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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17 Jul: Rapid gains in the New Zealand dollar have seen Fonterra trim its forecast payout by five cents for the recently completed season

26 Jun: Manawatu dairy farmer Andrew Hoggard is the new president of Federated Farmers

26 Jun: Former Zespri chairman Peter McBride will lead the boardroom of the country's largest company

26 Jun: Fonterra is replacing its retiring chairman John Monaghan with Tauranga dairy farmer and kiwifruit grower Peter McBride

24 Jun: The global demand for sheep milk is growing, and Kiwi farmers are responding

23 Jun: Fonterra farmers who produce sustainable, high quality milk will soon be eligible for a new payment of up to 10 cents per kg of milksolids

15 Jun: Dairy farmers aren't overly optimistic that a wide ranging milk payout will be narrowed

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