Shareholder Benefits

Why Become a Shareholder?

Membership of Silver Fern Farms Co-operative is about more than supplying stock. It is about having a stake in the future of New Zealand red meat, a voice in the direction of the industry, and a share in the opportunities that can be created when farmers work together.

For farmers, membership provides four clear sources of value:

01

Ownership

Members are owners of the Co-operative, not just customers or suppliers. That ownership helps keep farmer interests connected to the strategic future of Silver Fern Farms and the wider sector.

02

Influence

Membership gives farmers a stronger collective voice and helps ensure farmer perspectives remain at the centre of decisions that affect processing, markets, investment, and long-term industry direction.

03

Access

Members can be better connected to supply programmes, leadership initiatives, value-creation opportunities, and futurefacing investment options that may be difficult for individual farming businesses to access alone

04

Long-term Value

The Co-operative exists to build enduring value for shareholders through disciplined investment, stronger market connection, and opportunities that support resilient farming businesses and rural communities

Our shareholders and their businesses benefit from increasing shareholder returns over time which will be represented by a combination of cash distribution’s, asset growth, innovative value creation, and synergies with our core investment in Silver Fern Farms Limited. a longer-term focus on value creation to enable confidence in the future of our industry and succession of Silver Fern Farmers farming businesses to the next generation.

We will ensure that the businesses in which we invest go to market showcasing our farmers Nature Positive way of farming, and that they are striving to maximise the returns for your efforts today and into the future. A Silver Fern Farms farmer will over time receive a clear premium for their hard work.

Professional Development

We work to lift communities through giving its members skills to help run their farming businesses and participate in the Co-operative's governance.

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Shareholder Supplier Benefits

In addition to distributions, shareholder suppliers will receive shareholder supply benefits through the Supplier Benefits Programme. This includes:

Preference on processing space
Access to Silver Fern Farms meat purchases
Invitations to events (e.g. plant open days, celebrity chef events, market trips)
Governance and Leadership development
Preference on access to value added supply programmes (e.g. Venison Global Retail, Reserve Beef, ABF Retail Lamb)