Farmers Union is a brand name established by the South Australian Farmers' Co-operative Union Ltd (SAFU), and owned by Bega Cheese.[1]
Origins
Jamestown
At a meeting in Jamestown, South Australia on 28 February 1888, a committee formed to establish a grain "producers' union to combat the effects of depressed agricultural prices and the power of dealers". In October, John Pearce,[2] Thomas Mitchell,[3] Alex McCallum and others floated the "South Australian Farmers' (later Co-operative) Union Ltd" with a paid-up capital of under £300, ninety-four shareholders, John Pearce as managing director, Thomas Mitchell and Alex McCallum directors, and George Lake[4] as secretary.