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Quake Appeal: $600,000 from global partners and Silver Fern
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 11:52 am | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms and its global partners will be donating at least $600,000 to the New Zealand Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal. More >>
Silver Fern Farms Support Christchurch
Friday, 4 March 2011, 12:43 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms announced today that it will be donating the equivalent value of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) levies on all sheep, beef and deer processed during the week commencing 14th March 2011 ... More >>
More Fresh Water Stores Available for Christchurch
Friday, 25 February 2011, 1:56 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms has made available bulk water now from both its Islington and Belfast plants on the outskirts of Christchurch, working with independent contractors like Stephen Bleeker of Bleeker Contracting and alongside Federated Farmers and Fonterra, ... More >>
Directors result a vote of confidence in Silver Fern Farms
Friday, 28 January 2011, 10:06 am | Silver Fern Farms
Incumbent Chairman Eoin Garden has been re-elected to the Board of Silver Fern Farms. At the company’s Annual Meeting held today in Waipukurau Silver Fern Farms announced the outcome of an election for two Farmer-Elected Directors to the company’s Board. ... More >>
Te Aroha plant’s observation of the two-minute silence
Friday, 17 December 2010, 3:01 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms Chief Executive Keith Cooper: In response to the story in today’s New Zealand Herald and other outlets – which takes a critical view of how our Te Aroha Plant observed the two-minute silence on 2 December – I would like to clarify ... More >>
Good news for Silver Fern Farms’ Te Aroha staff
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 4:39 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms announced today that the majority of its workforce affected by the recent fire at its Te Aroha plant now have employment and that the company has been able to provide jobs for all Te Aroha staff who were able and willing to relocate. More >>
Te Aroha plant staff briefed on employment options
Monday, 6 December 2010, 1:53 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms Chairman Eoin Garden and Chief Executive Keith Cooper today met with a large number of the 350 employees of the company’s fire-damaged Te Aroha plant to brief them on employment options for coming months and to outline the key ... More >>
Robust balance sheet, investment and profitability key focus
Friday, 26 November 2010, 1:16 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms has reported a net operating loss before tax for the 12 months ended 30 September 2010 of $800,000 (2009 profit $5.4m) from total revenue of $1,879m (2009 $2,014m). More >>
Poll shows 87% support independent evaluation
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 3:25 pm | Silver Fern Farms
The poll of Silver Fern Farms and Alliance Group shareholders, initiated through an open letter to farmers over the past two weeks, attracted a low response. However, those farmers who did take the opportunity to express their opinion overwhelmingly ... More >>
Silver Fern Farms to repay bonds early
Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 4:39 pm | Silver Fern Farms
A marked improvement in Silver Fern Farms’ balance sheet has prompted the company to re-negotiate its banking partnerships for the next tw o years. As a result, the company will re-pay its NZDX five-year bonds ahead of schedule. More >>
Silver Fern Farms moves manpower and stock feed
Friday, 24 September 2010, 2:56 pm | Silver Fern Farms
In response to this week’s devastating snowfall in Southland, Silver Fern Farms has mobilised a series of practical inputs, resulting from analysis of supplier requests during recent days. More >>
$151m ‘Plate To Pasture’ Collaboration
Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 5:53 pm | Silver Fern Farms
A $151 million landmark investment to transform New Zealand’s red meat sector was announced in Wellington today. Silver Fern Farms, PGG Wrightson, Landcorp Farming and the Government (MAF) will jointly fund the programme More >>
Silver Fern Farms closes UK operation
Friday, 30 July 2010, 9:56 am | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms has announced today the closure of its Brooks (Norwich) operation in the United Kingdom. More >>
Silver Fern Farms refutes chamois recovery claims
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 4:12 pm | Silver Fern Farms
“The press release issued today by Tom Williams on behalf of the Game and Forest Foundation of New Zealand demonstrates the lack of leadership, foresight and accuracy of such supposed industry leaders and is nothing short of scurrilous” said Silver ... More >>
Future of Farming Award To NZ Suppliers
Friday, 16 July 2010, 10:09 am | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms is proud to congratulate Central Hawkes Bay farmers, Sam and Hannah Morrah, who recently scooped a major award from British retailing giant Marks & Spencer for the supply of premium quality Primera lambs off their farm southeast ... More >>
Silver Fern Farms to close Canterbury departments
Friday, 25 June 2010, 2:13 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms today confirmed that its lamb cutting, rendering and casings departments at its Christchurch site are to close. More >>
Chain Supplier Of The Year
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 12:27 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms has announced its Integrated Value Chain Supplier of the Year – Blair and Anna Nelson from King Country. The award is designed to recognise and reward Silver Fern Farms’ top supplier to the company’s Marks & Spencer Supplier Club. ... More >>
Canterbury lamb cutting plant to close
Monday, 14 June 2010, 1:00 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms has today announced proposals to close its Canterbury lamb cutting plant, and to close the rendering and casings departments and restructure the coldstore department at its Belfast plant. Silver Fern Farms’ Chief Executive Keith Cooper ... More >>
A ‘defining year’ for Silver Fern Farms
Friday, 23 October 2009, 12:38 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms has posted financial results that were ‘broadly in line with expectations’, and reflected the global economic environment and the highly volatile NZ dollar exchange rate. More >>
Silver Fern Farms Extends Exchange Offer Deadline
Friday, 18 September 2009, 4:38 pm | Silver Fern Farms
Shareholders in Silver Fern Farms are being urged to take up a ‘window of opportunity’ as the company extends the closing date for its Exchange Offer and Cash Issue to shareholders by three weeks to Friday 9 October 2009. This will ensure farmer shareholders ... More >>
