Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Commission has announced the renewal of glyphosate authorisation for an additional 10 years, a significant decision for the agricultural sector worldwide. Glyphosate, a key herbicide in modern farming, plays a crucial role in…
Reading Time: 2 minutes In preparation for this year’s harvest, the VFF partnered with the CFA (Country Fire Association) to host a webinar on Wednesday 18 October for all farmers. Victoria is one of the most fire-prone areas in the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We’ve welcomed clarification that we sought from the Victorian Government on the potential application of the Vacant Residential Land Tax to farm properties in regional Victoria. Following Treasurer Tim Pallas’ announcement that the government would extend…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers are concerned that the Victorian Government is failing to plan for bushfires on the state’s agricultural industries ahead of an expected dangerous fire season. VFF President Emma Germano said the government’s recently released draft bushfire…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We’re scratching our heads by the recent actions of transmission network operator AusNet Services after its workers entered farm properties along the Ballarat to Bendigo transmission line, without any prior contact or seeking permission from landowners.…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hundreds of farmers, including VFF members took to the steps of Victorian Parliament in Melbourne earlier this week in opposition to the proposed VNI West and Western Renewables Link transmission projects. VFF President Emma Germano…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Victorian farmers will descend on Parliament House in Melbourne next Tuesday 15 August for the ‘Stop the Towers’ rally, in response to the proposed VNI West and Western Renewables Link transmission projects. Victorian Farmers Federation…
Reading Time: < 1 minute We’ve launched a petition to the Victorian Parliament calling for the VNI West and Western Renewables Link transmission projects to be stopped. Help us deliver a message to government that these projects must be stopped…
Reading Time: < 1 minute We’ve called out misleading information being provided to farmers who may be impacted by the proposed VNI-West transmission project. VFF President Emma Germano said “the tactics used by AEMO to try and coerce farmers into signing…
Reading Time: < 1 minute We’re urging both farmers and decision makers to prepare for drier conditions as the first seasonal outlook by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) points to reduced farm outputs later…
Reading Time: < 1 minute VFF President Emma Germano told recent Victorian Parliament inquiry that using land tax to replace stamp duty on property sales is not the answer. Speaking to the Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee’s Inquiry into…
Reading Time: < 1 minute A huge thank you to those who helped submit to AEMO on its consultation on the proposed VNI-West transmission infrastructure project. The response from the farming community across the Central North of Victoria has been…