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Australian dairy farmers are to get $600 million taxpayer money to help them endure the slump in farmgate prices.

Fonterra is committed to playing a role in advancing Maori farming interests, says chairman John Wilson.

Poor quality directors around the board table are one of the biggest risks to us as Fonterra shareholders.

Former Fonterra director Colin Armer is voting against the co-op's governance and representation proposal, which causes him some worries.

Fonterra's new-season forecast farmgate milk price is "conservative" but the co-op expects the market to rebalance within 6-12 months, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says the long term fundamentals for global dairy remain positive.

Fonterra sees a number of positive aspects in a dairy industry discussion document released over the weekend.

Fonterra would no longer be required tosell milk at a regulated price to large, export-focused processors, under options put forward in a discussion document.

DairyNZ is committed to supporting dairy farmers following the announcement by Fonterra of an opening forecast farmgate milk price of $4.25/kgMS for the 2016-17 season.

Fonterra has announced an opening forecast farmgate milk price of $4.25/kgMS for the 2016/17 season, an increase of 35 cents on the forecast for the current season.