We’ve called out the recently released 2025 Basin Plan Evaluation as it portrays a deliberately deceiving snapshot of the Murray-Darling Basin and ignores the real-world reality facing farmers and communities in the region. VFF Water Council Chair and Murrabit dairy…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has slammed the Federal Government for paying a staggering premium of $1,000 per megalitre above the seasonal average in its recent purchase of Goulburn water, calling it a reckless move that distorts the market and…
You can apply today for funding to trial emerging irrigation technologies and methods on your farm. Rebates of up to $30,000 are available for farming businesses in the Lake Wellington catchment, which includes the Latrobe, Narracan, Morwell, Tanjil, Thomson, Macalister…
The VFF team recently had the opportunity to visit a number of farms in Werribee South, commonly referred to a Melbourne’s food bowl. The region is a large producer of horticulture produce and nearby distribution centres send produce throughout the…
We’re excited to share with you the VFF’s General Policy Platform. It provides a record of the policy positions adopted and agreed to by Victorian farmers and is the culmination of a rigorous policy setting process undertaken by the VFF Policy Council,…
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 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 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 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…
Communities in northern Victoria are being forced to have difficult conversations in the face of theAlbanese government’s plan to buyback more water under the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Water Council Chair Andrew Leahy said the Victoriangovernment…
We’re encouraging northern Victorian irrigators to consider their carryover needs and risks and have released a number of factsheets to help guide decision making. VFF Water Council Chair Andrew Leahy said it was important that irrigators understood howcarryover works and…