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Early Christmas present for dairy farmers
FONTERRA HAS upped its forecast payout for the 2012 season 20c/kgMS to $6.90-$7.00 for a fully shared up farmer.
Gent elected to Southern Cross
FORMER FONTERRA director Greg Gent has been elected to the board of Southern Cross Medical Care Society, New Zealand’s largest health insurer with around 830,000 members.
Dairy prices tipped to swing
DAIRY PRICES will continue to fluctuate as economic uncertainty grips the EU and the US, says Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden.
Naki’s brightest spark
FONTERRA'S NEW director David MacLeod, South Taranaki, has been wired into the dairy industry for over two decades.
National’s win brings TAF closer to fruition
THE RE-ELECTION of a National-led Government has boosted Fonterra’s chances of sewing up the TAF (trading among farmers) proposal by the end of next year.
Van der Heyden’s reign as Fonterra’s white knight to end
FONTERRA CHAIRMAN Henry van der Heyden is to step down next year.
Van der Heyden says he will ensure a smooth transition for the new chairman to take over.
Directors in for a pay rise
Gent confident in future
FORMER FONTERRA director Greg Gent is confident the co-op will continue to be a major player on the international dairy market.
No new TAF vote
FONTERRA SHAREHOLDERS will not get another vote on the co-op's controversial proposed share trading scheme –TAF.
Feds hail van der Heyden
FEDERATED FARMERS is paying tribute to Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden, who will step down next year.