When I interview for a new team member on our farm, we go through an extended process. It takes a while.

Everyone knows the old Rota spreaders, and most have seen the moving floor manure spreaders – the first ideal for the sloppy stuff and the second best suited to the drier stuff.

Poor quality directors around the board table are one of the biggest risks to us as Fonterra shareholders.

Fonterra is committed to playing a role in advancing Maori farming interests, says chairman John Wilson.

It feels great to be acknowledged in this way and a huge honour.

Despite the low milk price there was a positive vibe among the 33 finalists competing for the NZ Dairy Awards this year.

Former Fonterra director Colin Armer is voting against the co-op's governance and representation proposal, which causes him some worries.

The Case IH Optum turned heads at Agritechnica in November last year, where it won the Machine of the Year 2016 Award. The first examples are due here this month.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says the long term fundamentals for global dairy remain positive.

Fonterra's new-season forecast farmgate milk price is "conservative" but the co-op expects the market to rebalance within 6-12 months, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.