VFF Policy Council passes four new Policy Statements
At its December meeting, the VFF Policy Council has adopted policies on:
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Have your say: On-farm powerlines
The Essential Services Commission is currently developing an enforceable code of practice in relation to how electricity transmission companies access land. This code of practice will place enforceable obligations on electricity transmission companies when they access land under section 93…
East Gippsland Rural Strategy
The East Gippsland Rural Strategy is open for comment until 3 February 2023. The VFF encourages farmers in East Gippsland Shire to read the draft strategy and ensure that it understands the agricultural sector and to ensure policy enhances the…
Hands-on help available for pig owners
Agriculture Victoria animal health and welfare staff are providing hands-on help to pig owners to develop an on-farm biosecurity plan. Click here to read more.
Have Your Say on Workforce Shortages
The VFF are gathering info to submit to the annual National Skills Commission – Skills Priority List. If you’ve been impacted by workforce shortages, let us know here by completing a short survey. Results of this survey will inform our…
2022 VFF Election Forums: Catch-up available
A big thank you to those who have tuned in to our recent 2022 VFF Election Forums. For those who couldn’t tune in live or wish to watch it again, click below to watch a recording: A reminder, you can…
Take part in the VFF Childcare Survey
To assist in guiding our advocacy efforts to improve rural and regional childcare availability, we want to hear from our Members. If you’re interested in contributing your experiences to our Childcare Case Study, you can fill out the short survey…
VFF Grains Pre-harvest Roadshow Webinars available on catch-up
A big thank you to those of you tuned in to our recent VFF Grains Pre-harvest Roadshow recently. For those of you who missed it or would like to listen again, you can click the below recordings to listen now:…
State election candidates to face off at farmer forums
Farming and rural communities will have the opportunity to test the candidates standing at the Victorian state election at upcoming forums to be hosted by the VFF. Candidates will be asked for their position on the key commitments sought by…
New safety videos aim to curb on-farm incidents
The VFF’s Making Our Farms Safer (MOFS) team has released a series of educational standard safe operating procedure videos that aim to support farmers in correctly carrying out some of the most high-risk tasks leading to incidents on Victorian farms.…
Red-tape slashed in a win for farmers
Farmers will no longer need EPA licences when using 5000 or more tyres to weigh down silage. After more than than two years of consultation between Dairy Australia, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Environment (DELWP), the EPA and…
VFF helps secure meat import ban to protect producers
The Australian Government has banned personal meat imports in response advocacy by the VFF and supporting organisations that sought to ban all food coming with internationals travellers into Australia. In July, the VFF was one of the first farmer groups…