This week Victoria has been lashed by severe weather that resulted in devastating storm and bushfire damage across the state and one of our largest ever electricity blackouts. The VFF is continuing to work closely with the Victorian government to assess losses…
The VFF maintains its opposition to the proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy, despite recent changes announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt. The VFF insists the revisions still fall short of the industry’s needs, expressing support for…
The peak representative bodies for Tasmanian and Victorian farmers have joined forces to call for fair land access rules in the face of rapid renewable energy developments taking over prime agricultural land. TasFarmers and the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) today…
We’re saying the proposed telehandler licensing reforms flagged by WorkSafe Victoria is a step in the right direction, but work still remains to ensure the mandatory training is accessible and affordable for Victorian farmers. VFF Infrastructure and Transport Chair Ryan…
The VFF’s Making our Farms Safer project (VFF MOFS) is aiming to reduce the over-representation of farmers aged 60 and over from dying on Victorian farms with the release of its new handbook, Stay Farming Longer and Safer: A practical…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says answers are needed over where the CommonwealthGovernment is intending to take water from and for what purpose following changes the MurrayDarling Basin Plan. VFF President Emma Germano has written to Commonwealth Water Minister Tanya…
From supermarket price gouging, flood recovery and chaos at our ports, farmers are fed up with political point scoring and little action that leads us up the road to nowhere. The below is written by VFF President Emma Germano and…
The says farming communities are being prevented from participating in the process for assessing the environmental risk of mining and energy projects leading to bad outcomes for food production. VFF President Emma Germano said concerns raised by farmers impacted by…
Nominations have opened for VFF members to serve on the VFF Issues Advisory Committees for the next two years. The VFF Issues Advisory Committees (IACS) are responsible for driving our policy and advocacy agenda on the issues that impact all…
The VFF welcomes the Federal Court of Australia’s overwhelming vote of confidence in the VFF’s governance processes following the recent ruling to side with the organisation. After months of distractions and considerable resource allocations that have diverted attention away from…