Funding for primary producers to adopt smart farming technologies

Overview

The program is aimed at eligible primary producers operating within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) who are seeking to adopt agriculture technologies (AgTech) solutions to improve the productivity, efficiency and sustainability of their farming businesses.

Eligible projects must involve implementing AgTech items, which may include:

• monitoring and sensing technologies
• precision agriculture technologies
• connectivity and communications equipment
• automation technologies
• livestock monitoring systems 
• environmental monitoring equipment
• farm data management and decision-support technologies
• remote monitoring systems.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must:

• hold a valid Australian business number (ABN)
• have an ANZSIC primary producer classification
• be geographically located within the eligible area, and install the funded AgTech at that location
• have an annual average gross income from primary production of at least $40,000
• have completed a DPIRD Farms of the Future (FOTF) AgTech Fundamentals Workshop
• hold a DPIRD FOTF approved AgTech Plan and Certificate of Completion
• commit to providing a 30% cash co-contribution toward the approved AgTech items.