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We ask Gordon Stone, Founder and Director of the Agri Business Development Institute: Do I really need a business plan? How do I stick to

Photo credit: Oliver Holmgren Experts: Hugh and Katie Finlay of Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op in Central Victoria: Question: Will there be another shift in agreements and

In 2017, a small group of organic and regenerative farmers met at the Blue Tree Honey Farm, in South Gippsland, with the idea of forming

By Lorraine Gordon In November 2019, off the back of the toughest drought in Australian history, my family farm at Ebor was ‘smashed’ by the

Member motivation flagging? It’s been a long year and many of our farmer groups are finding it challenging to keep members, particularly volunteers, engaged. This

Project: Quality Timber Traders Industry: Forestry Location: NSW and Queensland Growing rainforest cabinet timbers is a complex process with challenges that managers of monoculture plantings

Glenda Holowaty of The Australian Beekeepers Cooperative Limited explains how the co-op members are a part of a new beekeeper’s journey: fostering an interest in

This month we ask Sam Byrne, Secretary of The Co-op Federation: Why choose a co-operative structure for the next stage of our farming collaboration? Collaboration

By Professor Robin Stonecash “There is power in collaboration and cooperation.” In February this year, I was talking to someone whose property had survived the

Critical questions for collaboration: Farming Together Project Team Leader Amanda Scott has compiled a set of self-check questions so you can see if collaboration is

Published 29 August 2019 Southern Cross University has won a second coveted engagement award for its game-changing Farming Together Program, a collaborative industry model which

Published 28 August 2019 An innovative industry program which helped 28,500 primary producers tackle volatile markets, climate change and drought won the Industry Engagement category