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Future Drought Fund – case studies

The Future Drought Fund (FDF) helps farmers and communities across Australia build drought resilience.

These case studies tell the stories of the farmers, producers and people putting FDF programs into action.

Photo of cattle farmers Ian and Julie Firth in a hay shed

Evidence in action: From better tools to better decisions

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
06 May 2025
Close-up image of a person in profile, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a blue sky and white clouds behind them.

Building business resilience at Locklea Station

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
24 March 2025
Image of two adults and a child sitting on grass out in a paddock

Claverton Farm: Building resilience through the Farm Business Resilience Program

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
14 March 2025
Image of a person standing outside in a paddock under a large tree

Leading water management at Razor Rock Farm

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
18 February 2025
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Saving soil and water for successful farming

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
13 September 2024
Image of two people standing at a fence in the middle of a field, with a damn and pasture in the background

Data to decisions: Empowering Tasmanian farmers

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
08 August 2024
Image of a person in a cattle yard holding a small device up to a cow's nose

Olga Downs puts breath-based pregnancy tool to the test

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
19 March 2024
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Planning for dry times improves resilience of outback graziers

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
12 March 2024
Image of two people in a green field with an irrigation machine in the background, one person is digging with a small shovel as the other observes

McLeods take ground up approach to drought resilience

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
05 March 2024
Head and shoulders image of Greg Spencer in a large akubra hat; he is standing in a paddock and staring into the camera.

Adapting to drought achieves huge gains for Central Highlands graziers

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
27 February 2024
A person wearing a hat.

Mentoring helped Bianca build a successful stud

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
30 November 2023
A person standing in a field.

Jaimi-Lee is a pasture coach

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
30 November 2023
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Jono’s farm makeover protects natural assets

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
30 November 2023
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Jake and Frankie strengthen their herd from the ground up

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
30 November 2023
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Julie is a community leader in drought resilience

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
30 November 2023
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Securing water for livestock and landscape

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
24 July 2023
Emily Harrington Preparing for drought

Preparing for drought by embracing innovation in Tropical North Queensland

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
26 April 2023
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A voice for First Nations farmers and communities at drought resilience hub

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
24 April 2023
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Qld Regional Drought Resilience Planning project wins major award

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
03 April 2023
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Supporting our regions’ next leaders

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
20 February 2023
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Building drought resilience in the Australian Capital Territory

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
20 February 2023
Adrian Bormann, Murray Plains Farmers Treasurer, Steen Paech, Murray Plains Farmers President, and Dan Seidel, Drought Resilience Research and Adoption Hubs Advisory Committee Member, at the canola establishment trial site near Palmer, South Australia (left to right). Photo credit: South Australian Drought Hub.

Improving canola establishment in dry conditions

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
04 January 2023
Aerial view - Paddock between the ears

The paddock between the ears needs to be the first to change

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
04 January 2023
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Regenerative grazing on Tasmania’s east coast

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
04 January 2023
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Leading the way from the dairy to the community

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
04 January 2023
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Drought Resilience Leader – Donna Taggart

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
04 January 2023
River - Credit: Duck & Co photography

Drought Resilience Leader – Phil Kuhne

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
04 January 2023
Coddington Family: Matthew and Cherie Coddington at their home in Central Western New South Wales. Photo credit: NSW Department of Primary Industries.

The journey of two farming families through the Farm Business Resilience program in New South Wales

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
04 January 2023
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Human-centred design for Climate Services for Agriculture online tool

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
04 January 2023
Dr Richard George from the WaterSmart Dams project (left), with farmer and grower group representatives at a West Kojonup farm dam, discussing how decreasing runoff is reducing dam effectiveness.  Photo credit: Associate Professor Nik Callow, The University of Western Australia.

WaterSmart Dams: Making Dams Work Again project

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
01 November 2022

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