian communities. Australia’s 6700 dairy farmers produce around 9.5 billion litres of milk a year. The Australian dairy also employs 43,000 Australian on farms and factories, while more than 100,000 Australians are indirectly employed in related service industries. Dairy is one of Australia’s leading industries from adding value to the downstream processing. Dairying continues to be an important industry of Australia. In farms today, productivity continues to increase through improved pasture, feed and herd management techniques.
- Mosese -
The Australian Dairy Industry
Australian dairy is a $13 billion farm,
manufacturing and export industry. With a farmgate value alone of $4 billion,
the Australian dairy industry enriches regional Australian communities.
Australia’s 6700 dairy farmers produce
around 9.5 billion litres of milk a year. The Australian dairy industry
directly employs 43,000 Australians on farms and in factories, while more than
100,000 Australians are indirectly employed in related service industries.
Dairying is a well-established industry
across temperate and some subtropical areas of Australia. While the bulk of
milk production occurs in south-east states, all states have dairy
industries that supply fresh drinking milk to nearby cities and towns. A range
of high-quality consumer products, including fresh milks, custards, yogurts and
a wide variety of cheese types, are produced in most Australian states.
Nevertheless, the manufacturing of longer shelf life products, such as cheese
and specialised milk powders, is becoming more concentrated in the south-east
region of Australia.
http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/Industry-information/About-the-industry.aspx
THE PROCESSING OF MILK
Part 1
At the Milk
Processing Plant
Tankers transport
the milk from dairy farms to the nearest milk processing plant. On arrival,
milk from the tanker is tested again in a laboratory to ensure that it has been
kept at or below 4 degrees Celsius during transport, and delivered within 24
hours of milking. The tests also monitor protein levels and check for the
presence of bacteria and antibiotics. The milk is then pumped into large
insulated vats at the factory.
Part 2
At the factory
The milk is sent through a processing line to be packaged in cartons or bottles.
Cartons are made from cardboard lined with a polyethylene plastic.
The
cartons, in varying sizes, are flat and then are formed into their proper shape
in a machine just before being filled.
Once the
correct amount of milk has been put in, the carton is heat sealed, stamped with
the use-by date and packaged in milk crates which are stored in a huge cool
room until they are collected from the factory.
In the past, milk
was always packaged in glass milk bottles (and some countries still have milk
delivered this way).
Milk cartons
first came to Australia in 1958, when the Model Dairy in Melbourne began
packaging milk in 150 ml and 500 ml Tetra Pak tetrahedron-shaped cartons. At
the time, 160,000 new glass bottles were needed in Melbourne alone every week
to keep up the delivery of 1.3 million bottles of milk a day.
We could use these ideas in our final design - show the processing line in some way.
Jay
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