Farmers in Western Australia's remote Kimberley region are voicing their concerns about the Federal Government's proposed backpacker tax change.

The Government wants to tax working holiday visa holders at 32.5 per cent from the first dollar they earn beginning July 1 this year, sparking concern from farmers about a potential labour shortage.

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Ord Valley chia producer, Fritz Bolton, said the proposal was an insult to farmers.

"It shows a degree of, or a lack of, respect for primary producers of food in general," he said.

"I see that more and more where people are more concerned about price and not the sustainability and the communities that grow this food."

Mr Bolton said the proposal had the potential to reduce the number of backpackers and the amount of money spent in local communities.

"You shouldn't take some of these things for granted. It's been a great scheme and it's really, really helped rural Australia produce and get to market a lot of food," he said.

"I can understand we all need to pay our tax and haven't got a problem with that, but just be respectful of how wonderfully the system has worked and don't save at the wrong end."

Mr Bolton said he intended to recruit Timorese workers through the Seasonal Worker Program later in the year, if there are fewer backpackers available.

Kununurra cucurbit grower Matt Gray said farmers should not have to waste their time fighting the proposal.

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"Why can't they just come to the industry for advice and then roll out something that's going to work for everyone?" he said.

"I'd rather be out in the paddock doing what I do best.

"I don't want to be sat in the office making phone calls to politicians, trying to get a tax reversed in the worry that it's going to affect my business long term."

Cucurbit grower Matt Gray says farmers have better things to do than try to get the proposed tax rate revered. ( Tom Edwards )

In a written statement earlier this month, the Treasurer Scott Morrison said foreign workers should pay their fair share of tax in Australia.

"Being a working holiday maker does not mean you get a tax holiday," the statement said.

"If you work here you should pay your tax here."

This issue has continued to make headlines this week, with member for Durack Melissa Price saying the Government may consider an inquiry into the proposal.

On Wednesday, National Party MP Andrew Broad urged the Government to tax backpackers at 28.5 per cent, but pay them their 9.5 per cent superannuation contribution as part of their pay.

The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) has launched an online campaign calling on the Government to consider abandoning the proposed tax increase.

The NFF has called for a 19 per cent tax rate from the first dollar backpackers earn, to be more competitive with other countries.

Harvest labour contractor Andrew Colback said a 32.5 per cent tax rate would hit horticulture regions in northern Australia hardest.

Mr Colback said the proposed rate would deter backpackers from doing harvest work.

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"The remoteness [of the north], that's what makes it so unique in Kununurra and the regions in the Northern Territory," he said.

"There's a load of demand and a lot of development, a lot of expansion in the north that is going to need these sorts of people in the future," Mr Colback said.

"I don't know where they're going to come from. I don't know how growers are going to cope if this policy change is implemented."

Backpackers Florence Bain and Nozomi Inoue said they probably would not do harvest work if the tax rate was 32.5 per cent.

The pair, who recently arrived in Kununurra to do farm work, said they thought it would encourage more backpackers to do cash-in-hand work.