Head of Fonterra Farm Source for Waikato Paul Grave spoke to The Country Early Edition's Dom George about what's happening in the region.
Two Fonterra cheeses have won silver awards at the prestigious International Cheese Awards held in the UK.
A Vintage Cheddar from Lichfield and a Noble Cheddar from Fonterra's Hautapu site bagged the silvers...and for the record, Paul's favourite is the Noble.
The accolades don't stop there with Fonterra winning a Co-op of the year award from Co-operative business New Zealand.
Fonterra recently announced they will be bringing in a new demerit system next June based on the Fat Evaluation Index milk screening. Paul gives Dom an update on this plan.
