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Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden has announced his intention to step down in a year's time.
He made the announcement at today's Fonterra annual general meeting at Whangarei. Van der Heyden will hand over to an as-yet-unnamed successor at the 2012 AGM.
Van der Heyden's retirement as chairman will follow on from the recent replacement of CEO, with Theo Spierings replacing Andrew Ferrier.
Fonterra’s 2026 financial year was a year of delivery, with record volumes of milk collected, processed and shipped by the co-op.
Dairy farmers, still holding onto their Fonterra shares despite switching milk supply elsewhere or exiting the industry, now face a stricter share sell-down requirement.
Milk powder prices are continuing their merry run, firming up a potential $10/kgMS farmgate price this season.
Good news for Fonterra farmers. The co-op has raised this season’s farmgate milk price mid-point by 25c to $9.75/kgMS.
Fonterra board members are in line for a pay rise of around 3%.
Three men have been sentenced in District Courts after Ministry for Primary Industries prosecutions over animal welfare, food safety and cattle tracing offences.
Fonterra’s 2026 financial year was a year of delivery, with record volumes of milk collected, processed and shipped by the co-op.
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Dairy farmers, still holding onto their Fonterra shares despite switching milk supply elsewhere or exiting the industry, now face a stricter share sell-down requirement.
Hamilton-based agritech company Aimer Farming has completed a $3 million capital raise to support its next stage of growth, including a beef farming product due to launch in 2027.
When dairy manager Miriam Lauridsen learned the farm, she was joining held weekly health and safety meetings, she initially thought that was “a bit over the top”. Experiencing that culture changed her mind.
