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…
The Victorian Government has announced strategic benefits for transmission hosts (200k per kilometre of asset). They are also looking at how communities should benefit from renewable energy projects in their area. They have released a draft community benefits plan. The…
The VFF is disappointed that the Allen Government’s Plan for Victoria is silent on agriculture, with the exception of a place for urban development. Agriculture is the primary use on 62% of Victoria. Agricultural products are the main source of…
The VFF is continuing to advocate for regulatory change to ensure that companies who access private land for transmission have rules governing their behaviours on site and that landholders who are forced to host transmission receive fair compensation for the…
The Commonwealth Government has ripped up the previously agreed Murray-Darling Basin Plan and has replaced it with one that suits Canberra. As a consequence, they plan to take up to 225GL of water from agricultural production in Northern Victoria, which…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the Albanese Labor Government’s plan to take water from food production in the Murray Darling Basin Plan in exchange for a $300 million sugar hit is yet another slap in the face for regional…
There has been a detection of avian influenza at two Victorian poultry farms. The first infected property near Meredith is confirmed to have the H7N3 strain of avian influenza and the second infected property near Terang is confirmed H7N9. These…