Farmers will again have the option to reduce their exposure to market volatility and assist them to budget, plan, and manage profitability, with Fonterra Australia’s Fixed Base Milk Price now open for applications for the 2019/20 season.

Fonterra farmers participating in the company’s Fixed Base Milk Price will be paid a guaranteed price of $6.80 per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS) for a portion of their milk for the 2019/20 season.

Budding architects and engineers at Ulverstone Primary School on Tasmania’s north coast will be practicing their sandcastle building skills year-round, with the school one of the deserving community groups in Tassie receiving a leg-up in the latest round of funding from the Fonterra Grass Roots Fund.