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Meet the team that is driving the Farming Together pilot project. They are (L to R) Debbe Allen, Administration Assistant; Andrew Jamieson, Expert Support Team Leader; Susan Webster, Communications Team Leader; Nick Reese, Knowledge Exchange Team Leader; Amanda Scott,...

From the Farming Together project, a monthly review of opportunities for Australia's farmers, fishers and foresters to grow their business ideas. Visit http://eepurl.com/cl7U6X

"Co-ops help other co-ops. It's the way we operate, and it's what defines us." Dairy boss Greg McNamara chairs our industry advisory group  and here he shares his thoughts on dairy co-ops....

Barnaby Joyce welcomes farmers to the inaugural National Forum Watch here

Ten years ago, Nuffield scholar John Gladigau wondered if he would still be owning his 2000ha farm in 2016. Exactly a decade later, he collaboratively farms 11,000ha in a two-family enterprise employing four extra staff. And the most important driver of this expanded...

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...