Horticulture

Horticulture water quality improvement grants

Large grants

Maximise your productivity and product quality. Funding is available for horticultural growers for practice changes that will improve water quality through the reduction of nutrients, sediments and pesticides leaving farms. These are some examples of how current farm practices can be improved, while increasing farm efficiency:

  • Effective nutrient application rates – flow rate controllers, variable rate applicators under GPS guidance
  • Precision fertiliser placement – fertigation systems
  • Better soil health – minimum tillage equipment, increased groundcover under tree/crops, permanent beds, precision in-crop operations, controlled traffic
  • Improved water use efficiency – drip or overhead irrigation systems, automated irrigation equipment
  • Reducing your off-farm runoff – recycle pits and associated infrastructure or constructed wetland

How to apply

Submit an Expression of Interest form to rrhort@nqdrytropics.com.au and one of our field officers will contact you when we receive it.

For more information about the funding available to Horticulture Growers call NQ Dry Tropics on 07 4724 3544 and request a Horticulture Field Officer.

Small grants

Small grants of up to $5,000 are available to improve farm sustainability buy equipment. If you wish to apply, please call NQ Dry Tropics on 07 4724 3544 to speak with a Horticulture Field Officer.

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