Agriculture Forms

Before any pesticide, herbicide, fungicide or veterinary medicine can be supplied or used in Australia, the active...

Control of use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals (how they are stored, applied and recorded on-farm) is...

ChemCert and SMARTtrain are the two main competency-based pesticide training schemes recognised by Australian states....

Aerial application of pesticides (fixed-wing or helicopter) requires both a CASA Aerial Application Rating endorsement...

A Permit allows the use of a registered pesticide or veterinary chemical for a use NOT on the label — typically a minor...

Under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011, landholders can register Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF)...

After registering an ACCU project, holders can bid into Clean Energy Regulator ERF auctions — sealed-bid reverse...

NSW DroughtHub is the single front door to NSW state drought assistance — the Drought Transport Subsidy (up to $50,000...

A 25% rebate (up to $25,000) on permanent on-farm drought infrastructure — water (bores, tanks, troughs, pipes), stock...

Victoria activates drought support packages on declared drought events. Common components are Look Over the Farm Gate...

The Drought Relief Assistance Scheme (DRAS) provides freight subsidies (50% up to $50,000 per producer per year) on...

Queensland is shifting from reactive drought relief (DRAS) to a Drought Ready and Recovery framework — concessional...

South Australia activates drought support packages on declared dry events — common components are on-farm drought...

WA does not have a permanent drought scheme; it relies on the federal RIC loans plus the WA Rural Business Development...

Tasmania runs round-based on-farm grants — On-Farm Energy Audit and Capital Grants, Drought / Dry Conditions Resilience...

AgrAbility Australia helps farmers and agricultural workers who acquire a disability, chronic illness or injury to keep...

Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) is the federal-state cost-sharing agreement that activates after major...

Farm Household Allowance (FHA) is the cornerstone federal income-support payment for Australian farmers and their...

A concessional 10-year loan of up to $2 million to help farm businesses prepare for, manage through, or recover from...

A concessional 10-year loan of up to $2 million to help eligible Australian farm businesses build long-term resilience...

AgriStarter is a concessional 10-year loan of up to $2 million for first-time farmers, farm successors and people...

RIC Drought Loans can refinance existing farm debt where the existing debt was incurred to manage, prepare for or...

The Rural Financial Counselling Service is a free, independent, confidential service for farmers, fishers, foresters...

A Farm Management Deposit (FMD) lets primary producers set aside up to $800,000 of pre-tax income in a high-good year...

Primary producer averaging spreads tax across high-income and low-income years for primary producers (farmers,...

Dairy Australia is the industry-services body for Australian dairy farmers, funded by a statutory levy. DairyBase is...

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is the levy-funded research and marketing body for Australian woolgrowers. Levy payers...

Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) covers grain, pulse and oilseed yield losses from drought, frost, flood, hail, fire...

Producers, first purchasers and exporters of prescribed agricultural commodities (wheat, barley, canola, cotton, wool,...

Wool producers selling wool in Australia register a unique AWEX Property Identification (PIC + brand) and receive an...

Cotton growers in Australia register with Cotton Australia for industry representation, the myBMP (Best Management...

Rural Aid is one of the largest rural-supporting charities in Australia. Once you register as a farmer with them, you...

Beyond Blue runs a 24/7 free phone and online chat service, plus dedicated rural mental health resources,...

Are You Bogged Mate? is a peer-led rural mental health and suicide-prevention initiative founded by Mary OBrien. The...

The National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH) is the leading research and program centre for Australian farmer physical...

On rural-zoned land in NSW, you can do certain native vegetation clearing under the Land Management (Native Vegetation)...

In Victoria you usually need a planning permit from your local council to remove, lop or destroy native vegetation,...

In Queensland under the Vegetation Management Act 1999, certain rural clearing is "accepted development" if you notify...

Under the SA Native Vegetation Act 1991 you must apply to the Native Vegetation Council to clear native vegetation,...

A Clearing Permit under the WA Environmental Protection Act 1986 is required to clear native vegetation in Western...

In Tasmania a Forest Practices Plan (FPP) certified by a Forest Practices Officer is required for any commercial...

