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…
Farmers are being encouraged to have their say on new legislation governing biosecurity in Victoria. The Victorian Government has released a discussion paper for public feedback which will guide reform to biosecurity laws. A key target of the reform is…
The Australian Government has banned personal meat imports in response advocacy by the VFF and supporting organisations that sought to ban all food coming with internationals travellers into Australia. In July, the VFF was one of the first farmer groups…
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…
The 177th meeting of the VFF Policy Council was held on Wednesday 7 September 2022 via videoconference. Policy Council agreed to new policy statements in the areas of Agricultural Education, Biosecurity and Animal Welfare. Policy Council members also agreed to…
VFF members are reminded that the Prime Minister has declared Thursday 22 September as a National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II and a public holiday. This in addition to the existing Grand Final Eve public holiday on Friday…
VFF Member Sarah Parker has received the 2022 Rural Community Leader of the Year award at the Australian Farmer of the Year Awards ceremony held in Canberra on 8 September. Sarah and her husband Raymond run a dairy farm and…
VFF President Emma Germano joined Minister for Agriculture the Hon. Gayle Tierney MP and other industry leaders for the launch of Victoria’s Agriculture and Climate Change Statement at the Ellinbank SmartFarm on Wednesday 7 September 2022. The statement (which has…
On 18 August 2022 the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry released the Australian Animal Welfare Standards & Guidelines for Poultry (the poultry standards). The most significant changes in the standards and guidelines made by the independent panel include:…
The Victorian Farmers Federation and United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (VFF UDV) has announced casual vacancy appointments for the role of VFF UDV President and Vice-President following a recent VFF UDV Policy Council meeting. Effective immediately, Larpent farmer Mark Billing has…