Farmers Information

Information for Farmers

Do you need assistance with pest animals? SSAA Farmer Assist can help!

We have accredited, insured and friendly conservation volunteers all across Australia ready and waiting to help you. Read some of the testimonials we have received from other farmers who have loved our program and the service provided by our volunteers.

Our accreditation process ensures that our volunteers display a professional standard* shooting competency to register for the program and this standard comes without a professional price tag. Our volunteers participate in this program on goodwill, so no fees or charges apply.

They want to help you, they want to be involved in pest management and they don’t expect any payment from you for it. The registration process for the program is simple and takes only a few minutes of your time. Help with pest animal issues is only a couple of short steps away so what’s stopping you?

  • Firstly you need complete the online sign-up form,
  • Then, log in and create your job.
  • Assess applications and then choose your volunteer/s
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Farmer Registration Process

Four simple steps to receiving free pest control.

Sign-up via online
portal

Complete the online sign-up form that only requires basic contact information.

Place a request(job) for assistance

Place a job listing on the portal where you provide a description of your issues.

Receive and review applications

Volunteers respnd to your request for help and you assess their applications.

Select volunteer/s of your choice

After you have assessed applications, you then select and make contact.

Step-by-step instructions on how to register, create and submit a job, manage applications and manage your profile can be found under the Farmers tab.

Once you have submitted your job, it will be visible to our conservation volunteers immediately. Volunteers with your postcode within their proximity settings will also receive an email alerting them to review your job to see if they can help.

The next step is for you to monitor and assess applications coming in and decide which volunteer/s you would like to contact to discuss your needs further with. Remember, you have total control over who you speak to and who you invite onto your property to help. You can utilise as many volunteers as you want or need through this program to achieve your pest management goals.

You can learn more about the Farmer Assist program’s purpose and volunteer requirements by reading the Program Rules & Code of Practice document. We suggest you take the time to read the contents of this document, as it explains the requirements for all parties, especially the ethical and legal obligations.

You also need to know your obligations in respect to state laws and hold the required permits for the destruction of native wildlife species identified as pests on your property.

We have developed a few tips for you on how to get the most out of this program. See our Tips for Success to help you achieve this.

We have also developed Frequently Asked Questions for farmers so if you have any questions, we may have already have an answer for you.

For further information or to discuss using this program on your property, please phone SSAA National Farmer Assist National Coordinator Matthew Godson on 0448 887 079 during business hours.

*All registered SSAA Farmer Assist members have achieved a shooting skill competency equivalent to commercial professional macropod harvesters.

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