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Accommodation offers have been pouring in from New Zealand farmers to provide a break for Australian farmers caught up in the bush fires.

Tractor and machinery distributors have stepped in to offer assistance to fire-affected Aussie farmers.

Australian dairy farmers need support to stay farming as bush fire destruction comes on top of drought woes, says an industry spokesman.

New Zealand farming leaders are in close contact with their Australian counterparts as bushfires ravage farms across the ditch.

Prolonged drought in Australia and a downturn in agriculture in the US and Ukraine are affecting the European farm machinery sector.

Australia's oldest dairy company will be selling milk and other products in renewable cartons from next month.

Fonterra's woes are also worsening in Australia.

New Zealand and Australia have done “wonderful work” in their produce industries. 

But after it leaves the farm or orchard it can get into the “messy middle”, says Gary Loh, a Singapore blockchain entrepreneur.

Fonterra says its payouts to Australian farmers are being funded by its operations, not propped up from other places in the balance sheet.

Fonterra has told its Australian farmer suppliers that it remains committed to that market.