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Staying positive during COVID-19
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 bushfires. They said they survived fires and floods – it couldn’t possibly get any worse – 2020 had to be...
So you want to collaborate, but is a collaborative business model right for you, right now?
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 the right approach for you right now. Collaborative business models can be a powerful tool enabling...
Win for the fin: Fair Fish scores innovation award
15 August 2018: Farming Together is celebrating with Fair Fish South Australia its win in Australia’s foremost food industry awards. The community-supported fishery model won the Outstanding Innovation trophy at the delicious magazine awards in Sydney on August 13....
Sweet success for Kakadu plum project
10 August 2018: Farming Together celebrates the future of the Kakadu plum industry with news that one of its projects has been named a major partner in a $2.7m research initiative. Kindred Spirits Enterprises - Traditional Homeland Enterprises is among the groups...
Bio-farming forum gets down to ground-level
25 July 2018: Get down to ground-level with compost and biological fertilisers, cover crops and integrated pest management at the annual Australian Biological Farming Conference in November. Learn how to enhance soil health, sequester carbon, curb chemical use and...
Farming Together’s monthly e-bulletin…
20 July 2018: The latest news on grants, funding, scholarships, jobs and other opportunities to boost your ag-enterprise. Click here … https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=4c42e11980d41417cd1b3877f&id=9307bc3d13
Garlic co-op’s home-grown QA guide
19 July 2018: Australia’s garlic industry has developed an Australian-first quality framework – a legacy of the successful Farming Together program. A co-op of 30 garlic growers from Braidwood, NSW developed the framework as part of the $60,000 funded project. The...
Oysters meet the market with new finance plan
18 July 2018: NSW oyster farmers are anticipating greater investment into their industry with the release next week of a financial strategy, supported by the Farming Together program. The strategy has been endorsed by Ocean Watch and the NSW Farmers Oyster Committee,...
Five-fold return on investment for macca group
9 July 2018: A group of northern NSW farmers has converted a $30,250 grant into a $1.5m investment in less than 12 months, and has projected a $50m investment over the next five years. The floodplain growers are planning to convert their northern NSW floodplain farms...