On NT pastoral lease land, clearing of native vegetation requires a Permit to Clear under the Pastoral Land Act 1992...

Landholders have a legal duty to control declared pests (wild dogs, foxes, rabbits, feral pigs, deer) and declared...

ICA accreditation lets growers and packers self-certify produce meets interstate quarantine entry conditions for fruit...

ICA-04 covers post-harvest dipping, flood-spraying or non-recirculated spraying of fruit (especially fruit fly host...

A Plant Health Certificate (PHC) is the official state-issued certificate confirming a consignment of plants or plant...

Phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae) is a notifiable grapevine pest. Vinehealth Australia administers the SA...

Australia has Pest Free Areas (PFAs) for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly, in WA only) and Queensland fruit fly (Qfly,...

Tasmania is one of Australia's strictest plant biosecurity jurisdictions. All plants, plant products, machinery and...

A grower, packer, processor or storage facility exporting prescribed plant products (grain, horticulture, hay, fodder,...

A Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) is the official Australian government certificate confirming a consignment of plants...

Hay, straw and fodder exports (oaten, lucerne, vetch hay) are Australia's major fodder export — primarily to Japan,...

All Australian wine exported above 100 L (or 25 L in some markets) must be approved by Wine Australia under the Wine...

Australian grain exports (wheat, barley, canola, sorghum, pulses, cottonseed) require DAFF registration of the export...

For organic produce to be exported labelled "organic", the producer and processor must be certified by a DAFF-approved...

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme lets approved Australian employers recruit workers from 9 Pacific...

Once approved, an Approved Employer mobilises PALM workers via a country Recruitment Plan, the labour-sending unit...

Working Holiday Maker (Subclass 417) and Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa holders can extend for a second year (and...

The Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) merged into the PALM scheme on 4 April 2022. Existing SWP-only Approved Employers...

Harvest Trail Information Service (HTIS) is the federally-funded job-matching service that connects horticulture and...

Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMAs) are formal labour agreements between the Commonwealth and a designated...

The Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy is a payment by employers each time they nominate a Subclass 482, 494 or 186...

Family farm succession is the most stressful and least-completed paperwork in Australian agriculture. NSW DPI,...

NSW exempts land used for primary production from land tax. To claim, the dominant use must be primary production —...

Every state with land tax has a primary production exemption (NT and ACT do not levy land tax in the same way). Tests...

The four small business CGT concessions in Division 152 — 15-year exemption, 50% active asset reduction, retirement...

Every commercial farm needs an Australian Business Number (ABN). GST registration is compulsory if your annual turnover...

AgSkilled is the NSW Government-funded vocational training program for the cotton, grains, horticulture, viticulture...

Agriculture Victoria runs Industry Workforce Plans co-designed with industry bodies (Dairy Australia, Vic Farmers...

Australian Apprenticeships in agriculture and horticulture are paid on-the-job + RTO study programs (typically Cert III...

A White Card is required by anyone entering a construction site in Australia — including many farms when contractors...

A Water Access Licence (WAL) gives you a share of the water available in a regulated river, unregulated stream or...

A Water Use Approval authorises the use of water on a particular parcel of land in NSW for a specified purpose...

You need a Water Supply Works Approval (commonly called a Bore Licence) before you drill, deepen or alter a bore in...

In Victoria, a Section 51 Take and Use Licence under the Water Act 1989 authorises taking water from a river, dam or...

A Section 76 Bore Construction Licence under the Water Act 1989 allows construction of a bore in Victoria. Drillers...

In Queensland a Water Licence under the Water Act 2000 attaches to land and authorises taking water from a watercourse,...

A Water Permit allows construction of a bore in Queensland. For stock-and-domestic use, no Water Licence is required to...

A Water Licence under the SA Landscape South Australia Act 2019 grants a share of the water available in a prescribed...

In Western Australia a 5C Licence under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 authorises taking water from a...

In Tasmania a Water Licence under the Water Management Act 1999 authorises taking water from a watercourse, lake or...

A Water Extraction Licence under the NT Water Act 1992 authorises the take of surface water or groundwater above the...