Nearly half meatworks' staff will be laid off
Nearly half meatworks' staff will be laid off
About 160 of the 350 workers at Silver Fern Farms' Waikato beef slaughter plant at Te Aroha are likely to only be paid a minimum wage until Christmas.
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Procurement war feared
Procurement war feared
Last month's storm seems not only to have killed more than a million lambs, but also taken with it the hope for more orderly behaviour by farmers and the meat industry.
Row erupts over chamois harvest
Row erupts over chamois harvest
A row has broken out over who should benefit financially from hunting the alpine pest chamois.
Claim $100m lost by competition
Claim $100m lost by competition
Sheep and beef farmers are forgoing $100 million a year in savings by not merging the co-operatives Silver Fern Farms and Alliance Group and changing the way meat is marketed, an industry leader says.
Silver Fern to cut 174 jobs in Christchurch
Silver Fern to cut 174 jobs in Christchurch
Silver Fern Farms says it is preparing to cut up to 174 jobs from its Christchurch meatworks, the Belfast Rd site and the Canterbury lamb cutting works at Factory Rd.
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