Agriculture and forestry

• Sheep and Goat Electronic Identification (eID) Rebate supports primary producers and livestock agents with the costs of implementing eID tagging systems. Closes 30 June 2025.
• Agrifutures Australia RD&E Investment provides funding to organisations to deliver research and innovations that aim to strengthen and future-proof established and emerging rural industries.
• Queensland Smart Farms supports AgTech providers, producers and supply chain businesses to trial technology and accelerate development, testing and adoption through use of available smart farms.
• Support Plantation Establishment program supports the establishment of new long-rotation softwood and hardwood plantation forests in Australia and assists the sector in responding to the projected growth in demand for domestically sourced timber resources. Round 3 (batch 4) grant applications are open. Closes 17 July 2025.
• Farm Management Grants offer primary producers a 50% rebate on the cost of eligible professional advice to produce a Farm Business Resilience Plan for their property.
• Drought Preparedness Grants Program assists primary producers to undertake on-farm capital improvements to improve drought preparedness.
• Sustainability Loan provides loans for primary producers and commercial fishers to help them improve their productivity and sustainability.
• Primary Industry Productivity Enhancement Scheme provides finance to an applicant in the first years of establishing a primary production enterprise.
• Special Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants (Primary Producers) provides an exceptional circumstance grant to primary producers to help pay for the costs of clean-up and reinstatement of eligible entities that have suffered direct damage as a result of an eligible disaster.
• Get Your Business CN30 Ready outlines how meat operators can take action towards carbon neutrality.
• Renewable Energy Landholder Toolkit assists landholders reflect on the various potential benefits and risks associated with on-farm renewable development, as they respond to and negotiate with energy industry representatives about accessing land and developing renewable energy projects.
• Energy savings ideas for agricultural businesses guide provides energy savings advice and tips to reduce energy use and save costs.