Your latest edition of the Victorian Farmer magazine is here! Covering all the issues you need to know and going behind the scenes of the VFF, this edition explores the issues around renewable energy, local rates, water buybacks, challenges facing our…
The VFF’s Making our Farms Safer project (VFF MOFS) is helping to shine a light on farmer’s mental health during National Farm Safety Week by helping to make it an integral part of farm safety culture. VFF Vice-President Danyel…
The Victorian Farmers Federation’s Making our Farms Safer project (VFF MOFS) will continue to run until 2025 after receiving a $600,000 grant from the Victorian Government. VFF Vice-President Danyel Cucinotta welcomed the extension and said the project, which launched in…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says today’s state budget was amissed opportunity to invest in Victorian agriculture, drive productivity and propelVictoria’s economy. VFF President Emma Germano said despite today’s announcement, agricultureremains ready to drive a prosperous economy. “Regional Victorian’s have…
The VFF’s Making our Farms Safer project (VFF MOFS) is aiming to reduce the over-representation of farmers aged 60 and over from dying on Victorian farms with the release of its new handbook, Stay Farming Longer and Safer: A practical…
Farmers need to be aware a the new area of legal risk. The Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) have new powers that commenced from 12 December 2023, which require employers to comply with a duty to proactively prevent sexual harassment…
The VFF’s Making Our Farm Families Safer (MOFFS) campaign is being recognised by Australian Marketing Institute’s National Marketing Excellence Awards’ in the Purpose-Led Marketing Category! The VFF is very proud to have been nominated along with Mallee Marketing for this…
This week the Victorian Government’s continued investment into the Making our Farms Safer project (MOFS) was announced. VFF President Emma Germano said the project’s immediate focus will be on farmers aged 60 years and over to help lower their overrepresentation in…
The VFF’s Making our Farms Safer Project team is calling for farmer feedback to gauge the impact of the ‘Making our Farm Families Safer’ campaign, which aims to improve the safety of children on farms. Complete a short survey by…
The Department of Health has issued alerts for a number of mosquito-borne diseases recently. They include Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE), Japanese encephalitis (JE), Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus. Anyone with symptoms should seek urgent medical care. Keep your…
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.…
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…