David Blackmore may have to quit farming.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-03/wagyu-beef-producer-david-blackmore-may-have-to-quit-farming/6669276

More concise information and better quantitative reporting needed. 1400 cows on 330 acres? under what conditions? Supplemental feeding constitutes how much of their diet?

Ummmm... Kevin, the cattle, their feed and nutrition were not the point of the article. The Corellas (a kind of large parrot) attracted to the grain and the neighbors' objections were. The cattle had been raised previously in "lots," whatever "lots" are in Australia. When the long time farmer (who sells his superior beef worldwide) changed his operation to allow the cattle out on grass, his supplementary feeding attracted 1,400 Corella parrots. The racket and their manure caused the neighbors to complain. Most of those neighbors were newer residents... non-farming retirees, except for the couple who run the caravan (trailer) park whose complaints are more or less understandable.

This situation would not occur in the U.S. because we don't have the numbers of birds and other wild life that Australia does. However, we have all experienced or read about urban transplants who moved to rural areas because of the attraction of farms that surround them and then complain about the smells, sounds and farm activities, including night field work.

Personally, I sympathize with both. There is no solution that would be fair... Tell the farmer to stop his long time lucrative farm operation or tell the complainants to lump it or move away?

Here some newcomers have took feed yards to court and won. they moved here and built a house next to the feed yard, then complained about the dust and smell. they could have built anywhere else.

Feed lots and dairies do attract a number of flocking birds like starlings and cowbirds ---- but certainly not the size of some parrots.

KC Fox -----------------I know of a similar deal. The local/town dump/landfill. It was a huge pile/hill. You couldn't miss it! The place was obvious. Folks built some houses directly across the road from it. New homeowners complained about the odor,seagulls,andeverything else associated with a landfill......and filed a lawsuit......and won.

I know of several farms that have long since went defunct and sold due to people wanting to "live in the country" "live next to a farm" until the cows are lowing during weaning time, tractors are running, etc.