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FONTERRA HAS signed a five-year strategic agreement with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to drive innovation in sustainable farming, manufacturing, health, nutrition and consumer dairy products.

LONG-SERVING FONTERRA director, Jim van der Poel, will retire from the cooperative's board in November, after 12 years of service.

FONTERRA'S FORECAST for 2014/15 has fallen lower than expected, says Federated Farmers at $6/kgMS.

FONTERRA HAS reduced its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2014/15 season from $7 to $6/kgMS and announced an estimated dividend range of 20-25 cents per share

FONTERRA AND the Department of Conservation (DOC) are a year into their 10 year partnership to improve the Waituna catchment and marked the moment with a Community Open Day today (July 25).

Fonterra has appointed Miles Hurrell as its new group director cooperative affairs.

The Dairy Workers Union says redundancies at a Fonterra packaging plant in Waikato will come as a heavy blow to those affected and the union will be doing everything it can to support workers.

FONTERRA PLANS to realign its packing operations at Canpac, in the Waikato, to focus more on paediatric nutritionals.

FONTERRA HAS launched the second instalment of its Farm Focus YouTube series showcasing responsible dairying initiatives taking place on New Zealand dairy farms.

Fonterra Shareholders Council chairman, Ian Brown has been re-elected unopposed for a third term.