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FSANZ proposal on GM foods
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking feedback on Proposal P1055, which aims to redefine how genetically modified (GM) foods are classified. We urge the organic sector to unite in requesting an extension to the submission deadline and advocating for...
Pastured Poultry Industry unites to mitigate Avian Flu risk
ORICoop hosted an impromptu online presentation regarding the current Avian Flu outbreak that was attended by Pastured Poultry producers around Australia. Thanks particularly to Karen Gurney from Redsun Nutrition, Paolo Crofts from Tall Poppy Farm and Venu from...
Organic Development Group
The Organic Development Group (ODG) consists of eleven organisations including certification, consumer, investment, and advocacy associations, who have over the past seven months joined together for the specific purpose of achieving regulatory reform in the Australian...
Parliament Puts on a Show of Support for Certified Organic Industry
Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum have joined international dignitaries and an array of the country’s top certified organic producers for a historic event at Parliament House to mark the formation of the Parliamentary Friends of Australia’s...
Changing the Colour of Money
ORICoop has been in deep conversations with our members, producers, supply chain businesses and investors that are interested in a more sustainable and resilient food and farming system. We are keen to share our learnings - and to ask the question of the future of...
Lupins: Good for the Earth, Great for your Diet
The little known lupin is likely the most powerful superfood you’ve never heard of. While lupins have been used as a food for as much as 6000 years in the Andean highlands and over 3000 years around the Mediterranean, they are slowly making their way onto supermarket...
ORCA Investment Project
Greetings to all ORICoop Subscribers, Woah the rain in the South! Thinking of all the producers that have had a busy period getting crops in before this drenching rain. We, in the snow country and juggling calving cows and snow conditions right now! A quick update...
The Australian Organic & Sustainable Future – hosting the largest organic farmland area in the world!
The Australian Organic Market Report (AOMR) 2023 was published last week and the ORICoop team would like to share some insight into the high growth and export potential for Australian organics - and particularly the massive potential of the organic grain industry in...
Building a foundation for fertility: Ian and Jodi’s flourishing farming enterprise
Located just north of the Great Eastern Highway, approximately 1.5 hours’ drive east of Perth, Jodi and Ian James have established a thriving farm with multiple species companion cropping in the golden outback town of Meckering. Located on the traditional lands of the...
Growing with the Grain: The Ungers’ 25+ years of Organic Experience
Located on Wiradjuri Country in Peak Hill in Central New South Wales lies two farms belonging to seasoned biodynamic farmers Ray and Judi Unger. Named Waratah and Marylyn, these farms feature unique characteristics that make them suitable for different forms of...