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    Media Release: Silver Fern Farms Co-operative – 2024 Annual Results
    The 2024 Annual Results for Silver Fern Farms Co-operative have been released today alongside a summary of their investment in Silver Fern Farms Limited. Silver Fern Farms Co-operative has posted a $10.9 million loss after tax. Silver Fern Farms Limited has posted a $21.8 million loss after tax, with revenue decreasing $144 million on the previous year to $2.64 billion.
  • Media Release: Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Ltd takes stake in WoolWorks
    Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Limited has today announced it has purchased a 12.5% stake in Wool Scour New Zealand Limited (trading as WoolWorks). Alongside Bright Meat Group, Silver Fern Farms Co-operative is the joint owner of Silver Fern Farms Limited, New Zealand’s largest red meat processor and marketer. WoolWorks is the largest woolscourer by volume in the world and provides commissioned wool scour services to wool growers, manufacturers and exporters. It handles approximately 80 percent, or over 100 million kilograms, of the New Zealand wool clip.
  • Co-operative Calls For Board Appointed Farmer Director
    Dunedin Tuesday 31st May 2022: Applications for Silver Fern Farms Co-operative’s next Board Appointed Farmer Director have opened. Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Chairman Rob Hewett said the new role opens up a directorship opportunity on the Co-operative Board which assists in ensuring constructive rejuvenation of its governors.
  • Nominations open for Co-operative Farmer Elected Director
    Dunedin Friday 4 February 2022: Applications for Silver Fern Farms Co-operative’s next Farmer Elected Director are now open. One space will become available on the Board, as incumbent Tony O’Boyle retires by rotation at the Co-operative’s Annual Meeting in May and is not seeking re-election.
  • New Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Board Appointment: Anna Nelson
    King Country farmer Anna Nelson has today been announced as a new Board-appointed Farmer Director to the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative. Anna runs a 1450ha breeding and finishing block in Aria with husband Blair (Munta), and in-laws Jon and Kaye Nelson. Anna has three teenage children.
  • Rob Hewett appointed Silver Fern Farms Co-op Chair
    At the Co-operative’s Annual Meeting on 29 April, Richard Young announced that he was standing down as Co-operative Chair to facilitate transition to the next generation of Silver Fern Farms Co-operative leaders.
  • Video: 2020 Annual Meeting
    Part 1: Silver Fern Farms Limited Update and Outlook - Simon Limmer Part 2: Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Annual Meeting
  • Directors Returned to Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Board
    Dunedin 29 April 2021: Rob Hewett, Co-Chair of Silver Fern Farms Limited has been re-elected to the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Limited’s Board of Directors. Gabrielle Thompson, who was a Board Appointed Director, has also been elected to the Co-operative Board by farmer shareholders.
  • Silver Fern Farms Youth Scholarships 2020
    Silver Fern Farms welcomes applications for the Plate to Pasture Youth Scholarships for 2020. Silver Fern Farms Chief Executive Simon Limmer says the scholarship programme reiterates the commitment Silver Fern Farms has to developing young people and their careers.
  • Silver Fern Farms is an essential service
    To all Silver Fern Farms shareholders, I write regarding the Government’s announcement of significant measures to control the spread of Covid-19 within our communities, and what that means for Silver Fern Farms Co-operative and our investment Silver Fern Farms.
  • Richard Young and Dan Jex Blake re-appointed to Board
    Dunedin 2 March 2020: Richard Young and Dan Jex Blake have been re-appointed unopposed to the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Board. Chairman Richard Young said he was pleased the outcome provided continuity for the Co-operative and for Silver Fern Farms Limited.
  • Nominations are Now Open - Farmer Elected Director
    Dunedin 4 February 2020: Nominations are now open for two farmer-elected Board positions on the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Board. Directors Dan Jex-Blake and Richard Young retire by rotation at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting. Dan Jex-Blake and Richard Young have both advised they will seek re-election.
  • Silver Fern Farms Books
    We are delighted to be launching a new collaboration between Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Limited and one of New Zealand's finest book sellers, University Book Shop (UBS) - an online shopping experience created just for our Co-Operative Shareholders. You can visit the online book store here or by selecting 'Books' from the 'Shop' drop down menu in the top navigation bar on this website.
