Displaying items by tag: Silver Fern Farms

Not long ago Simon Limmer was extolling the virtues of kiwifruit as chief operating officer of Zespri, now he's marketing red meat as chief executive of Silver Fern Farms.

Meat company Silver Fern Farms has turned around its fortunes during the last year from a $30 million loss to a profit of just over $15m.

Meat processor Silver Fern Farms Cooperative has reported a net profit after tax of $7.8 million for 15 months ending December 31, 2017.

Two high profile candidates have put their hands up for Silver Fern Farms board elections this year.

Meat company Silver Fern Farms has poached a top executive from Zespri to be its new chief executive next year.

Meat company Silver Fern Farms is launching the first sea-freight container shipment of chilled beef as well as multiple air-freight orders of beef and lamb set for Chinese customers.

Almost $600 million flowed into the meat industry from outside New Zealand in the last 18 months.

Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton will leave the company end of the year.

Declining sheep numbers are blamed for the decision to close Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton lamb processing works near Ashburton.

Genetic selection for taste seems to outweigh other onfarm factors such as breed, lamb gender or fat cover in the eating quality of lamb, says Grant Howie, general manager sales, Silver Fern Farms.