The Australian Government provided $52.9 million for the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program.
This grants program provided operational support for agricultural shows and field days that were forced to cancel their events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible agricultural show societies and agricultural field day organisers received a one-off payment to reimburse eligible expenses for cancelled shows and field day events.
To date, over 700 shows and field days have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.