The FarmElevate Program supports Western Australian broadacre livestock and southern horticulture farm managers and employees to strengthen their economic, environmental, and personal well-being through the development of a Farm Business Plan.
In 2025 the program ran from June and October 2025, and supported 69 farm businesses, with more than 130 people attend the training. In 2026 GGA will offer participants access to subsidised tailored support, learning and business development opportunities that will assist primary producers to navigate the future.
Preparation of participants’ Farm Business Plan will be supported via training and guidance from experienced industry consultants, trainers, and business coaches and shaped around the individual farm’s future and family goals.
Through a variety of delivery methods, the program training aims to help strengthen long-term adaptability, sustainable productivity, and growth in Western Australian primary industry businesses looking to elevate their strategic business management, planning, and decision-making, enhancing adaptability to climate variability.
This program is jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).
Upcoming events 2026
Don’t miss this opportunity, upcoming in-person workshops include:
📅 Work, Health and Safety and Wellbeing – Broadacre Livestock & Southern Horticulture
1 day with trainers from ProcessWorx & Wisdom in Your Life
📍26 March – Dumbleyung
📍29 April – Donnybrook
📍1 May – Bullsbrook
Participants are eligible for:
- Travel allowance up to $500
- Childcare allowance up to $500
For more information, please reach out to GGA Project Manager Cassie Howell.
Training and Delivery
Key benefits and Features
- Participants’ farm business plans will identify risks and outline clear actions to improve adaptability and long-term viability
- Participants will learn how to effectively communicate their plans with staff, family, and financial institutions
- Workshops, coaching sessions, and other learning opportunities will be delivered in a flexible format across Western Australia, tailored to suit individual business needs and locations
- This program also suits those with an existing business plan, as new learnings can be incorporated, elevating your business to the next level.
Training Content Pillars
Training for participants is centred around four pillars:
- Strategic business skills
- Risk management
- Natural resource management, and
- Well-being and community networks.
Delivery Formats
Training will be accessible across Western Australia through multiple formats:
Content
Content for FarmElevate has been tailored to meet the needs of WA’s livestock and horticulture industries, helping businesses to:
- Prepare for and respond to climate variability
- Analyse the production and profitability of the business and potential opportunities
- Shape the business around the farm’s future and the family’s goals
- Improve financial literacy and build financial viability
- Build confidence in decision-making and risk management
- Gain practical skills to address business challenges
- Help make future-focused decisions about business operations.
2025 FarmElevate Program highlights
In less than four months, more than 130 participants across the Broadacre Livestock and Southern Horticulture streams have taken part in:
- 25 in-person workshops
- 17 live online workshops
- 90 coaching sessions
2025 FarmElevate Case Studies
Six case study videos are now available, featuring farmers who’ve taken part in the FarmElevate Program and are transforming the way they plan for the future.
Through tailored support and hands-on training, participants have developed Farm Business Plans designed to strengthen their economic, environmental, and personal well-being.
In less than four months, more than 130 participants across the Broadacre Livestock and Southern Horticulture streams have taken part in:
- 25 in-person workshops
- 17 live online workshops
- 90 coaching sessions
Together, they’re gaining the tools, confidence, and insight to build thriving, future-ready farm businesses.
Watch to learn more about the program and hear what participants gained through the program.
More about the Program
FarmElevate Industry Streams
In collaboration with several local grower groups, the Grower Group Alliance (GGA) is coordinating the delivery of training tailored for two industry streams :
- Broadacre Livestock Program – supporting 70 livestock businesses
- Southern Horticulture Program – supporting 35 horticulture businesses
Broadacre Livestock Program
This stream aims to support 70 livestock businesses from the following producer groups:
- Mixed farming enterprises
- Sheep-dominant enterprises
- Beef enterprises in the Southwest of Western Australia.
- Any other types of livestock enterprise
Southern Horticulture Program
This stream aims to support 35 horticulture businesses from the following sectors:
- Wines
- Stone fruit
- Pome fruit
- Citrus
- Vegetables
- Truffles
- Potatoes
Register Online
FarmElevate2026 Full Program:
The FarmElevate training package is valued at approximately $10,000 and is made accessible for farm businesses to register at only $500 (excl GST), which includes two participants.
Additional members of the business are also eligible to attend, at a cost of $500 each (excl GST).
All full program participants will have access to in-person and online workshops, self-paced modules, additional online resources, and business coaching from mid-February to May.
Please complete the online registration form below to participate in the program; which involves in-person and online workshops, self-paced modules, additional online resources, and business coaching.
Selected Western Australian ‘Advocate Groups’ are promoting and supporting enrolments into the program and are engaging farm businesses from your region, see below:
- Agricultural Produce Commission
- Certified Organic Biodynamic Western Australia Inc. (COBWA)
- Compass Agricultural Alliance
- Facey Group
- Fitzgerald Biosphere Group Inc.
- Lakes Information & Farming Technology (LIFT)
- Ravensthorpe Agricultural Initiative Network
- Southern Forests Community Landcare
- Southern Forests Food Council
- Stirlings to Coast Farmers
- Toodyay Agricultural Alliance
- Vegetables WA
- Western Beef Association
- West Midlands Group
- Wine Industry Association of Western Australia Inc.
If you discovered this program independently and were not referred by a Western Australian Advocate Group, please select ‘Unsure’ on the form. If you were referred, please ensure you select the correct WA Advocate Group, as this information is required for the rebate process.
News
Media Release: Building climate resilience on WA farms
GGA launches FarmElevate program with more than 12 local group partners
Resources
FarmElevate2026 program e-flyer
Find all the up-to-date participant information about the 2026 FarmElevate program via the e-flyer.
FarmElevate2025 Industry Needs Analysis
This Industry Needs Analysis provides a practical, evidence-informed foundation for tailoring capability support to the needs of farm businesses in southern Western Australia.
Project Team
GGA CEO & Project Establishment Lead
– Senior Communications Specialist
Enquiries
GGA Project Manager Cassie Howell via email at farmelevate@gga.org.au
A Future Drought Fund initiative
The Farm Business Resilience Program is jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and WA’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
The program aims to build the strategic management capacity of primary industry businesses to prepare for and manage risk, adapt to a changing climate and improve the business’s economic, environmental and well-being.
The Program is one of eight foundational programs under the Future Drought Fund.
For more information on the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – Future Drought Fund, visit the Australian Government’s FBR webpage.
Advocate Groups
