The VFF Grains Council has requested the VFF Acting Returning Officer call for nominations in the 2023 Grains Council Elections. Nominations are now open to fill vacancies representing the following positions of: The VFF Constitution requires two financial members of…
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…
We’re continuing to urge farmers and regional communities to monitor the current flooding situation. FLOOD SUPPORT For any urgent animal welfare needs or to report any agricultural losses and damages resulting from the floods, please contact the VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226…
Candidates for the Australian Dairy Farmers Board were hosted by the VFF/UDV for an online candidate forum on Tuesday 15 November. Discussion was led by VFF/UDV President Mark Billing, with candidates Rick Gladigau, Ian Morris and Glenn Britnell participating. You…
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:…
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.…
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…
After years of VFF lobbying, the Minister for Workplace Safety Ingrid Stitt has approved developing a High-Risk Work Licence specifically for telehandlers, encompassed in the existing non-slewing mobile crane licence (CN licence). This provides telehandler operators with the flexibility to…
A big thank you to everyone who joined Agriculture Victoria and the VFF for our recent Foot and Mouth Disease Webinar. If you missed it or you would like to watch the webinar again, you can click here. ***Passcode VFFAgVic-FMD22…
Complete a short survey on our ‘Victorian Farmer’ magazine to tell us what you think and you’d like to see in future editions, and go in the draw to win a $500 Bunnings voucher. It’ll only take about five minutes.…
Victoria Police is urging all current firearm owners to check their existing storage arrangements meet the new firearm storage minimum standards set to be enforced from later this year. From 30 August, all licensed firearm owners, including Category A and…
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…
