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Farmers demand water action

We say the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) own analysis shows further water buybacks are unlikely to deliver significant improvements in environmental objectives across the Basin and zero improvements in any Victorian river systems including the Victorian Murray. VFF Water Council…

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Frestine Dairy update

The VFF UDV is working to understand the full impact on dairy farmers following reporting around issues related to supplier payments involving Frestine Dairy. Specifically, we are: While we do this, we encourage any impacted dairy farmers to contact us…

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Commuters urged to ditch the car to preserve critical farming fuel

Victorian farmers are urging commuters to consider swapping their car for public transport and the government to make public transport free, with the potential fuel savings helping ensure farmers can keep planting, harvesting and producing food as our fuel crisis lingers.  VFF President Brett Hosking said fuel shortages affect…

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