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.…
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…
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…
Complete a short survey on our ‘Victorian Farmer’ magazine to tell us what you think and you’d like to see in future editions, and go in the draw to win a $500 Bunnings voucher. It’ll only take about five minutes.…
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) have been detected in countries close to Australia. We want livestock producers to be prepared, vigilant and on the lookout. What is Lumpy skin disease?LSD is a serious disease of cattle and…
A big thank you to those of you who tuned into our recent webinar to discuss Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). It was our largest ever webinar with over 1,200 fellow audience members. It was a clear demonstration of not…
The VFF has launched its state election platform ahead of this year’s poll in November. We are proud to present a positive agenda that focusses on delivering for farmers and regional communities. Too often, elections are focused on how to…
View the photos taken at the 2022 VFF Grains & Livestock Conference held at the Mercure Ballarat on Tuesday 21 June.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently announced its decision to increase the National Minimum Wage by 5.2%, and a 4.6% increase to minimum award wages with threshold rules applying. Modern Award rates will increase by the greater of either a…
The VFF’s new Autonomous Vehicle Road Policy has been given the green light at the recent VFF June Policy Council. The policy calls for a proactive and nationally consistent reform agenda to support the development and adoption of autonomous vehicle…
