Farmers and land sector managers should look into early funding opportunities from the government’s carbon tax package, says Independent MP Rob Oakeshott. The tax, which is expected to pass through the Senate next month with the Green’s support and be implemented from July 1, 2012, offers a range of opportunities for agriculture within the scheme beyond the Carbon Farming Initiative, Mr Oakeshott said. Prime Minister Julia Gillard confirmed that some of the scheme’s associated grant programs, particularly the food-processing program and the biodiversity fund, would be rapidly released. Read More
