The Federal Government is investing more than $5 million nation-wide to help landholders with new skills and knowledge to improve sustainability.
Member for Barker Tony Pasin said 113 projects nationally will receive grants of up to $50,000 from the third round of the Smart Farms Small Grants program.
“Our farmers and landholders are some of the best custodians of our land and have a long history of early adoption of innovation,” Mr Pasin said.
“They have always looked after the land and we are giving them a helping hand through this grants program to adopt best practice natural resource management methods.
“These are projects happening throughout the country and are about improving the resilience and productive capacity of farms and landscapes.”
Mr Pasin said four projects in Barker would share in almost $200,000 of projects across the electorate.
- Coorong District Council will receive $49,980 for their project to understand soil constraints, groundwater data, and recharge of ground water rates to inform saltland management risk response and decision making.
- Koonunga Agricultural Bureau will receive $49,500 for measuring soil health and moisture improvements from mulching and composts undervine in the northern Barossa.
- South East Natural Resources Management Board will receive $50,000 for their project- Innovating to protect and enhance paddock trees for farm productivity and threatened species habitat in South East South Australia.
- Tatiara District Council will receive $43,000 for understanding and promoting the impact of acid soils growth penalty on crops and pastures across the Coorong and Tatiara Districts
For more information on the Smart Farms Small Grants program visit: agriculture.gov.au
- Smart Farms Small Grants is part of the Federal Government’s Smart Farms program – a key initiative of phase two of the National Landcare program
- Smart Farms Small Grants is a $43.5 million grants program (six annual rounds)
- Round 1 funded 77 projects for a total of $4.75 million. These are expected to be completed by April 2020
- Round 2 funded 110 projects for a total of $9.25 million. These are expected to be completed by September 2021
- Round 3 projects must be completed by 30 June 2022
