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Meet the Co-op Farmers

Presented by www.coopfarming.coop.

A candid new podcast series will tell the stories of Australian farmers transforming their businesses and fighting back from the brink by working together.

Featuring leading primary producers, the eight-episode podcast MEET THE CO-OP FARMERS will address some of the biggest issues in farming, put forward solutions aimed at future-proofing Australian family farms and talk to farmers and fishers fighting back with the co-operative model.

Pete Lewis speaks frankly with farmers from all around Australia who are successfully using co-operative farming business models. Through their stories and real-life experiences (warts and all), you will learn how relevant and positive it can be to the farming model and farming in general, and how it literally changes lives.

Interviews with Stuart Crosthwaite (Mountain Milk), Doriana Mangili (Sweeter Banana), Natalie Browning (CBH), Rodger Long (Limestone Coast Fishermen’s Co-operative), Stephen Thandi (Oz Group), Emma Robinson (Beef Collaboration Project), Kerry Murphy (TAFCO) and Larry McHugh (Marquis Macadamias).

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The Lockyer Valley: Feeding Australia Aug 18, 2022

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Michael Cavanagh sat down with The Lockyer Fruit and Veggie Cooperative’s Colin Dorber – the driving force behind the co-op and a man committed to the future prosperity of the Lockyer Valley region.

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Episode Notes:

This month, we hear the inspiring story of Queensland's Lockyer Fruit and Veggie Cooperative which is helping to create an Australian-owned processing facility for locally grown produce. This co-op is designed to allow everyday Australians to support our farmers and contribute to ongoing food security. Michael Cavanagh sat down with Colin Dorber, the driving force behind the co-op and a man committed to the future prosperity of the Lockyer Valley region.

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Find out more about The Lockyer Fruit and Veggie Cooperative Ltd – https://lockyervalleyfoods.com.au/
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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The Casino Food Co-op: Putting people before profits Jul 26, 2022

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In this month’s podcast, we again focus on one of the leading co-operatives in the flood-ravaged Northern Rivers region of NSW – The Casino Food Co-op. Rural journalist Michael Cavanagh sat down with Simon Stahl, CEO of The Casino Food Co-op, the largest farmer-owned meat processing co-op in Australia with over 500 farmer members. Farming is an inherently difficult vocation, but knowing the Co-op has got their back has helped members navigate drought, fires, COVID-19 and more recently the devastating floods. Its people-first philosophy allowed them to support their community through this traumatic event.

Discover why The Casino Food Co-op is such an asset to its community, and what the future holds for this forward-thinking co-operative.

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Find out more about The Casino Food Co-op – https://thecasinofoodcoop.com.au
Read our story The secret behind The Casino Food Co-op's success: The power of community – https://coopfarming.coop/stories/the-secret-behind-the-casino-food-co-ops-success-the-power-of-community
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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Summerland: Banking the Northern Rivers community through thick and thin Jun 21, 2022

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The Northern Rivers region of NSW is no stranger to floods. But this resilient community has been stretched to breaking point this year, with record-breaking floods reaching heights beyond what anyone had ever imagined. Rural journalist Michael Cavanagh joined John Williams, CEO of Summerland Credit Union, to find out what drives this member-owned bank to keep going in even the toughest circumstances.

Discover why member-owned banks are an important part of the Co-operative Farming family, how Summerland’s co-operative values have informed its flood response and why Summerland is optimistic about the future. Discover more about the bank that’s putting its members first and strengthening the capacity of its community to recover from the 2022 floods.

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Listen to all podcasts – https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/
Find out more about the Summerland Credit Union – https://summerland.com.au/
Read our story How Summerland Credit Union is helping the Northern Rivers get back to business – https://coopfarming.coop/stories/how-summerland-credit-union-is-helping-lismore-get-back-to-business
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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From closed and condemned to thriving co-op May 24, 2022

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When the town of Sea Lake was left with no local pub, the community took matters into their own hands, renovating a derelict building and opening the Royal Hotel as the Sea Lake Hotel Co-operative Limited.

Rural journalist Michael Cavanagh caught up with the co-op’s chair, John Clohesy and secretary, Alison McClelland. In this podcast you will learn why the Royal Hotel is such an important part of the Sea Lake community, how their previous experience in running a hardware co-operative helped the community embrace the co-operative model again, and how running the Sea Lake Hotel Co-operative has united this small community, given the town a tourism boost and provided locals with a sense of self-agency.

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Listen to all podcasts – https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/
Read about the Sea Lake Hotel Co-operative Limited – the community co-op that revitalised a condemned pub – https://coopfarming.coop/stories/community-co-op-revitalises-condemned-pub/
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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For the long haul: The co-op that's creating new opportunities for Eyre Peninsula grain growers Apr 26, 2022

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Mining companies and farmers are frequently adversaries, with very different plans for the natural resources in a region. However, through the formation of a co-op, Eyre Peninsula Co-operative Bulk Handling (EPCBH), the relationship between local grain growers and mining company Iron Road is characterised by co-operation, open communication and a genuine desire to create mutually beneficial outcomes. Agricultural journalist Michael Cavanagh talks to Tim Scholz, who is a farmer in the region, as well as director and chief executive officer of EPCBH and principal of stakeholder engagement with mining company Iron Road.

