13 June 2023
“Agricultural co-ops have gathered in Lismore after the 2022 floods – and revealed staggering statistics on losses and the mental health of disaster-stricken primary producers.”
Read the article, North Coast farming co-ops tally up monstrous flood cost, Daily Telegraph, 13 June 2023.
Latest news
23 April 2026
Fertiliser shocks and the long view on resilience
As Australia confronts sustained global uncertainty, the discussion highlighted in The Land reinforces a central question for policymakers and sector leaders alike: how...
22 April 2026
Co-operatives and fertiliser sovereignty: Why history matters now
Professor Mazzarol traced the fertiliser industry’s origins back to the nineteenth century, when domestic manufacturing and co‑operative ownership underpinned...
15 April 2026
From co‑operatives to crisis: how Australia surrendered control of its fertiliser supply
A century after farmer co‑operatives built a sovereign fertiliser industry from scratch, Australia now imports 85 per cent of what it needs.