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Breakfeed: Boyd MacDonald, General Manager of Lonestar Farms

After the B+LNZ Central Canterbury Farming for Profit “Connected to you – moving up the ladder” seminar we caught up with guest speaker Boyd MacDonald, GM Lonestar Farms to talk through his career pathway, advice around how to make the most of your career opportunities in order to climb the ladder and how Lonestar Farms approaches supporting farm staff in training and career progression.

Breakfeeds are shorter podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand.

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