Agricultural Minister Barnaby Joyce said in a statement that major pests are estimated to cost the Australian agricultural industries $740 million each year in livestock losses, and weed management has been estimated to cost Australian farmers more than $3 billion each year.
The funded projects will take a multi-pronged approach, undertaking a range of activities such as cluster fencing, baiting and trapping, and weed management of the key pest plant prickly acacia.
The successful applicants are: