The Guidelines for the first funding round of the Federal Government's Carbon Farming Futures [1] program have just been released. Applications can be submitted for funding of up to $605,000, for projects to be carried our by 30 June 2015.

Funding through this Action on the Ground [2] program is for projects that trial ot demonstrate agricultural greenhouse gas emission reductions or carbon sequestration.

Some examples of projects that would be eligible for funding include: 

• animal management and feed strategies that can reduce methane emissions
• management strategies to reduce soil nitrous oxide emissions, including the use of chemical inhibitors
• planting, rotation, cropping or grazing practices to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions from soil and/or increase carbon stored in soil
• on-farm management practices and abatement technologies to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural wastes
• other practices and abatement technologies that can be demonstrated on-farm to have the potential to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and/or increase carbon stored in soil.

Applications must meet strict requirements:

>> Guidelines [3]

>> Further information [2]