{"id":195104,"date":"2017-11-11T00:37:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=195104"},"modified":"2020-07-02T18:39:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T08:39:36","slug":"smart-farm-grants-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/11\/11\/smart-farm-grants-available\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Smart Farm&#8217; Grants Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>November 10, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Burnett Catchment Care Association is encouraging producers to apply for funding through the Federal Government&#8217;s recently announced &#8220;Smart Farms&#8221; program.<\/p>\n<p>The program is part of the $1.08 billion National Landcare Program that will run over the next six years.<\/p>\n<p>The NLP is a natural resource management program to protect and conserve soil, water, plants, animals and ecosystems while supporting productive and sustainable use of these valuable resources.<\/p>\n<p>The Smart Farm Small Grants initiative is to develop and extend new tools, methods and technologies that achieve these outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible activities need to deliver benefits to the wider community. <\/p>\n<p><strong>They could include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving soil biology and structure for improved soil health and increased production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintaining good ground cover to reduce soil and nutrient losses from erosion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Activities that increase the knowledge and capacity of land managers to better manage soil and vegetation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrations, pilots and trials to adapt soil and vegetation management practices and systems for regional conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Individual landholders and groups can apply directly for grants of between $5000 and $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Applications close on December 7.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For more information, visit the National Landcare Program <a 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