Farms of the Future Grants

Grants to purchase digital technology and connectivity solutions for NSW primary producers is estimated to be announced in early February, 2023.

  • Grant guidelines will be made available in early February, 2023.
  • Grant Applications close: 31 August 2023
  • Claim Applications close 29th February, 2024
  • Program Closes: 30 June 2025

Who can apply?

  • Primary producers with a primary production enterprise in any agricultural industry as specified in the guidelines. LINK
  • Primary producers with an ABN and minimum turnover of $40,000 per annum.
  • The primary production enterprise operates as either a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company, or a combination of these structures.
  • Producers who have completed the Farms of the Future (FoTF) training program and received a certificate of completion.

The primary producer business must be located in the program local government areas (LGAs) listed below:

  • Orange and Cabonne
  • Byron, Ballina and Lismore
  • Armidale
  • Moree Plains and Narrabri
  • Carrathool, Griffith and Leeton

2023 NSW State Election

From January 2023, the NSW Government will operate under pre-election requirements.

During this election period, the Farms of the Future program will operate as follows:

  1. Grant applications will remain open. Applications will be received, reviewed and awarded if the applicant meets all of the requirements.
  2. Training in-person and online will be available as per the 2023 training calendar
  3. Newsletters will cease
  4. Advertising the program will cease
  5. The Agtech Catalogue website will remain open
  6. Any queries will be answered promptly by all staff. Please email your queries to fotf@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Solutions available through this program

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ATLAS 2S - Spherag Subscription
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ATLAS 2S - Spherag Control Unit
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Delta-T Station
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Disease Modelling - Per Crop/Station
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Enviro Station
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Enviropro Installation Auger Long
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Enviropro Installation Auger Short
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Hyperlocalised Weather Forecasting
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Moisture Probe 120cm - Enviropro
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Moisture Probe 120cm - Enviropro (Non EC enabled)
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Moisture Probe 120cm - Sentek
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Moisture Probe 80cm - Enviropro
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Moisture Probe 80cm - Enviropro (Non EC enabled)
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Moisture Probe 90cm- Sentek
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Pressure Sensor - compatible with ATLAS 2S
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Remote Rain Gauge
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RIMPRO - Disease Model (Apples/Pears/Cherries)
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Sentek D&D Installation Auger 120cm
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Sentek D&D Installation Auger 60cm
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Sentek D&D Installation Auger 90cm
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Sentek Extraction Tool - Heavy Duty
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Soil Moisture Station
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Tank Level Sensor - compatible with ATLAS 2S
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Telstra SIM Card - 4G/LTE
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Telstra SIM Card - NBIoT/CatM1