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Amendments to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill have passed its third and final reading in Parliament.

The new 60-strong team at Fonterra Darfield are into their final few weeks of trials before the first milk arrives.

Milk tankers have started rolling out of Northland this week while the remaining Fonterra manufacturing sites are in the final stages of a $100 million maintenance upgrade.

Fonterra has welcomed Government announcements on the 2011 Review of New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme, while restating its commitment to emissions reductions.

Fonterra' s vote on Trading Among Farmers means more safeguards are needed in the proposed legislation to protect farmer control and ownership, Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O'Connor says.

Fonterra' s vote on Trading Among Farmers means more safeguards are needed in the proposed legislation to protect farmer control and ownership, Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O'Connor says.

With 66% of Fonterra shareholder-suppliers backing Trading Among Farmers (TAF), Federated Farmers is calling on the cooperative to unite. This call comes off an 85% turnout among shareholders.

Fonterra shareholders have voted in favour of implementing Trading Among Farmers.

Fonterra shareholders have voted in favour of implementing Trading Among Farmers.

Fonterra's board is holding a special meeting this afternoon to decide whether TAF (trading among farmers) will go ahead.