Farmers, fishers and foresters can now apply for funding of up to $100,000 through the Morrison Liberal National Government’s Smart Farms Small Grants program to support their natural resource management efforts.

This is a hugely popular program that provides a real bang for buck when it comes to delivering benefits for farms, the environment and local communities.

Aussie farmers not only produce the best food and fibre in the world, but they are also our greatest environmentalists.

Our farmers have always looked after the land and through these grants we can help equip them with the tools to continue to do so as efficiently as possible.

There is $6.5 million available under this round of Smart Farms Small Grants to support one- to two-year projects that boost best practice sustainable farming awareness, skills and capacity.

We’re looking for projects across a range of areas such as pest control, vegetation management, farm input efficiency, and the use of new technologies.

This opportunity is not to be missed; I strongly encourage all farmers throughout the region to see if they can benefit from this great program.

Smart Farms Small Grants is a sustainable agriculture element of the National Landcare Program (NLP).

The Morrison Liberal National Government is investing more than $1 billion towards the second phase of the NLP from 2018-2023.

Smart Farms Small Grants round 4 applications open 21 August 2020 and close 11pm AEDT on 9 October 2020. For more information and to apply, visit the Community Grants Hub https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/grants