The Tobacco & Associated Farmers Co-operative Limited (TAFCO) is a farmers co-operative which was formed in 1987 by tobacco growers to operate as an agricultural merchandising co-operative to service tobacco growers and other primary producers. Being a co-operative profits are retained in local communities and equitably distributed amongst members. Adjustment pressures from deregulation of the tobacco industry have seen new horticultural enterprises developing in the traditional tobacco growing areas.

Today TAFCO has a broad horticultural base with a total membership in excess of 350 farmers (126 tobacco farmers) and many operate multi commodity farming enterprises. In excess of $400,000 $1.00 shares are held by the members of our co-operative. The continued investment into the co-operative by new and existing members has played a role in the opening of our new store at 215 Myrtle Street Myrtleford in 1998.