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Tributes flew last week at the official farewell in Wellington for the retiring chair of Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand, Malcolm Bailey.

It would be grossly unfair to cast Matt Bolger in the mould of his famous father – former Prime Minister Jim Bolger – because at just 42 he has an enviable CV and string of achievements.

The dairy industry has been one of New Zealand’s success stories, according to the new chair of Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ), Matt Bolger.

Malcolm Bailey grew up on a dairy farm near the township of Feilding in the lower North Island.

The man who has led the Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ) for the past 15 years believes the dairy sector does not get enough recognition for what it does for NZ.

Aged 64, Malcolm Bailey says farewell after a stellar career in the dairy industry but his knowledge, innovation and drive will not be lost to the wider primary sector.

Malcolm Bailey says one of the difficult things he's had to overcome in his tenure with DCANZ is getting traction in the media to point out all the initiatives and works that have been done by the industry in the face of public criticism.

University of Waikato academic Matt Bolger has been appointed new chairman of Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ).

The chair of the organisation which represents all the New Zealand dairy companies has hit out at government politicians for failing to deliver a quality FTA with the EU for the dairy sector.

Trade and Export Minister Damien O'Connor has rejected claims that NZ should not have signed the free trade agreement with the European Union and instead kept negotiating and got a better deal.