BusinessSilver Fern shareholders endorse joint ventureThe meat processor said 80.4 per cent of votes cast were in favour of the partnership with Shanghai Maling.12 Aug 03:22 AM
BusinessSilver Fern shareholders vote today on China dealSilver Fern shareholders will revisit the controversial joint-venture with China's Shanghai Maling at a special meeting this afternoon.11 Aug 11:45 PM
BusinessOIO considers data for Silver Fern proposalSpecial shareholders meeting will discuss $261m partnership with Chinese company.07 Aug 05:00 PM
BDBDBusinessSilver Fern Farms gets help ahead of voteSilver Fern Farms has got Grant Samuel to back its proposal to sell half its meat processing assets.22 Jul 10:29 PM
BDBDBusinessSilver Fern Farms says profit wiped outSilver Fern Farms has warned shareholders that it now expects to only break-even in the current financial year.19 Jul 05:30 AM
PoliticsWinston Peters will not be told to 'shut up' about Silver Fern FarmsThe New Zealand First leader goes in to bat for a Nat and says he's not going to shut up about Silver Fern Farms.13 Jul 02:09 AM
BusinessSilver Fern Farms, Maling extend deadlineSilver Fern Farms and China's Shanghai Maling have agreed to extend the deadline for their joint venture.01 Jul 05:00 PM
InvestmentSilver Fern and Shanghai Maling agree to delay dealSilver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling have agreed in principle to extend the deadline for their joint venture.30 Jun 11:20 PM
BusinessExtension needed for Silver Fern Farms dealThe June 30 deadline for Silver Fern Farms and Chinese food group Shanghai Maling Aquarius will be missed.26 Jun 07:25 PM
Business500 workers in limbo over lost contractThe fallout from Silver Fern Farms' decision to axe the bobby calf kill at the co-operative's Fairton plant impacts Mid Canterbury region.24 Jun 01:16 AM
BDBDInvestmentSilver Fern on collision course with shareholdersTime is running out for the proposed tie-up between Silver Fern Farms and a major Chinese investor.19 Jun 10:59 PM
BDBDBanking and financeFMA clears Silver Fern over debt disclosuresThe FMA says it doesn't believe an information pack for shareholders on the merits of a takeover by Shanghai Maling was misleading.24 May 11:18 PM
BDBDAgribusinessSilver Fern agrees to meet on Shanghai Maling dealNew Zealand's largest meat processor will hold a special meeting of shareholders on its planned tie up with China's Shanghai Maling Aquarius.02 May 01:51 AM
Business'Disappointing' Silver Fern Farms result flaggedSilver Fern Farms expects its full-year financial result to be "materially'' below last year's performance.17 Apr 06:24 AM
BDBDAgribusinessAlliance moves to deepen cooperative cultureAlliance Group plans to entrench its cooperative status, encouraging farmers to 'share up' at a time rival Silver Fern Farms is watering down cooperative.07 Jan 07:51 PM
BusinessBoss wiped Silver Fern Farms slate cleanThe chief executive of Silver Fern Farms has steered the company through a capital-raising process that ultimately resulted in China's Shanghai Maling Aquarius taking a 50 per cent stake.14 Dec 08:00 PM
BusinessSilver Fern Farms: Yes to China dealShareholders in Silver Fern Farms have voted in favour of a 50/50 joint venture with China's Shanghai Maling Aquarius.16 Oct 01:17 AM
AgribusinessSilver Fern board won't be movedSilver Fern Farms chairman Rob Hewett said the board remained convinced that a joint venture proposal from Shanghai Maling Aquarius was the best choice.12 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessLandcorp backs alternative Silver Fern planState owned farmer Landcorp says it supports an alternative recapitalisation plan for the giant meat company.11 Oct 09:30 PM
AgribusinessSFF vote casts new lightAs farmers prepare to cast their vote on Silver Fern Farms' proposed joint venture with China's Shanghai Maling Aquarius on Friday, the prospect has helped explode the myth that co-operatives are in....11 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessAlternate plan pushed for SFFA group of Silver Fern Farms shareholders who oppose the company's proposed joint venture with Shanghai Maling Aquarius say their offer of a $90 million alternative capital raising proposal remains a live issue just days before the deal goes to the vote.07 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Shareholders risk being shanghaiedThe Notice of Meeting and Independent Report for the acquisition of 50 per cent of Silver Fern Farms by Shanghai Maling are revealing.02 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Equality sets top table of Silver Fern Farm's joint ventureRecapitalised meat processor's two chairmen hen Wei Ping and Rob Hewett will bring different values to Silver Fern Farms.02 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessSFF merger would create 'a big whale'Alliance chairman Murray Taggart says any Silver Fern merger Farms risks making a "big beached whale" of the meat industry.28 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: It's takeover time and China is readyMaling's proposal to acquire 50% of Silver Fern Farms reaffirms that Chinese investors are interested in New Zealand's rural and food-based assets.25 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Offer co-op can't refuseIt will put Silver Fern Farms in a strong position, writes Fran O'Sullivan. But that won't stop the emotion over the injection of Chinese ownership into a company that other players were endeavouring to keep NZ controlled.15 Sep 09:38 PM
AgribusinessChina money eats meat industry debt mountainSilver Fern Farms says $261m Chinese input will help meat processor forge ahead with a growth strategy.15 Sep 07:45 PM
AgribusinessChina's $261m NZ meat dealSilver Fern Farms, the country's biggest meat processor, says its is forming a 50/50 joint partnership with Chinese investors.14 Sep 11:50 PM
CompaniesNZ at 'crossroads' over China buy-inChinese investment in Silver Fern Farms would be a momentous event for New Zealand, says the former head of a meat industry lobby group.13 Sep 09:43 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Investor has $300m to spendShanghai Maling Aquarius is understood to have a $300 million war chest to back its bid for a slice of the Kiwi meat co-operative.13 Sep 05:00 PM