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Welcome to The Co-op News, brought to you by long-time local and media guru Miranda Saunders. Here you can listen to stories about Australia’s largest meat processing Co-operative and its farming members.
The catastrophic floods that hit the Northern Rivers in March 2022 will go down in history as the worst disaster to ever hit the region. In times of disaster, The Casino Food Co-op springs into action. Many people don’t know that the Co-op employs a swag of skilled labour. This episode, we chat to Co-op...
In the early hours of Monday morning the 28th of February 2022, it was beginning to become apparent that a natural disaster was unfolding in the very community the Casino Food Co-op calls home. It was a flood disaster no one anticipated, and no agency or business could ever prepare for. CEO of Australia’s largest...
The Casino Food Co-op is co-ordinating a massive emergency fodder drive across the North Coast. As flood waters are still receding, Australia’s largest farmer owned Co-operative is taking vital steps to ensure that what is left of the region’s cattle, will survive. Thousands of cattle have been lost in the past week, due to history...
he Casino Food Co-op (The Co-op) is Australia’s largest meat processing Co-operative, proudly 100% farmer owned. This podcasts looks at the intricacies of the business its people its community and aims to educate its member and employees about all things that affect their businesses and lives. Since 1933, the Co-op has established itself as an...
Since the age of 15, Casino’s Brian Olive has been working at The Casino Food Co-op. 54 years later, he proudly reflects on his career in the meat industry and how things have changed for the better. Not only has Brian been a loyal employee of Australia’s largest member owned co-operative, he’s also been a...
Have you ever wondered how you can control exactly how much money your cattle will make when you sell them? Heidi Hayes is the Livestock Manager at The Casino Food Co-op and she explains how grid prices work and how they can help you manage your herd. If you want to discuss grid prices or how...
In this episode of The Co-op News, we’re going to be talking to Co-op CEO Simon Stahl about how one opportunity to arise out of covid has meant the Co-op is able to retain it’s workers through one of the toughest times the meat processing industry has seen in a generation. But despite the low...
The Casino Food Co-op is leading the way when it comes to protecting it’s employees from the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. The Co-op has undertaken the first round of it’s mass vaccinations at it’s Booyong facility. It was so successful, they are now planning an even bigger vaccination clinic at the Casino plant.
The Casino Food Co-op (The Co-op) is Australia’s largest meat processing Co-operative, proudly 100% farmer owned. This podcasts looks at the intricacies of the business its people its community and aims to educate its member and employees about all things that affect their businesses and lives. Since 1933, the Co-op has established itself as an...
Carbon farming is fast becoming a way of life for many. In this podcast we explore the way The Casino Food Co-op is using carbon farming to offset their carbon emissions. It also explores the added benefits this farming system has for beef producers.