Media Releases
Spotlight on mental health for farm safety week
The Victorian Farmers Federation Making our Farms Safer project (VFF MOFS) is helping to shine a light on farmer’s mental health during National Farm Safety Week by helping to make it an integral part of farm safety culture. VFF…
Rates rort hurting farmers
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has laid bare the ineffectiveness of the Victorian Government’s local government rate capping policy to protect farmers, with recently announced council budgets demonstrating farmers continue to get the raw end of the rating stick. VFF…
Transformed freight vision can supercharge Victorian economy
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the Victorian agriculture industry can propel the state’s economy and surpass $20 billion dollars of food and fibre exports by 2030 if the Victorian Government focusses on road maintenance, lowering costs and improving freight…
Basin water woes could spell disaster for the bush
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the Albanese Government doesn’t care about the impact its changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan will have on farming communities and food production in Victoria. VFF President Emma Germano said the Albanese…
Record interest in livestock and biosecurity initiative
The Victorian Farmers Federation’s (VFF) livestock biosecurity and welfare initiative, Stock Sense, is experiencing record high attendance at its Victorian events and workshops, reflecting a growing appetite amongst producers and the community for its resources. VFF Livestock President Scott Young…
Farmer agreement required to further progress constraints relaxation
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the government must work with farmers and seek their agreement to flood farmland to achieve environmental watering objectives under the Murray Darling Basin Plan. VFF Water Council Chair Andrew Leahy said the release of…
Farmer concerns steamrolled in project planning flaw
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the consideration of the social, economic, and environmental impacts on agriculture and farm businesses is being ignored by the government when granting powers of access for developments such as mining and electricity transmission. VFF…
Albanese’s Basin Plan sugar hit fails to deliver
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the Albanese Labor Government’s plan to take water from food production in the Murray Darling Basin Plan in exchange for a $300 million sugar hit is yet another slap in the face for regional…
Highly successful farm safety project gets green light extension
The Victorian Farmers Federation’s Making our Farms Safer project (VFF MOFS) will continue to run until 2025 after receiving a $600,000 grant from the Victorian Government. VFF Vice-President Danyel Cucinotta welcomed the extension and said the project, which launched in…
Commonwealth water buyback plan forces difficult conversations
Communities in northern Victoria are being forced to have difficult conversations in the face of the Albanese government’s plan to buyback more water under the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Water Council Chair Andrew Leahy said the…
Hemp Bill gives Victorian farmers opportunity to grow
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is backing a private members Bill that would remove regulations stopping farmers from growing industrial hemp. VFF President Emma Germano said the Hemp Industry Bill 2024 introduced into the Victorian Parliament by the Legalise Cannabis…
Irrigators encouraged to consider their carryover needs and risks
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is encouraging northern Victorian irrigators to consider theircarryover needs and risks and has released a number of factsheets to help guide decision making. VFF Water Council Chair Andrew Leahy said it was important that irrigators…