WST information on improving safety in rural workplaces

The Tasmanian Government have released an industry skills plan for the agriculture sector to ensure the training of enough skilled workers to meet the future need of Tasmania's agriculture industry. Includes a feedback form for comments

Details of the Australian Government's climate change initiative for primary industries. Australia's Farming Future provides $130 million over four years to help primary producers adapt and respond to climate change. The initiative consists of a number of elements: the Climate Change Research Program; the FarmReady Program to help skills and strategy development; the Climate Change Adjustment Program to assist farmers in financial difficulty; and, transitional income support for farmers in serious financial difficulty, while they adapt their farm

Details of current grants and assistance packages available under programs of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Online payment facility for a range of Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment accounts (including animal health and welfare, meat hygiene, egg production, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, dairy industry and marine farming). Only invoices with the "Pay by Internet" option shown on the invoice payment slip may utilise this service

Australian Goverment information on the national environmental law EPBC Act and how it applies to farmers and new farming activities which may require additional approval from the federal environment minister under national environmental law. Includes links to EPBC guidelines application forms

Tasmanian Government website for Tasmanian farmers and the community, providing a one-stop entry point to information on all aspects of agriculture to assist farmers to successfully manage their businesses and properties

The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment's FarmPoint online discussion forums allows the Tasmanian agricultural community to exchange views and make comments on matters of interest

Provides climate change fact sheets, tools and useful links about available Tasmanian resources

Farmpoint page providing links to agriculture-related permits, application forms, and details of associated fees

The AW Howard Memorial Trust offers study tour awards for Australian graziers, consultants and pastoralists aimed at promoting producer and adviser excellence & leadership. Links to information with downloadable application forms

The Australian Government's FarmReady program provides funding support to boost training opportunities for primary producers and indigenous land managers who wish to undertake training to help them to manage and adapt to the impacts of climate change

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment page for access to information on its activities relating to Tasmania's food and agricultural sector

Includes links to industry scorecards measuring growth and value added to produce and the latest edition of industry profiles, a comprehensive guide to Tasmania's animal, plant, fisheries and organics industries

Links to Industry ScoreCards, which present facts and figures on the state of primary industries in Tasmania. ScoreCards are available for the food industry, the seafood industry, and the vegetable industry

The Land Capability Classification Assessment System is used to assess, classify and map land on a scale of 1:100 000 according to ability to support a range of crops on sustainable basis

Information on the Australian Government's commitment to the development of a national food plan, encompassing Australia's food supply chain. The plan is expected to include such issues as food security, productivity and efficiency, sustainability, health, nutrition, and general economic policy relating to the food sector

The major role of these Ministerial Councils is to better integrate Australia's conservation and sustainable production objectives through the promotion of the sustainable use of natural resources and the developing and promoting of sustainable and profitable primary industries

Links to information on a range of programs and support services for the benefit of Tasmania's rural and regional communities

The purpose of this State Policy is to conserve and protect Tasmania's agricultural land so that it remains available for the sustainable development of agriculture, recognising the particular importance of prime agricultural land

Wealth from Water is a two-year, $2.15 million pilot program that commenced in November 2010. Two case studies are now underway as part of the Pilot. One is the 45,000 hectare Meander Valley Irrigation Scheme. The other covers 27,000 hectares of the new Midlands Irrigation Scheme around Tunbridge, Woodbury, York Plains, Nala and Andover