Greg and Marlene Schubert are the proprietors of Farmer Johns. Both having a rural background, Greg and Marlene know and understand the tough business that makes up the primary producer sector.

Greg has extensive experience in rural merchandise supply, managing the Farmer Johns business since 1987 and prior to that with various suppliers across SA. He has taken an active role within the supply chain and has held a number of positions in the buying and business groups that Farmer Johns have been and are associated with. This includes a current board position with IHD Pty Limited. Greg believes that in order to offer the Farmer Johns client base the best in rural merchandise and associated services the management of the business needs to be involved at these higher levels to gain a more intimate knowledge and direction of the supply chain.

Marlene has an active role within the business end of the store - managing creditors and debtors. Decision making is obviously influenced by the financial health of any business - Marlene's efforts in the backroom keep our business healthy.

Agronomy Team

Gavin Keller - Viticultural Advisor, Nuriootpa

Gavin is the first contact for all things viticulture. Gavin has outstanding knowledge in moisture management in vines, pest and disease control and vine nutrition. Many of our growers have been assisted by Gavin and have subsequently seen increases in overall vine health and more importantly fruit quality.

Peter Wendt - Agronomy Advisor, Nuriootpa

Peter has a wealth of local agronomy experience, having spent all of his working career in the Lower and Mid North cropping regions within various advisory roles. Peter is particularly focused on broadacre crops and pastures. Having regular on farm contact with many primary producers in the higher production zone across the Lower North of SA, we are confident he is able to make a valuable contribution to any of our farming and grazing clients businesses. He welcomes enquiries from new clients.

Hans Kloss - Horticultural Advisor, Nuriootpa

Hans has been in the agchem business longer than he cares to remember. Hans has an all round knowledge of top fruit crops, vegetables and olives. However as the most common crop in our district is wine grapes, most of his time is utilised helping our Northern Hills and Barossa growers improve management in vineyards.

Shaun Falkenberg - Viticultural Advisor, Nuriootpa

Shaun has been involved in the supply of local agricultural inputs for over 12 years. He has a wide experience in many crops. Shaun has focussed on viticulture in the Barossa, so has a good knowledge of the local micro climates that exist within the various regions of the Barossa Valley and Northern Adelaide Hills. Through his continuing work monitoring key vineyards in the Barossa, Shaun offers a hands-on friendly approach to all his customers' needs.

Martin Raymond - Area Manager, Murray Bridge

Martin has spent a number of years servicing the rural community in the Lower Murray and Mallee regions. He has built an enviable reputation, offering a mix of solid technical and broad product knowledge to horticulture and broadacre producers. Martin has taken a special focus on the potato and onion business in the region and is recognised for his agronomy skills in these crops. The broad data base he has built on local pest, disease and nutrition management makes him a highly regarded resource amongst our clients.

Josh Reichstein - Agronomy Advisor, Murray Bridge

Josh has worked alongside Martin in the Murray Bridge and Mallee region for a couple seasons. Through this close association, Josh’s level of agronomy knowledge for all crops in the region is outstanding. More of his attention has been directed toward our broadacre client base, giving him the skills required to assist clients in making informed and economical management decisions. Josh covers a diverse client base across the whole region, so is regularly able to call on new clients, providing all the available services in our portfolio.

Store Team

All of our counter sales team have an overall knowledge of the rural merchandise business and can therefore assist shoppers to make informed choices between products. We keep in regular contact with our suppliers, so information regarding products and uses are constantly updated.

We believe our team has the best local knowledge for the various crops and solutions that we recommend.