Two new awards open to help young farmers progress to farm ownership
Entries have opened for two awards in the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) programme, aimed at helping young farmers progress to farm ownership.
Milking It believes Beaumont departed after both parties agreed to end his employment.
It’s highly unusual for Fonterra to lose a senior executive within a year of starting in the role. The press release announcing his departure included none of the usual ‘thanks for everything’ and ‘best of luck’ platitudes. Just three paragraphs: ‘he was here, now he’s gone, here’s his (temporary) replacement’.
While Fonterra has kept under wraps the reason for Beaumont’s departure, farmer shareholders aren’t impressed. Some believe the shock departure of Beaumont’s points to the board not taking shareholders into confidence.
