Farmers break away from UDV

A group of disaffected Victorian farmers have formed a breakaway representative dairy body .

The group, Dairy Farmers of Victoria, comprises most of the current United Dairyfarmers of Victoria policy council, which is part of the Victorian Farmers Federation.

The new president, Mark Billing — who also remains president of the UDV — said the farmers were unhappy with the lack of resources available to the UDV under the VFF umbrella, and want to establish a model similar to one operating in South Australia, where the dairy farmers have an independent body which still works with the broader farm advocacy group.

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Source: Geoff Adams, Dairy News Australia, Jul 21, 2023.