Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings' challenge 'build windmills not walls' is galvanising the dairy co-operative.

News agency Bloomberg has taken a close look at Fonterra - see what it's telling the world about our dairy giant.

Stu Gray is enjoying the positive vibes at Fonterra but is also keeping his feet on the ground.

Fonterra has raised its farmgate milk price forecast by 50 cents to $4.75 per kg of milksolids.

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Fall in farm conversions prompts interest in horticulture, honey and alternatives such as sheep milk.

Has dairy turned the corner? Latest price 'couldn't come at a better time'.

Dairy futures have rallied sharply, suggesting next week's world dairy auction will show a big rise.

Fonterra's Southland/Otago Head Mark Robinson chats to The Country Early Edition's Dom George about what's happening in his patch at the moment.

World dairy prices have shot higher at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the GDT price index gaining 6.6pc.

Cost cutting by farmers had helped to drag down Dairy NZ's break-even price to $5.05 per kg of milk solids from $5.25 previously.

Fonterra's chairman talks about today's announcement about the earnings per share forecast for the 2016-17 season and the farmgate milk price forecast remaining at $4.25.

The dairy giant has stuck with its farmgate milkprice of $4.25.

ASB Bank is punting on Fonterra leaving its 2016/7 farmgate milk price forecast unchanged at $4.25 a kg of milk solids.

Fonterra's Bay of Plenty Head of Co-operative affairs Lisa Payne updates us on what's happening in the region at the moment.

Fonterra will update its farmgate milk price and reveal earnings per share forecasts for 2016/17 on Monday.

Head of Co-operative affairs for Fonterra in Northland Eric Morrison caught up with The Country Early Edition's Dom George today.

A gain in whole milk powder offset a fall for most other products in the latest overnight dairy auction.

International dairy prices edged down at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index falling by 0.4 per cent since the previous sale last month.

Fonterra's Head of co-operative affairs in Canterbury discusses the implications of Brexit for the dairy giant and the industry as a whole with The Country Early Edition's Dom George.

As the dairy co-op tries to sell infant formula to Chinese parents, it's playing catch-up with competitors who got there first.

Dairy product prices have held steady at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction.

Big buys at annual agricultural event are likely to be lower on the shopping list for some who are hurting, especially dairy farmers.

Dairy prices kicked off the new season on a strong note, with gains driving the GDT price index up 3.4 per cent.

Hopes are running high that the first GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction for 2016/17 will show an improvement in dairy prices.

Fonterra's moved quickly to reject Australian media reports that Spierings is preparing to step down.

The milk price of $4.25 per kg remains well below DairyNZ's $5.25 per kg estimate of breakeven.

Australian dairy farmers want the government's help in gaining security around milk prices.

It's not only NZ dairy farmers unhappy about farm gate prices.