Van Diemen’s Land Co. (VDL) has received approval from the Tasmanian government for the company’s $122 million expansion plan for its Woolworth dairy. Once VDL receives further approval from the Federal Government under the Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Act the company plans to double its milk production by creating 11 new dairy farms through the conversion of beef operations to dairy, and by clearing land in Woolworth, Tasmania. Once completed, the project will make VDL one of the largest grass-fed dairy operations in the world. The planned expansion at VDL comes amid significant growth and investment in the region’s dairy sector with the $140 million redevelopment of the Lion Cheese factory and the construction of a new $70 million milk processing plant in Smithton.
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