RESOURCES

Featured resources, events, businesses, summits and more in the world of regenerative, sustainable, community and innovative agriculture.

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We asked the market gardening community what the best go-to resources are to inform their regenerative farming decisions and learning.

This list is farm from comprehensive but includes the crowd sourced essentials from the Market Gardening community in Australia, USA, New Zealand and the UK

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Farm Development

Production on a small scale - DPI Animals and Livestock

Funding / Grants / Financial Support

AgriStarter Loan - Regional Investment Corporation

https://www.ric.gov.au/agristarter...

Queensland :

Landholder Environment Grant : Sunshine Coast Council landholders can apply each year
This is for rural landholders to help protect and enhance natural assets on the property. Funding can help install fencing along waterways and wetlands, install water troughs, reducing sediment and nutrient runoff on farms, and revegetation of natural vegetation and buffer areas.

For more info on this grant head to -https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/.../Landholder...

Other areas to keep an eye out for funding assistance, technical advice and workshops/field days:

Farm Innovation Fund NSW

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Assistance, grants and tenders​
"grants and financial assistance programmes to Australian businesses and individuals to help boost productivity and exports." 


A GUIDE TO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMEMT: 
"Acknowledging there is a wide diversity for the reasons why people choose to live on the NSW North Coast and the criteria people use to select an enterprise, there are still three basic criteria to address before starting out in any commercial agricultural pursuit - 
1. Check the suitability of your land (a resource audit) -
Including soil, aspect, slope, access to water, frost risk, etc. Remember don’t grow a particular crop just because it will grow well on your land. 
Most importantly......... 
2. Research your markets - 
Visit major markets, speak to consumers, retailers and agents, gather market information from market reporting services, speak to other growers, industry organisations, exporters, processors, etc. Remember beware the DFO (data free observation). 
3. Prepare a business plan - 
A business plan should answer the following questions:
1. What resources are available? - $, (establishment and on-going), land, 
infrastructure (harvesting, transport, processing etc) skills, labour and time. 

  1. What are your personal and business objectives? - the balance between lifestyle, off-farm employment and the requirements of the enterprise. 

  2. What are the market prospects? - prices, quantities, target markets, growth potential. 

  3. What are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the enterprise? - investigate local government, Environmental Protection Authority, Land and Water Conservation, National Parks and Wildlife Service, legal requirements. 

5. What human resources are required? - personnel, skills and training. 

Industry Development Support

NSW - Young Farmer Business Program

TAS - https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/agriculture/government-and-community-programs/managing-seasonal-conditions/support-for-farming-businesses-and-families

VIC - http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/food-and-fibre-industries/young-farmers/advisory-council

WA - https://wafarmers.org.au/agconnectwa/

QLD - http://www.qrida.qld.gov.au/qraa-provides-a-leg-up-for-young-farmers


Other Orgs -

https://www.futurefarmers.com.au