The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) is the State’s peak agricultural body, representing the interests of those who work on the land.
It represents 3100 agricultural enterprises, one in five jobs in Tasmania.
They contribute about $1 billion a year to the Tasmanian economy. That is about 16% of gross state product.
Because our members are farmers from across all segments of the industry (and most of our board members are farmers), we are well positioned to represent the interests of the agricultural sector. The TFGA represents big and small farms. We make no distinction. We believe it is vital that all farmers in Tasmania are members of the TFGA so that we are able to speak with one voice when we deal with governments at all levels and with other industry bodies.
We exist to make a difference and we can only do this by standing and working together. Tasmanian farms must operate in a positive business environment. That is our main mission.
We have close links with other state farming organisations as well as:
Tasmania’s voice is heard at national and international level through these industry affiliations.
We have alliances with a number of sponsors and business partners, who support the association. They include:
To become a member of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association please contact our Field Officer, Barbara Mcleod on 0418 131 629.
Latest News
29/06/2009
The Australian Government recently announced that it was listing the lowland native grasslands of Tasmanian as critically endangered on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.