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While Fonterra seems to be putting a brave and optimistic face on the economic headwinds facing the dairy industry, the cooperative's optimism and the bare facts don't seem to align.

Banks have cut their farmgate milk price forecast after another drop in the GDT price index last week, albeit minor at an overall 1.4%.

Fonterra is welcoming the Government's move to lift restrictions on trade with Iran, a key butter partner.

Fonterra's revamp of its struggling Australian business continues with the impending sale of yoghurt and dairy desserts range.

Milk production may be falling but Fonterra's exports are soaring.

Rabbit rissoles with garlic and fennel will be the wild food treat used to lure visitors to the Northland Regional Council's marquee at Kaipara's upcoming Northland Field Days.

Farmers are concerned Fonterra's forecast farmgate payout of $4.60/kgMS may be under threat.

Plastic DairyFlo liners have helped a Waikato sharemilker produce what Fonterra judges to be some of the finest milk in the country.

Fonterra exported record volumes for the month of December 2015.

Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2015's good, bad and ugly in regards to the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team...