Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) and Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF)/United Dairy Farmers of Victoria (UDV) have renewed their national agreement.

The two organisations streamlined their collaboration with renewed commitment to a single voice policy, which is designed to amplify the concerns of grassroots farmers on policy and markets. The agreement reinforces Victoria’s central role in domestic dairy with the state maintaining a strong voice through VFF/UDV’s ongoing membership of ADF.

ADF president Ben Bennett and his VFF/UDV counterpart Ian Morris look forward to working for farmers and collaborate in good faith.

As the spirit of collaboration is spreading through the Victorian dairy industry, breakaway group Dairy Farmers Victoria is eyeing further reunification. The group, which formed after VFF/UDV walked away from the ADF in 2023, is in talks with VFF/UDV to potentially unify.