Staff
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
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Shaun Falkenberg - Viticultural & Pasture 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.
Tim Harris- Agronomy Advisor, Nuriootpa
Tim is an experienced horticultural and broadacre agronomist. He has a personal interest in both vegetable and winter cereal crops having been involved at various levels of production prior to his decision to get on "other side of the fence" He operates his own broadacre property, so has a particular empathy with clients in the winter cropping business. Tim understands the importance of a results driven decision making processes and recognises that bottom line margin influences inputs so will determine cost effective solutions for his clients. His role with us covers a diverse group of clients across the Murray Flats, Adelaide Plains and local winter croppers.
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.
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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.
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Craig Kowald – Salesman, Murray Bridge
Craig is well known across the Lower Murray and Mallee regions having grown up in the area on the family farm business at Cooke Plains. Craig supports and backs up the technical offering of our agro's at Murray Bridge. Craig has a particular interest in livestock and "other" farm inputs – animal health and nutrition, poly pipe, tanks and water supply, fencing and shearing supplies.
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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
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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.
Store Team
Adrian Marks – Sales |
Paul Schutz - Sales |
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.