The $70 million budgeted over four years to get rid of bovine TB has to be a good move, Federated Farmers provincial president Brian Doughty says.
The disease is not under full control, and will be a threat until it is.
He's not sure it's possible to completely eliminate bovine tuberculosis, but said it was worth a shot.
"We need to make sure that we don't talk our eye off the eight-ball."
Fonterra's predicted overall milk payout for next season, $4.25 per kilo of milk solids, also came out yesterday.