Back Victorian Farmers
A five-point plan to grow production, cut costs and back our regions.
Victorian agriculture is a sector the state can't afford to ignore.
in Victorian food and fibre exports in 2024–25, the largest of any state.
of everything Victoria sells overseas is food and fibre.
jobs in Victorian farming and food manufacturing.
A sector Victoria cannot afford to ignore.
Victoria is the nation's largest producer of dairy, sheep meat and horticulture.
Victorian farmers work just 3 per cent of Australia's agricultural land, yet produce almost a quarter of the nation's farm output by value.
Victoria is the country's largest exporter of food and fibre, and the sector supports more than 150,000 jobs. Exports have grown for four years running.
Government policy hasn't kept pace. Farm businesses are carrying new taxes, compliance written without reference to the farm gate, and freight routes that no longer work.
Agriculture has enormous capacity to grow. It just needs the right settings and support to get there.
What we're asking every party and candidate to back.
Built through consultation with our grassroots networks across Victoria, here's the plan in brief.
Remove unfair taxes and regulation
Stop treating farmland as a source of new state revenue.
Rebuild rural infrastructure
Fix the roads, rail and ports that carry Victoria's produce.
Protect productive land and water
Protect farmland in law, and give communities a real say.
Defend Victoria's farms
Be ready for a biosecurity emergency, and protect the right to farm.
Back communities and the next generation
Build the workforce and the communities that farming depends on.
Take the pledge to back Victorian farmers
To every party and candidate contesting the 2026 Victorian election
Victorian farmers are calling on you to commit to:
- Ditch unfair new taxes on farmland, including the Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund.
- Commit an extra $2 billion to regional roads, and fix the freight network.
- Protect farmland in law and deliver Western Victoria's water security strategy.
- Strengthen biosecurity and establish Right to Farm laws.
- Back regional training, services and safety for the next generation.
Give farmers the right settings, and we'll deliver a stronger Victoria for generations to come.
Farmers are problem-solvers by nature. Give us the right settings, get the barriers out of the way, and we will deliver a stronger, more productive Victoria for generations to come.
Ryan Milgate President, Victorian Farmers Federation
We've got your back. Every farm. Every season.
We'll publish a scorecard before polling day showing where every party stands. Add your name so they know farmers are watching.
