Clever co-operatives pooling investment funds are high-priority for a visiting international expert. Jack Wilkinson, Director of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada shared his vision for clever co-op models at Australia’s first forum on agricultural collectives this...
Accountancy researcher Kay Plummer surveyed members from national, regional and local co-operatives and found the model useful for capacity building among the communities they serve. She was addressing the topic at Australia’s first forum on agricultural collectives...
A modern co-operative, where farmers harvest and store data, could lift technological gains in Australian agriculture, says a Victorian grains leader. Chris Sounness, CEO of the Birchip Cropping Group, brought his vision of a data cooperative to Australia’s first...
Findings from a recent Senate inquiry could see more rebel shoppers among Australian consumers, according to a national business leader. Melina Morrison, chief executive of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals, said consumers do not have to wait for the...
Beef producers need to look beyond current high returns and develop co-operatives to outlast future price downturns, according to a Queensland farmer and Churchill Foundation scholar. Scholar’s call for price-defying beef co-op
Farmers will be empowered to establish cooperatives and adopt innovative business models to boost their bargaining position in the marketplace under the Coalition Government’s $13.8 million Farm Co-operatives and Collaboration Pilot Program. Deputy Prime...
