The rapid growth of Lindsay Rural along Australia’s east coast has resulted in a constant flow of new members joining the business and this was acknowledged during a major gathering of the company’s team at Coffs Harbour recently.
The business has appointed new representatives from South Australia to North Queensland and the recent event provided an opportunity to come together for the first time since the impact of COVID.
At Bundaberg, Marija Tromp has been a welcome addition to the local team as an agronomist after previously working with the Novum Life Sciences laboratory and at Bundaberg Fresh.
The laboratory work involved significant soil, sap, water and produce testing, while at Bundaberg Fresh, Ms Tromp was the agronomist for the business’ sweet potato growing operation.
Earlier, she was involved in the selection of new cane varieties as part of Sugar Research Australia’s breeding team, where she generated a passion for working with growers that has been rekindled in her latest Lindsay Rural role.
Ms Tromp said she was loving her new position, including with many experienced team members who took great pride in their work.
“It’s a wonderful team that takes the time to explain and guide you. With various staff of 20 plus years, that low turnover speaks a lot about the company,” she said.
At Brandon in the Burdekin region, Pardeep Kumar is supporting growers throughout the area.
Mr Kumar completed an agricultural science degree at the University of Armidale in northern NSW and had a short stint working on mango properties prior to joining the Lindsay Rural team.
At Innisfail, James Dunn is enjoying extending his agronomy support with grower customers throughout the region after previously working with another agribusiness in the area.
Some of the major local crops include sugarcane, bananas, papaya and passionfruit.
Mr Dunn hails from Gayndah and earlier spent some time with the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and in the sugar milling industry.
At Mundubbera, Warick Bellert has taken over the management of the local Lindsay Rural services offering.
Mr Bellert also is originally from Gayndah, where he worked with another independent rural supplier prior to joining the Lindsay Rural team.
He is close to chalking-up a year with the business in the Mundubbera area, which is home to various citrus and some grape growers.
Down in South Australia, Chau Hoang is flying the Lindsay Rural flag after well over a decade of growing his own vegetable crops in the Virginia region, north of Adelaide.
With those years of growing experience and knowledge, Mr Hoang is now back in the region supporting growers with the Lindsay Rural product offering and services.
Mr Hoang said he had put a strong focus on conducting a lot of leaf analysis for growers to assist their crop management and application decisions.
It’s been a similar story for Tan Nguyen, who is now helping growers in the wider Brisbane areas to reach their crop production goals.
Based at the local Lindsay Rural headquarters, Mr Nguyen was previously a full-time Asian vegetables and Lebanese cucumber grower in the Logan Village area.
He still manages crops grown on the property with the help of automated technologies and also spent time with another rural supply business before making the move to Lindsay Rural.
Mr Nguyen said he enjoyed extending his knowledge with local growers and exploring opportunities to increase the profitability of their enterprises.
Another new member at Lindsay Rural’s head office is Paul Truong, who is working in the procurement area.
Mr Truong previously worked with a global specialty and commodity products distributor as a senior business manager.
He has experience across sales, category management and procurement roles, working with various customers across a range of sectors, including broadacre agriculture and animal health.