  • Tony Balfour
    “Having worked with some of the world's best brands, I'm convinced that Silver Fern Farms has the opportunity, the tenacity and the skills to become a powerful food brand globally. Being truly world class is never easy, but we are well on the way and the best is yet to come.”
  • New digital tools hand information over to our farmer partners
    Silver Fern Farms has taken another step forward on our transformational digital journey, with you in mind. We have launched Silver Fern Farmer, our new digital platform that connects you directly to insightful tools and information, unique to your farm, with the click of a button.
  • Positive Result and Patronage Reward Declared
    Silver Fern Farms Co-operative has reported a net profit before tax of $2.4m for the 2018 financial year. The after-tax result for the period was a net profit of $0.9m. This reversed an after-tax loss of $5.6m in 2017 – albeit that result was over a 15-month period which included losses from discontinued operations.
  • Nominations are Now Open – Farmer Elected Director
    Nominations are now open for one farmer elected Board position on the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Board. Tony O’Boyle retires by rotation at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting. Tony O’Boyle has advised he will seek re-election.
  • Constitutional Review & Special Meeting
    Following a review of our constitution and feedback from our Shareholders, the Board has put forward proposed amendments to our constitution. The amendments have three objectives.
  • Award-winning To the Core programme
    At the Annual Co-operative Business NZ Awards, Silver Fern Farms Co-operative received the “Co-operation amongst Co-operatives” Award alongside Farmlands Co-operative.
  • Supplier Roadshow Schedule
    Silver Fern Farms farmer-suppliers and Silver Fern Farms Co-operative shareholders are invited to attend the Silver Fern Farms seasonal update meetings being held across the country.
  • Co-operative Governance & Leadership Course
    Together with Farmlands Co-operative we have designed a special course to assist members wishing to build their knowledge of how their co-operatives operate, and to whet their appetite to develop their rural leadership and governance skills.
  • Co-operative Board Election
    Four candidates have put themselves forward for the two available positions on the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Limited’s Board of Directors.
  • Board Nominations Open
    Nominations are now open for two farmer-elected Board positions on the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Board.
  • Final Settlement Completed
    Silver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling have agreed the full and final subscription price of $260m in cash for the 50:50 partnership following the completion of the settlement date audit and all relevant adjustments.
  • New Shareholders Programme
    Silver Fern Farms Co-operative’s new shareholder benefits programme has a suite of incentives designed to reward shareholders and encourage the supply of quality livestock to Silver Fern Farms Limited says Chairman Rob Hewett.
  • Silver Fern Farms Annual Result
    Silver Fern Farms has reported a net operating loss before tax and impairment of $7.5m million for the 12 months ended September 2016 on income of $2.2 billion. This compares to a net operating profit of $30.8m and income of $2.5 billion the prior year.
  • Dan Jex-Blake And Richard Young Re-Appointed To Board
    As no nominations were received for the two vacancies created by director election rotation, incumbent directors Dan Jex-Blake and Richard Young have been re-appointed to the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Board without the need for an election.
  • Redemption of Supplier Investment Shares
    Following completion of Shanghai Maling Aquarius Co., Ltd’s investment in Silver Fern Farms Limited and the distribution to the Co-operative of $57million from that process, the Board of the Co-operative has resolved to progress the redemption of the 5,371,732 Supplier Investment Shares issued by the Co-operative.
  • Trevor Burt
    “I love leading change and the challenge of it. There can be no greater challenge than the change from a NZ Meat Processor to a global Food Company!”
  • Tony O’Boyle
    Tony O’Boyle was elected to the Silver Fern Farms Board in December 2015. He is a Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer. Tony is a current director of Farmlands and is a past Chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders Council.
  • Richard Young
    “It is vital that we play a key role in creating a vision and strategy for the sector that ensures a sustainable and profitable co-op and red meat sector.”
  • Fiona Hancox
    “I am excited by the opportunity to create sustained growth for Silver Fern Farms so we can capture that value for our shareholder farmers.”
  • Jane Taylor
    “The aspirational vision of the board and executive to deliver real value to its shareholders and suppliers through an innovative strategy, in an industry that has and continues to face significant challenges, attracted me to this role. I relish the opportunity to be involved with such a dynamic and focused company through this continuing process of transformation.”