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DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says last week's annual meeting was a quiet affair and reasonably positive.

Despite all the challenges the dairy industry is facing, DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel believes the sector has a good future.

DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says the low forecast farmgate milk price is already putting a lot of pressure on dairy farmers and their cashflows.

DairyNZ has updated the national breakeven forecast to $7.78/kgMS, a 27c increase from its previous forecast.

OPINION: A mate of yours truly wonders just exactly how some of the so-called ‘leaders’ in the ag sector will fare if there is a change of Government on Oct 14.

OPINION: Your old mate wonders if the current chair of DairyNZ, Jim van der Poel, is the very same Jim van der Poel who is now canvassing to retain his directorship of the dairy industry-good body.

Dairy farmers will be paying a higher TB differential slaughter levy from next month despite concerns raised by DairyNZ.

OPINION: Like all Kiwis and small business owners, dairy farmers have been feeling the effects of rising costs. Coupled with the recent forecast cuts in milk price many will now be thinking about their business viability.

OPINION: Farmers have been slapped with another rise in levy.

Scientific data collected across five catchments over the past 20 years show improvement in surface water quality.