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Former Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden has described his leadership style as essentially "very simple".

Question: Why is the bank focused on assisting farming families with succession planning?

Most of the major banks are predicting a drop between 4% and 8% – much higher than Fonterra's current forecast of a 2-3% fall.

The long-term dairy market remains strong despite the severe downturn affecting milk prices, says Rabobank.

After the drought-induced decline in the US beef cowherd in recent years, the industry is making amends and rebuilding its depleted numbers.

Succession is often a difficult journey for farming families; the idea of ‘sharing the helm’ or seeing a change in captain can be challenging for many farmers, says an agricultural lender.

A new report says productivity growth is the key to maintaining New Zealand agribusiness’ global competitive edge in the coming decades.

A recovery in global dairy prices is on the horizon but farmers may not benefit until next season, says Rabobank.

The market downturn in dairy is among foremost concerns for Rabobank dairy research director Hayley Moynihan as she steps into the newly created role of the bank’s general manager Country Banking.

Milk price recovery is more likely in 2016-17 than this season, says Rabobank director of dairy research Hayley Moynihan.