Farming Together started through the Farm Co-operatives and Collaboration Pilot Program, a $15 million program funded by the Australian Government. The program fostered innovative, collaborative models, such as co-operatives, to help farmer, fishing and forestry groups tackle supply chain issues, drought and climate change, and deliver triple bottom line benefits. In doing so, Farming Together flipped the traditional university and industry partnership approach by placing the farmer as the primary partner, realising unique results.