Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) have been detected in countries close to Australia. We want livestock producers to be prepared, vigilant and on the lookout. What is Lumpy skin disease?LSD is a serious disease of cattle and…
The VFF has launched its state election platform ahead of this year’s poll in November. We are proud to present a positive agenda that focusses on delivering for farmers and regional communities. Too often, elections are focused on how to…
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently announced its decision to increase the National Minimum Wage by 5.2%, and a 4.6% increase to minimum award wages with threshold rules applying. Modern Award rates will increase by the greater of either a…
The VFF’s new Autonomous Vehicle Road Policy has been given the green light at the recent VFF June Policy Council. The policy calls for a proactive and nationally consistent reform agenda to support the development and adoption of autonomous vehicle…
The VFF has developed a new High Productivity Freight Policy after a rigorous discussion and consultation at the VFF’s recent June Policy Council. The policy advocates for removing barriers for farmers wishing to move to high productivity freight vehicles. High…
Join the VFF our third Global Supply Chain webinar to be held at 12pm Friday, 1 April 2022 for a deep dive into road funding and pork barrelling in the lead up to the Federal Election. The discussion will be led by VFF CEO…
A big thank you to those who took part in the recent Japanese encephalitis virus webinar. If you missed the webinar, you can watch it by clicking here (please enter this passcode: [email protected]) Hosted by Agriculture Victoria, Australian Pork Ltd…
The VFF is hosting a webinar on Thursday March 10 at 7:00pm on the impacts of the current international conflict and what it means for Australian agriculture. Key topics such as what does it mean for accessing critical inputs and…
Welcome to HortThoughts, a podcast series by the VFF’s Horticulture Group. In this series, you’ll join host Tegan Buckley as she chats to a wide range of guests specialising in policy, safety, mental health, supply chain disruptions and much more.…
The 43rd Annual General Meeting of Victorian Farmers Federation (ACN 079 980 304) will be held as a virtual meeting on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 commencing at 11:30am. BUSINESS The business of the VFF Annual General Meeting will be: Minutes…
Hi everyone, welcome to to the RAT Race Hub. This is your one-stop-shop for all the latest updates on the delivery status on your RATs order. Please check in regularly for RAT Race news and updates as we get these…
In the interests of minimising the disruption to our food supply chain, Food and Fibre Gippsland, Fruit Growers Victoria and the Victorian Farmers Federation are working together to secure up to 100,000 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs). The purpose of this…
