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Fonterra has started supplying fresh milk to Australian supermarket chain Woolworths from its new multi-million plant in Cobden, western Victoria.

Fonterra has officially opened its new blending and packing plant in Indonesia – its first manufacturing facility in the country.

Danone Nutricia says it would have to consider leaving New Zealand in favour of countries with more suitable raw milk markets if dairy regulations are removed.

With farmers under pressure, Fonterra is offering discounts and special payment terms through its Farm Source and RD1 stores.

Digital innovation start-up company Job Done has won a deal with Fonterra to develop an app to save farmers time and money.

Entrepreneur Diane Foreman, known to many as the ice cream lady, has fired a broadside at Fonterra saying “it needs a kick up the backside”.

Fonterra farmers can now apply for Fonterra Cooperative Support, a loan to help them deal with the current challenging conditions, says chair John Wilson.

Fonterra is being “commercially rational” by reducing the volumes sold on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, says Fonterra managing director global ingredients, Kelvin Wickham.

The latest dairy auction has seen the dairy index up for the second time in a row, in what will be a welcome result for dairy farmers.

Who would work for three months without pay? And who would keep getting up at 5am every day to milk cows despite knowing there will be no milk cheque arriving this month?