Nearly 70 percent of voting dairy farmers favoured a levy for DairyNZ and they will contribute 3.6 cents for each kilogram of milk solids from their cows.

The money is used to deliver research, farm tools and support.

Just 57 percent of 11 thousand and 750 farmers voted.

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10 Oct: A warning to dairy farmers - to prepare for greater climate swings

08 Oct: Dairy prices have fallen 1.6 percent at this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction

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