In this podcast you will learn: how local grain growers and a mining company are working together to find a win-win situation, how the planned deep-water port at Cape Hardy could allow for grain and magnetite exports, and possibly even more, why co-ops give small farmers a voice and can empower them to collectively address sustainability challenges impacting their businesses and the wider community.

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Listen to all podcasts – https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/
Read about Eyre Peninsula Co-operative Bulk Handling – the co-op that's creating new opportunities for Eyre Peninsula grain growers – https://coopfarming.coop/stories/epcbh-the-co-op-thats-creating-new-opportunities-for-eyre-peninsula-grain-growers/
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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The co-op connecting everyday Australians to the renewable energy revolution Mar 22, 2022

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In this Meet the Co-op Farmers episode rural journalist Michael Cavanagh talks to Peter Fraser, President of Community Energy 4 Goulburn (CE4G) and board member of Goulburn Community Energy Co-op. The co-op is stepping up to provide their local community with the opportunity to invest in solar energy, and to become changemakers through community-owned renewable energy.

In this podcast you’ll learn how the local community in Goulburn and its surrounds got behind the vision for solar energy, why the co-operative model was the ideal solution for the project, how the co-op is allowing everyday Australians to invest in and support renewable energy and why this project is good news for regional Australia.

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Listen to all podcasts – https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/
Read about the co-op’s long journey and discover why their powerful vision is becoming a model for other communities – https://coopfarming.coop/stories/goulburn-community-energy-co-op/
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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Meet the bank with a big heart for farmers and farming Feb 15, 2022

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In this Meet the Co-op Farmers episode we discover the bank that’s well-known globally as the world’s biggest agricultural bank. Rabobank Australia is a subsidiary of Rabobank, the global co-operative bank based in the Netherlands, and is committed to operating with the same co-operative mindset and commitment to farmers, agriculture and global food security. Rural journalist Michael Cavanagh sat down with Marc Oostdijk, General Manager Knowledge and Networks, Sustainability and Community Engagement at Rabobank to find more about this bank with a big heart for farming and farmers.

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Listen to all podcasts – https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/
Read our story about the co-operative spirit and origins of Rabobank – https://coopfarming.coop/stories/the-co-operative-spirit-of-rabobank/
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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Is this Australia’s most co-operative town? Jan 18, 2022

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Marissa Costello is the general manager of one of Australia’s longest-running co-operatives, the Killarney Co-op. Serving the residents of the Queensland town of Warwick and its surrounds, this co-op has been on an impressive journey over the last century.

Marissa Costello and Michael Cavanagh reflect on the first 100 years of the Killarney Co-op, from the early days as a butter factory, to its present setup with multiple retail outlets including a supermarket, an electrical appliances retailer, a hardware, a petrol station, a rural supplies store and a post office. They also talk about the generational legacy of the co-op, as well as how the co-operative movement is placed to offer community-based solutions in our ever-changing world.

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Listen to all podcasts – https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/
Read our story on this new meat co-op – the Killarney Co-op – https://coopfarming.coop/stories/australias-most-co-operative-town/
Visit the Killarney Co-op website – http://www.killarneycoop.com/
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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Paddock to Plate Dec 15, 2021

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"Paddock to Plate" is our fascinating conversation with the founders of a new food co-op on the stunning Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. Have a listen to discover how a disused abattoir has become the centre of an emerging paddock to plate food network. Grant Baker and David Parsons, driving forces behind the co-op discuss how a meat processing co-op will meet local demand and assist producers from the Peninsula to get their top-quality produce onto supermarket shelves and restaurant tables further afield.

Grant and David explain how the BCCM helped the community to explore how a co-op was the right model to work together on their shared vision for an interconnected food supply chain to produce and market the region's trustworthy, ethical, high quality food.

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Listen to all podcasts – https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/
Read our story on this new meat co-op – The Fleurieu Community Co-operative – https://coopfarming.coop/stories/from-paddock-to-plate/
Find out more about co-op farming – https://coopfarming.coop/
Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter – https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team – https://coopfarming.coop/contact/
If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals – https://bccm.coop/

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The birth of a new co-op Nov 16, 2021

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When Target announced the closure of its much-loved Cootamundra store, the locals quickly realised they would need to travel to Young or Wagga to buy many of their everyday essentials - even bras and briefs. An offhand comment by Cootamundra resident Leigh Bowden, "why don't we start a co-op?", marked the start of a long but exciting journey that has seen substantial progress made towards opening a member-owned retail co-op in the town.

Leigh shares with Michael Cavanagh the current progress of the Cootamundra District Co-op, as well as the highs and lows involved in pioneering a co-op: finding the first members, raising capital, securing supplies and establishing a spirit of co-operation (and not competition) with the other local retailers.

If the co-op successfully opens its retail store, it will be a major victory for the board, the members and the local community. But if their vision doesn't quite come to fruition, Leigh and her team of dedicated volunteers will know that they did everything they could to help their Cootamundra community.

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If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op you can contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals for some friendly assistance.

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