Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Willy Leferink is saddened by Colin Armer's exit from Fonterra board.

Fonterra director Colin Armer has resigned.

The Government is currently seeking submissions on a raft of proposed changes affecting agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the deadline is fast approaching for interested parties to have their say, Anderson Lloyd Lawyers Partner Lesley Brook says.

The 2011-12 year was one of strong performance for dairy farmer owned LIC.

Federated Farmers says John Wilson is the right man to lead Fonterra.

John Wilson has been appointed the chairman elect of Fonterra.

FOR newly-appointed RD1 managing director Jason Minkhorst, it feels like a homecoming.

MANY DAIRY farmers around the West Coast town of Westport are frantically cleaning up their farms after a heavy rain storm swept the area last this month. 

Not many men can claim that, at the age of 19, they decided to take up a career in complete contrast to family tradition and move to the other side of the world.

EIGHTY PERCENT of dairy farmers are known to regard succession planning as a top priority, but only 10% do anything about it. This telling revelation came to light at a recent Massey University seminar.