The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) welcomes the ongoing discussions surrounding the creation of a National Drought Strategy but insists farmers currently enduring drought are not sufficiently supported. “As climate variability increases, building drought resilience as a part of a national…
The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) today welcomes the new ACCC Dairy Consultative Committee and says the Committee must be given the power to consider all claims relating to breaches of the mandatory code of conduct. “For this Committee to…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has long been calling for a meaningful solution to the labour woes in the Horticulture industry. “We have called for an Agricultural Visa, an amnesty or visa status resolution for undocumented workers who are at…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has welcomed today’s Victorian Budget 2019-20, noting some positive commitments but a number of glaring funding gaps for agriculture. “We are pleased to see significant resourcing for essential areas such as biosecurity and fit-for-purpose roads,…
United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) President Mr Paul Mumford opened the 2019 UDV Annual Meeting and Conference today with a speech that called on dairy processors, retailers, Government, industry bodies, and farmers to rise to the challenge of a changing…
The Melbourne Cricket Ground will light up next week when dairy farmers, industry and government come together to tackle the sector’s changing environmental, social and regulatory climate at the United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) Annual Conference. “Dairy farmers continue to…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is frustrated by the delayed timeline and the lack of a rates freeze following the announcement today of a review of Victoria’s rating system by the Andrews Government. “Rural and regional rate payers have been…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Grains Group is calling on grain traders to transition to shorter payment terms as farmers recover from last month’s grain trader collapse. “Grain traders need to transition to two-day payment terms across all contracts in…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is dismayed by the Fair Work Commission’s decision to give farmers only two weeks to introduce new overtime provisions for casual horticulture workers. “Our discussions about overtime for casual workers with the National Union of…
The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) calls on dairy supply chain members to work together and implement solutions for the industry’s long term sustainability. “We acknowledge announcements by Coles and ALDI to abandon the $1 milk price freeze that has…
The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) notes today’s announcement by Minister Littleproud regarding the advancement of a dairy Mandatory Code of Conduct. “This has come about due to the unacceptable events of 2016 led by two major processors,” said Mr…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Horticulture Group will be visiting the Sunraysia irrigation district again next week to survey more growers on labour challenges in Victoria’s horticulture industry. “The crackdown by Australian Border Force last week in Sunraysia clearly demonstrates…
