Creating a Better Business Environment for Farmers
The VFF is dedicated to ensuring farm enterprises can thrive in a fair and competitive business environment. With advice provided by our Farm Business and Regional Development Committee, we advocate on a range of issues directly impacting farm businesses including regulation, finance, taxation, energy.
We also work to ensure the governments have the right support in place for farm businesses through programs the as rural financial counsellor service, or for targeted assistance in times of droughts.
By way of membership to the VFF Commodity Groups, every farmer also benefits from targeted advocacy that is focused on the issues that particularly impact their type of production.
Key Issues
Find out what the VFF is doing on your behalf across the key issues that are important to you.
Local Government Rates
Energy
Drought
Farm Crime
COVID-19
Media Releases
VFF public announcements on current issues. View all media releases →
VFF warns councils against farm rates shock
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is encouraging rural and regional local government councils to avoid inequitable rate increases…
Rating system change a win for farmers
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has welcomed a proposed change to the way farmland is valued for the…
VFF backs ACCC report into unfair trading environment
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) welcomes the recommendations of the ACCC’s Perishable Agricultural Goods Inquiry Report and supports…
Submissions
VFF responses to government on current issues. View all submissions →
VFF Supplementary Submission to the 2020-21 Victorian State Budget
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is pleased to provide this supplementary budget submission. Since February when we provided…
State Budget 2020-21
Victorian farmers contribute over $13.16 billion to Victoria’s economy, representing 27.8% of the state’s exports valued at $11.9…
Proposed Solar Farms – Shepparton District
The Greater Shepparton Planning Scheme clearly identifies areas of strategic agricultural value that should be protected from loss….
The Committee
The Farm Business and Regional Development Committee advises VFF Policy Council on matters including:
⇛ Taxation issues including income tax, financial taxes, and stamp duty.
⇛ The availability and cost of finance for farmers.
⇛ Government resourcing of economic services to agriculture.
⇛ Local Government issues relating to rates, service provision and budgets.
⇛ The retention and development of sustainable and profitable rural communities.
⇛ Funding and delivery of services, including health and education.
⇛ Provision of infrastructure, such as internet and telecommunications.
⇛ Other matters as referred to it by Policy Council, the Board, a Branch, a Commodity Policy Council or the Annual Conference.
The current committee members are Christine Plant (Chair), Mark Collins, Sarah Parker, Oonagh Kilpatrick and Geoff Crick.
