Former Beston workers find hope, but dairy farmers’ recovery will take longer

More than 150 workers and 40 farmers are still reeling from the closure of the dairy company’s factories at Murray Bridge and Jervois.

Former Beston workers find hope, but dairy farmers’ recovery will take longer
State MP Adrian Pederick and employment facilitator Christine Willersdorf meet former Beston employees at a jobs fair in Murray Bridge on Friday. Photo: Supplied by Christine Willersdorf.

It will be a glum Christmas for many of the 150 or so workers laid off by the Beston Global Food Company in recent weeks, and the dairy farmers left with massive debts.

But for some, at least, their luck is beginning to turn.