AgForce president John Cotter said Labor's $10 billion commitment to the independents for rural and regional Australia was a welcome boost for regional development, but he remained concerned about the real cost of its leadership negotiations.
"Rural and regional Australians should be very concerned (about) the Green alliance with the Labor party, which effectively positions Bob Brown as deputy prime minister," Mr Cotter said.
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"Labor's shift this far left is unheard of in Australian federal politics, and we should be wary that it will come at the cost of the industries which have underpinned Australia's financial resilience."
Mr Cotter said the Greens had policies that would seek to undermine the sustainability of well-managed agriculture.
"In Queensland, primary producers know only too well the impact of a Labor-Green collaboration - we are still feeling the ramifications of extreme impositions to responsible land management following the 2009 state election," he said.
"At a federal level, the Greens have already set their sights on the resource sector."
Mr Cotter said agricultural producers had reservations about the activities of the resource sector, but they recognised that mining brought jobs and economic stimulus to regional communities.
"We caution our new government to not trade off responsible leadership for the Greens anti-business regime and concerning social policies," Mr Cotter said.
The Queensland Farmers' Federation (QFF) said it was keen to continue a strong working relationship with the minority government led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
"The new government needs to get on with implementing the positive policies announced during the campaign and revisit others that need improvement to see the best outcomes for the rural sector," Mr Gary Sansom said.
Mr Sansom added that farmers would be looking for leadership on research and development, food policy and strategy, implementation of drought reform, climate change policy, biosecurity, and protecting farmland against destructive resource development.
