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Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden has announced his intention to step down in a year's time.
He made the announcement at today's Fonterra annual general meeting at Whangarei. Van der Heyden will hand over to an as-yet-unnamed successor at the 2012 AGM.
Van der Heyden's retirement as chairman will follow on from the recent replacement of CEO, with Theo Spierings replacing Andrew Ferrier.
OPINION: With 10,500 dairy farms, New Zealand continues to punch above its weight around the world.
A team effort that is paying dividends for the wider New Zealand economy.
The country's second largest milk processor is warning against 'complacency' during a review of competition regulations in the dairy sector.
Horowhenua organic dairy farmers Ange and Wayne Moxham have taken their business to a new level.
A milk glut around the world shows no sign of easing, putting downward pressure on farmgate milk prices for the next few months.
Potatoes New Zealand has congratulated Peter Reynolds of TA Reynolds Ltd in Pukekohe on being awarded the Horticulture New Zealand Bledisloe Cup, recognising a lifetime of service and contribution to New Zealand horticulture.
Signing up to a benchmarking tool is not about competition, but about improving collectively, says Ximena Puig and Alvaro Luzardo who are 50-50 sharemilkers at a 164-hectare (effective) dairy farm in Eketāhuna in the Lower North Island.
A leading British farming politician says he's impressed with the positive attitude of New Zealand farmers that he met during his recent trip here.
OPINION: With 10,500 dairy farms, New Zealand continues to punch above its weight around the world.
The Southern Dairy Hub (SDH), which runs a demonstration farm for South Island farmers, has a new general manager.
Esther Guy-Meakin has been announced as the new chief executive of the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB).
