VICTORIA'S peak grain growers' group is calling on the Victorian Government to demolish the historic Murtoa Stick Shed amid concerns further national heritage listing could hinder grain-receival activities at the site.

A resolution outlining the Victorian Farmers Federation support for the removal of the Stick Shed will be put to the VFF Grains Group conference in Horsham next week.

Grains Group president Russell Amery said it was a "great shame" the Government had not committed to maintain the deteriorating building, which is listed by Heritage Victoria.

GrainCorp is also calling for the shed to be removed and is opposing moves by Heritage Victoria to put the shed on the National Heritage Trust listing.

Of the 260-metre-long shed, Graincorp owns about 20m while the Victorian Government owns 240m.

If the listing went ahead, it would also include an exclusion boundary of 20 metres surrounding it, which, according to GrainCorp corporate affairs manager David Ginns, would restrict GrainCorp's activities on the site.

"It would mean we would not be able to use the elevator or load trains there, it would have a huge effect on our operations at Murtoa and is very disappointing given the $3 million we spent last harvest to increase the efficiency of in-loads," he said.

"We feel the shed is dangerous and should be removed."

A Heritage Victoria spokeswoman said the Heritage Council of Victoria had nominated the building to the National Heritage List.

"This nomination reflects the extent of the current registration by Heritage Victoria, which includes an area of land around the building approximately 20 metres wide," she said.

"This land has been part of the registration since 1990."