More than 300 people attended a recent VFF St Arnaud Branch meeting regarding the VNI West Transmission Project, highlighting the level of interest from the community. VFF President Emma Germano said the turnout demonstrated the huge interest from locals in…
We’re warning regional roads won’t be able to cope with future severe weather events if they are not maintained to a basic standard. In a recent submission to the federal parliament, the VFF argues that a lack of road maintenance…
The VFF opposes potential changes to the Fuel Tax Credits Scheme as flagged by the Grattan Institute and says it would further increase the already sky-high cost of living pressures on consumers and further financially strain farmers. VFF President Emma…
Agriculture Victoria animal health and welfare staff are providing hands-on help to pig owners to develop an on-farm biosecurity plan. Click here to read more.
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 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…
Catch up on VFF’s second Global Supply Chain webinar held on Thursday 10 March 2022 to learn about the impact of current international conflict on Australian agriculture accessing critical inputs and exports and how we can improve our national supply…
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…
A 6 km detour has been approved for upcoming Murchison rail crossing closure, saving farmers time and money. The VFF has worked with local farmers, GrainCorp and the Department of Transport to develop an alternative detour that will minimise disruption…
Catch up on VFF’s Global Supply Chain webinar held on Tuesday 26 October 2021 to learn about current factors influencing global supply chains and how this will impact Australian agriculture accessing critical inputs and exports. The discussion led by VFF…
The VFF welcomes Hindmarsh Shire Council’s decision to expand conditional b-double access on local roads in time for harvest. The VFF and local farmers have worked with Hindmarsh Shire for nearly 12 months to increase b-double access on local roads…