Agriculture & Farming 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...

ChemCert is the de-facto national training credential to legally store, mix, transport and apply Schedule 5 / 6 / 7...

NSW does not issue an individual "pesticide licence" for routine farm use — instead the Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW)...

Agricultural aerial application requires an aircraft Aerial Application Rating (AAR) under CASR Part 137 issued by...

Victoria requires a personal Agricultural Chemical User Permit (ACUP) for anyone applying Schedule 7 or restricted...

1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) is a Schedule 7 vertebrate pesticide used for control of wild dogs, foxes, rabbits, feral...

The APVMA is the federal regulator for AgVet chemicals. Beyond standard registered-product use, the APVMA issues four...

Drone (UAV / RPAS) agricultural spraying is a tightly regulated combination of three separate authorisations: CASA Part...

Queensland combines structural / urban pesticide use under a Pest Management Technician Licence (Health and Wellbeing...

Western Australia regulates restricted pesticides, aerial application and 1080 baiting under the Aerial Spraying...

FREPA is the long-running industry-led free-range accreditation for eggs, meat chickens and ducks. FREPA standards...

Every beekeeper in NSW — even one hive in a backyard — must register with NSW DPI under the Apiaries Act 1985 (NSW) and...

Victorian beekeepers (any hive count) must register with Agriculture Victoria under the Livestock Disease Control Act...

Queensland beekeepers (any hive count) must be registered with Biosecurity Queensland under the Biosecurity Act 2014...

SA beekeepers (any hive count) must register with PIRSA under the Livestock Act 1997 (SA). Annual fee; SA beekeeper...

WA beekeepers must register with DPIRD under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (WA). Critical given...

Tasmania beekeepers must register with NRE Tas under the Animal Health Act 1995 (Tas). Tasmania is one of the few...

Aquaculture in Australia generally requires both a Lease (the right to occupy a parcel of seabed / waterway / land) and...

NSW aquaculture (oysters, fish, abalone, prawn, freshwater finfish) requires a Fisheries Aquaculture Permit under the...

Victorian aquaculture (sea-cage salmon, rainbow trout, abalone, marron, eels, oysters in some bays) requires an...

Every state requires anyone keeping one or more bee hives to register as a beekeeper — registration is the foundation...

Most commercial beekeepers depend on apiary sites on Crown land — state forests, national parks (where permitted),...

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...

Australia operates a Cattle Tick Quarantine Line through eastern Australia separating the tick-infested zone (most of...

NSW Commercial Fishing Licence — required to take fish for sale from NSW waters. Operates as a fishery-business linked...

Victorian Fishery Access Licence — required to commercially harvest fish, abalone, scallops or rock lobster from...

Queensland Commercial Fishing Licence — required to commercially harvest seafood from Queensland waters. Issued by...

WA commercial fishing authorisation — required to commercially harvest seafood from WA waters. WA operates a...

South Australian commercial fishing licence — required to take fish for sale from SA waters. Issued by PIRSA Fisheries...

Tasmanian commercial fishing licence package — required to commercially harvest fish, rock lobster, abalone, scallop or...

Commercial fishing is regulated under a state framework for state waters (out to 3 nm) and the Commonwealth (AFMA —...

A Fish Receiver Licence is required for any business buying fish directly from a commercial fisher and selling on...

Commercial fishing in Australia is administered state-by-state. Each state Fisheries Act sets the licence types —...

Anyone involved in dairy farming for milk production in South Australia — with cows, sheep, goats, camels or buffalo —...

Every Victorian dairy farm supplying milk for human consumption must hold a DFSV licence under the Dairy Act 2000....

NSW dairy producers (farms supplying milk for human consumption) must be licensed under the Food Regulation 2015 (NSW)...

Queensland dairy farms supplying milk for human consumption must be accredited with Safe Food Production Queensland...

WA dairy farms must be registered with DPIRD under the Health Act 1911 (WA) and the Australia New Zealand Food...

Tasmanian dairy farms must be registered with NRE Tas under the Dairy Industry Act 1994 (Tas). DairyTas administers...

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...

Apply to Local Land Services for a Private Native Forestry Plan before harvesting timber or carrying out forestry...

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,...

Voluntary licence under the SA Forest Property Act 2000 that legally secures a plantation owner's right to harvest,...

Before harvesting a plantation on private land in Victoria you must lodge a Timber Harvesting Plan with your local...

Before establishing a new timber plantation on private land in Victoria you must lodge either a Plantation Development...

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...

National certification for irrigation contractors, recognised by water utilities, councils and many state...

AILDM is the peak body for residential and commercial landscape designers (distinct from AILA registered landscape...

Trade qualification for landscape construction tradespeople, covering paving, retaining walls, drainage, irrigation...

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...

Companies exporting live animals from Australia (cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo) need a DAFF Live Animal Exporter...

A Property Identification Code (PIC) is the unique 8-character identifier the state assigns to a property carrying...

The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) is the lifetime traceability system for cattle, sheep, goats and...

