Norco and the National Farmers’ Federation partner on farmer wellbeing study

Norco, Australia’s oldest and biggest 100% farmer owned dairy co-operative has announced a partnership with the National Farmers’ Federation to carry out a “first-of-its-kind” review into Australian farmer mental well being and wellbeing.

Commissioned by Norco and in partnership with the National Farmers’ Federation, the function of the exploration is to greater comprehend some of the crucial troubles dealing with Australian farmers currently, specifically in gentle of modern natural disasters and fluctuating sector disorders.

The ‘National Farmer Wellbeing Report’ will also look at and distinction views and encounters throughout farming sectors, locations and demographics, in get to support generate recommendation on how the sector, and Australians in normal, can improved assist the nation’s difficult-functioning farmers.

Nearly 12 months on from the unparalleled flooding event that devastated the Northern NSW town of Lismore and the co-operative’s heartland, Norco Main Govt Michael Hampson claims how essential this body of function is in get to actually quantify the impact of natural disasters on our nation’s farmers.

“From droughts, bushfires and the additional modern flooding occasions, our dairy farmers in specific have been executing it challenging for many years now, and we know these encounters are not distinctive to just our sector of farming,” Mr Hampson reported.

“As a 100% farmer-owned co-operative, and Australia’s very last working dairy co-operative, it is a main mission of ours to repeatedly help and produce benefit to our farmers, and to establish approaches that we can also aid safeguard the foreseeable future of our sector.

“Partnering with the National Farmers’ Federation on this vital entire body of study is just a single of the strategies we can superior comprehend the problems and challenges our hard-working farmers experience, in order to superior assist them into the long run,” he adds.

National Farmers’ Federation Vice President David Jochinke states the organisation is pleased to associate with Norco on this worthwhile initiative.

“As the peak nationwide human body representing farmers and the agricultural sector in Australia, this is an extremely meaningful piece of do the job for us to be included with and enable travel,” Mr Jochinke reported.

“We exist to champion the troubles affecting farmers and to progress the agricultural sector in standard.

“The initial-of-its form knowledge will be amazingly precious for us to quantify critical issues dealing with our farmers, and its impression on their wellbeing, supporting us to further more advocate for improvements or policy results that can much better help the industries we characterize,” he suggests.

The study is open right up until Friday, 17 February and Australian farmers seeking to have their voices read are inspired to consider part by accessing the study.

The investigate is getting performed by a third-bash research company with all survey responses totally anonymous. In return for their beneficial insights, participants can also decide-in to go in the managing to win one particular of 5 $200 Visa gift playing cards.

The inaugural ‘National Farmer Wellbeing Report’ will be released to business and the community at the end of March 2023.

Supporting psychological overall health in regional communities

To more demonstrate its commitment to supporting farmer wellbeing, Norco has also partnered with the Black Dog Institute to give straightforward accessibility to online mental health and fitness support tools for regional communities.

From March to May possibly, Norco’s substantial volume 2L full cream and lite milk will element unique labels and a QR code linking to bespoke mental health and fitness applications offered by the Black Pet dog Institute.

Moreover, during March and April 2023, five cents from every Norco branded white milk acquired at Coles will be donated to the Black Pet Institute to aid fund study, sources, and electronic tools which are specially essential in regional parts where by access to standard mental wellbeing assistance is constrained.