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Outgoing Fonterra Co-operative Council chair John Stevenson says that it has been a privilege to represent the co-op's farmer shareholders.

Fonterra Co-operative Group has confirmed the independently assessed candidates standing for election to its board in 2026.

Fonterra has revised its Farmgate Milk Price forecast for the 2026/27 season, lifting the midpoint and narrowing the range on the back of improving global dairy commodity prices.

OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.

OPINION: Get offside with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at your own peril.

Milk powder prices are keeping farmgate prices up, helping processors offset the dip in milk fat prices.

Climate, nature and animal wellbeing make up Fonterra's refreshed sustainability roadmap released last week.

Speculation of a possible joint move by Fonterra and a2 Milk to buy Synlait raises a much bigger strategic question, says agribusiness expert Dr Nic Lees.

In the past, much has been made of the concept of farm to fork, but an Australian expert in food science and marketing with experience in the dairy industry, Dr Angeline Achariya, says the reverse of this slogan is critical to win modern day consumers.

A four year trial has reaffirmed that mixing plantain into dairy pastures can help reduce nitrogen losses to freshwater while maintaining milk production and profitability, say researchers.