A registered brand is the legal mark of ownership burned (hot-iron / freeze-brand) into cattle and horses. Each state...

Many livestock movements — particularly across state borders — require a state biosecurity entry permit, an Animal...

Earmarks (notches cut into the ear in a registered pattern) and tar / paint sheep brands provide visual...

Animal welfare officers and inspectors are appointed under each state's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (NSW POCTA...

Apply for a permit to move, walk or graze livestock on a Travelling Stock Reserve (TSR) or stock route in NSW — Crown...

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...

The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) is the federal lifetime-traceability system for Australian cattle....

Australia is transitioning sheep and goats from visual mob-based tags to individual electronic identification (eID) by...

Pigs are traced through the PigPass system — a slap-mark / tattoo identifier and a paper or electronic PigPass NVD....

The eNVD is the electronic National Vendor Declaration for cattle — a legal food-safety and biosecurity document signed...

For sheep and goats, the eNVD combines the LPA National Vendor Declaration with the Sheep Health Statement (SHS) and...

The PigPass NVD is the legal food-safety and biosecurity declaration for every pig movement in Australia. Producers...

LPA (Livestock Production Assurance) is the on-farm assurance program covering food safety, biosecurity and animal...

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...

Australian Certified Organic (ACO) is the most widely recognised Australian organic certification — operates the Bud...

NASAA (National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia) and its certification arm NASAA Certified Organic...

Demeter is the international biodynamic certification mark — recognised in 60+ countries via Demeter International. In...

Administer a Western Australian pastoral lease — transfers, diversification and other-use permits, and lessee...

NSW commercial users of agricultural and veterinary chemicals (herbicides, pesticides) must hold an AQF3-level...

Victorian Agricultural Chemical Users Permit (ACUP) is required for any commercial use of Schedule 7 (S7) agricultural...

Queensland Commercial Operator Licence (COL) is required to apply Restricted Chemical Products (RCPs) for fee or...

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

APIQ is the on-farm quality assurance and animal welfare accreditation for Australian pig producers. Required by most...

In addition to the federal PigPass NVD, several states require an on-farm pig movement record kept on the property —...

Inter-state movement of plant produce is regulated by the receiving state under the Interstate Certification Assurance...

A Phytosanitary Certificate is the international plant-health document required for almost every plant or plant product...

BICON is the Australian biosecurity import conditions database operated by DAFF. Almost every plant, animal, biological...

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...

Apply to IP Australia for Plant Breeder's Rights — exclusive commercial rights to a new plant variety you have bred —...

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...

Anyone producing 20+ eggs per week for sale (including farm-gate, market and supermarket) must be licensed under the...

Victorian commercial egg producers (50+ hens) and any retail seller must hold a PrimeSafe Egg Producer Licence under...

Queensland egg producers (50+ hens) must be accredited with Safe Food Production Queensland under the Food Production...

WA commercial egg producers (50+ hens) must register with DPIRD and comply with the Food Act 2008 (WA) and Standard...

Egg producers labelling eggs as "free range" must comply with the Free Range Egg Labelling Information Standard 2017...

During an Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak — like the 2024 H7N3 / H7N8 / H7N9 events in VIC, NSW and ACT — every...

A Property Identification Code (PIC) is the 8-character "NA"-prefixed code that identifies a NSW property running...

In Victoria a PIC (8 characters, prefix "3") is mandatory under the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 for any property...

Queensland PICs (8 characters, prefix "Q") are issued by Biosecurity Queensland under the Biosecurity Act 2014 for any...

A SA PIC (8 characters, prefix "S") is issued by PIRSA under the Livestock Act 1997 for any property keeping cattle,...

WA PICs (8 characters, prefix "W") are issued by DPIRD under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007....

Tasmania PICs (8 characters, prefix "T") are issued by NRE Tas under the Animal Health Act 1995 for any property...

In the ACT a PIC (8 characters, prefix "C") is mandatory under the Animal Diseases Act 2005 for any rural-block holder...

NT PICs (8 characters, prefix "N") are issued by NT DAF (formerly DITT) under the Livestock Act 2008 for any property...

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...

AWI funds shearer and wool handler training across Australia, delivered through state RTOs (TAFE NSW, Federation TAFE,...

A registered wool classer holds an AWEX-issued stencil number that appears on every bale of wool prepared for the...

The Bowen / AusBowl method — refined by Godfrey Bowen and updated through AWI-funded training — is the foundation...

Some interstate goat movements need a state-issued health permit beyond the standard eNVD + GHS — particularly into TAS...

NSW and VIC operate Ovine Johne’s Disease (OJD) MAP zones and Virulent Footrot control areas. Moving sheep out of a...

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...

Nationally recognised AQF3 qualification for climbing arborists, covering aerial tree work, pruning to AS 4373, tree...

Diploma-level qualification (AQF5) required for consulting arborists who prepare arboricultural impact assessments,...

Single nationally recognised unit of competency required by virtually every employer, council, forestry contractor and...

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...