2023 PTP Farmer Conference (FS)

This year's we bring to you TVNZ's new cooking show Cooks on Fire to our Welcome BBQ! It is a great opportunity to spend some time with fellow farmer suppliers. The final of the 2023 Silver Fern Farms Boning Competition will also take place on this evening. Space is limited so be sure to select a ticket to secure your place.

If you have family travelling with you that aren't attending the conference that would like to attend the Welcome evening ONLY, please select additional tickets here. Anyone attending the conference sessions MUST complete their own registration and select a ticket for the social events they wish to attend in that registration.

The Plate to Pasture Awards give us the opportunity to recognise our farmers who live and breathe food and understand what their consumers want from quality red meat and the people who produce it. Taking place at Te Pae Convention Centre, the overall winner of the 2023 Plate to Pasture Award will be announced.

If you have family travelling with you that would like to attend the Plate to Pasture Awards Dinner ONLY, please select additional tickets here. Space is limited; should you want more than two tickets person, preference will be given to shareholders. Please put your request for additional tickets in the free format box below. Anyone attending the conference sessions MUST complete their own registration and select a ticket for the Plate to Pasture Awards Dinner in that registration.

Having achieved number one in New Zealand, and representing the land of the long white cloud at the Steak Cookoff World Champs in Texas last year; local Cantabrian Dean Davis returns this year to showcase his skills, tips and tricks on how to cook to perfection with his BBQing Masterclass.

Lunch will be included at the end of the BBQing Masterclass Tour. Those who need to catch flights the class will finish no later than 2pm for you to make your way to the airport.

Whether you love hunting or home-kill, our experienced butchers will guide you through the entire process. Unlock the secrets of expert butchery with Silver Fern Farms' own master butchers in this interactive masterclass. You’ll learn to prepare a carcass, walk through the different cuts, and perfect your knife skills.

If there anything specific you want to learn, note it in the box below...

Join Cooks on Fire judge and fabulous foodie Nici Wickes as she steps through her favourite global cuisines in a celebration of flavour. Nici will delight her audience with entertaining anecdotes and more hot tips than you can shake a spatula at.

The Silverstream Charolais Stud operation is situated 20 minutes from Christchurch, and is widely recognised as a leading provider of Charolais genetics. Silverstream Charolais was established back in 1968 by Bruce and Maureen Fisher, and is now owned by Brent and Anna Fisher. The Silverstream bloodlines trace back to the Brookfield Charolais herd.

Today the Silverstream herd consists of 300 registered Charolais cows and 70 Hereford registered cows across two properties, and they also run 500 finishing steers and heifers, and 8000 lamb. The flat block is 510ha and sits about 2 metres above sea level. During the summer months 440ha is irrigated by a centre pivot and roto-rainer irrigators. The hill block sits only 4km from the boundary of the flat property. This block is 540ha and rises to 350 metres above sea level. Silverstream Charolais has been GHG Sequestration-mapped with Silver Fern Farms, and is working towards NZFAP Plus certification.

Lunch will be included at the end of the Farm Tour. Those who need to catch flights home will be returned to Christchurch Airport no later than 3pm for check-in.

Silver Fern Farms will be putting on coach transfers to / from the the Farm. Please let us know if you will or won't be travelling in a 4WD so we can arrange the right size coach.

Due to the location (Pareora Site, Timaru, South Canterbury), this tour is suited to those who will be driving to / from the Farmer Conference.

We have a limited number of rooms available at the Distinction and the Crowne Plaza. These rooms will booked through Silver Fern Farms and paid directly to the hotel on check out. Simply click on the 'Search' button below, the relevant cost will be displayed, you then select which hotel you would like for the 2 nights of the conference and a final confirmation will be sent the week prior to the conference.

Thank you for your registration. Within the next 10 minutes, you should receive a confirmation of your attendance. If you do not receive this, please let us know as we may not have received your registration.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2023 Farmer Conference in Christchurch.