Establishment:

Sylhet government dairy farm established on 228.83 acres of land at Alurtal in the Sylhet city in 1930, the dairy farm was supposed to produce sufficient milk for nutrition of the people of the region, to breed hybrid cows and train youths in nursing cows using scientific technology.

What is a dairy farm:

A dairy farm is an agricultural facility dedicated to raising and maintaining animals kept for their milk. Classically, a dairy farm houses cows, although it is also possible to raise goats, sheep, yaks, and other animals for their milk. The goal of a dairy farm is to produce high volumes of good quality, safe milk and milk products, and to export them to the surrounding region.
Humans have been keeping animals for their milk for centuries, but the dairy farm didn't really catch on in a big way until people figured out how to handle milk safely. Historically, many communities had a few milk animals which were handled and driven communally, and establishments such as abbeys might keep animals for the purpose of making cheese and other goods for sale. Individual farmers and landholders generally made their own milk and cheese as needed from their cows, sheep, and other animals.
With the advent of storage tanks, pasteurization, refrigeration, and roads accessible to milk trucks in the 1800s, the modern dairy farm began to evolve. Most dairy farms today have large numbers of animals, in the hundreds or thousands as opposed to the dozens found on small farms through the early 20th century, and they produce huge volumes of milk.
The farm includes pasture and shelter for the animals, along with areas for sheltering cows while they labor and give birth. Dairy farms usually keep a bull on hand, or order semen for artificial insemination to get access to especially good bloodlines, and they also have a facility known as a milking parlor, where the cows are milked. Historically, this was done by hand, but modern milking parlors usually utilize milking machines. The milk is transported in sterile tubes to tanks so that it can be tested for pathogens before being pooled on a milk truck. The milk truck takes the milk to a central location for processing.

Total land of the farm:

Meanwhile, a number of sister institutions such as the Veterinary College, Animal Disease Research Institute, Poultry Farm and Goat Development Project has been established in the city, centring the dairy farm.
But the main institution, the Sylhet Government Dairy Farm, has not yet been able to achieve its primary goal owing to mismanagement of the officials concerned.
The farm delivereted its land to other related institution.
Institution Quantity(Acre)
Poultry Farm 13.00
L.T.I 15.00
D.L.O 01.00
Youth training center 6.86
Sylhet Agriculture University 20.00
F.D.I.L 02.00
Goat Farm 28.00
Complained Araea 31.00
Main Road 4.18
Jalalabad Gas Line 1.99
Sylhet Engineering College 05.00
Divitional Fodder Nursery 20.00
2 No. Government Khatian 2.48
Total Gift =150.51
Now remaining area=78.32 acre.

Manpower:

SL NO Name Of PostPost Sanctioned Post Acting Post Absence Post
1 Assistant Director 1 1 0
2 Animal Production Officer 1 1 0
3 Veterinary Surgeon 1 1 0
4 Head Accountant 1 1 0
5 Accountant 1 1 0
6 Compounder 1 1 0
7 Milk Recorder 1 0 1
8 Office Assistant & Typist 1 1 0
9 Milk Man 10 2 08
10 Milk Delivery Boy 1 0 1
11 Pump Driver 1 0 1
12 Dairy Attendent 1 1 0
13 Farm Attendent 1 1 0
14 Swiper 2 1 1
Total 24 10 14
There are 23 daily labour work also. Manpower shortage has crippled the activities of the only public institution in the division for producing milk.