We’ve welcomed the partnership between Agriculture Victoria and Halter in trialling the use of virtual fencing technology at the government’s Ellinbank Smartfarm. VFF President Emma Germano said the move was a forward step towards making the technology accessible to…
We’ve raised serious concerns over the recently released planning guidelines for transmission infrastructure, saying the Victorian government continues to ignore critical farmer advice on planned transmission projects. VFF President Emma Germano said that while the area targeted for infrastructure development would…
What a pleasure it was to be at this recent Landcare Victoria awards. Congratulations to all award recipients, including Dunkeld’s Lisa McIntyre who took out the Victorian Farmers Federation Memorial Award. Former VFF President Heather Mitchell co-founded the Landcare Australia…
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…
We’ve laid bare the ineffectiveness of the Victorian Government’s local government rate capping policy to protect farmers, with recently announced council budgets demonstrating farmers continue to get the raw end of the rating stick. VFF President Emma Germano said rate…
The Victorian agriculture industry can propel the state’s economy and surpass $20 billion dollars of food and fibre exports by 2030 if the Victorian Government focusses on road maintenance, lowering costs and improving freight efficiency. In a submission to the…
At the most recent Sheep Producers Australia (SPA) Policy Council the VFF Livestock council advocated for hook tracking for sheep and lamb to be added to the list of SPA strategic policy priorities, SPA is taking this forward and will…
The Albanese Government doesn’t care about the impact its changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan will have on farming communities and food production in Victoria. VFF President Emma Germano said the Albanese Government’s push to buyback water from…
The VFF’s livestock biosecurity and welfare initiative, Stock Sense, is experiencing record high attendance at its Victorian events and workshops, reflecting a growing appetite amongst producers and the community for its resources. VFF Livestock President Scott Young said initiative has…
We had the pleasure of recently hosting a delegation of officials from the Brazilian Government who are visiting Australia to learn more about our world-class traceability framework and processes to help inform them of their system back home. We shared…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the government must work with farmers and seek their agreement to flood farmland to achieve environmental watering objectives under the Murray Darling Basin Plan. VFF Water Council Chair Andrew Leahy said the release of…
The consideration of the social, economic, and environmental impacts on agriculture and farm businesses is being ignored by the government when granting powers of access for developments such as mining and electricity transmission. VFF President Emma Germano has called on…