Farmers head up each of these groups and, supported by Melbourne and regional based staff, are a united voice for farmers needs and rights. This power of unity enables the VFF to effectively lobby at all levels of government on a wide range of issues to retain equity for agriculture, rural and regional Victoria.

The VFF also provides its members with a broad range of additional benefits and services, including a comprehensive industrial service, computer-based training, industry advice, farm safety workshops and much, much more.

Branches
Our 19,000 members are almost all members of a local branch, although we do have a few hundred 'associate' members.

The numerically larger of the commodity groups, Grains, Dairy and Livestock, all have branches that elect delegates to local "District Councils."

Commodity Councils
From the District Councils, they elect representatives to the next level, in Grains' case the Grains Council, then the United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) have a Central Council and our Livestock Group have the Livestock Council.

The five other commodities elect representatives directly to their representative councils without any District Councils.

From the Central Council level, commodities then elect representatives to the VFF Policy Council, which has a total of 36 members.

Policy Council
Along side the Central Council representatives from the Commodity Groups, sit eight Regional Councillors elected from the VFF's six geographic regions of Victoria, as well as a representative from the VFF Industrial Department, the President, Deputy President, Vice President, Treasurer and our Immediate Past President.

President
The VFF is headed by our President, who like all office bearers, has a twelve month tenure.

The President is backed up by the Deputy President and the Vice President, with the Deputy being the next in line to the Presidency.