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Cooperatives have many positive benefits, but raising capital is not one of them.

A former Fonterra director behind moves to downsize the co-op's board says support from shareholders is heartening.

Fonterra has been notified that rating agency Standard and Poor's has downgraded the co-op's credit rating from A to A-.

Last month we highlighted the greater volatility the global dairy industry has experienced in recent times.

A war of words is brewing between Fonterra chairman John Wilson and two former board members over board composition.

The development of 10 to 20 more popular health-orientated products such as Fonterra's Anlene would make New Zealand a rich country again, a 'New New Zealand Forum' in Auckland heard this month.

Fonterra's mishandling of a message urging farmers to curb PKE usage onfarm hasn't gone down well.

Better dairy trade between key economies by tariff elimination would reduce volatility in global dairy prices, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.

Two former Fonterra directors are seeking a reduction in the size of the co-op board.

A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has today been charged in connection with the criminal blackmail threat to poison infant formula with 1080, made public in March this year.