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OPINION: The release of the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill to replace the Resource Management Act is a red-letter day…
The red meat sector is too commodity-focused and must move further up the value chain, says Silver Fern Farms chairman Rob Hewett.
Silver Fern Farms’ Pareora plant just south of Timaru can now offer its staff full-time work for 52 weeks, rather than the seasonal work of the past.
Silver Fern Farms (SFF), New Zealand’s biggest meat processor, says it cannot rule out plant closures as it aims to bounce back from a huge financial loss last year.
Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2016 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.
The long-running hotly contested Silver Fern Farms (SFF) and Shanghai Maling partnership is now complete.
Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2016 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.
In an ironic twist to the long-running Silver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling merger saga, the deal will now be done earlier than planned.

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