A dairy effluent disposal system is disclosed. The dairy effluent disposal comprises a pump, a flow director and at least one effluent release device. The flow director receives a flow of effluent via the pump from a source of effluent located upstream in the system from the flow director. The flow director is an automatic flow director which automatically directs the flow of effluent each time the pump turns on, in at least a first direction or a second direction, one direction at a time. At least one effluent release device receives effluent when directed in the first direction by the automatic flow director to dispense the effluent over land and at least one effluent release device receives effluent when directed in the second direction by the automatic flow director to dispense the effluent over land.