Page 6 - 2021 Virtual Field Day

6 SPECIAL PUBLICATION Thursday March 18, 2021 .
VIRTUAL FIELD DAY

POWERS THAT BE: Ramsey Bros board members Brenton Ramsey, left, Eddy Ward, Linc Ramsey, Hamish Ward and Mark Ward have a wealth of experience in agriculture.

S AN agricultural and service of new and used and generating a continual "We are driven daily by
machinery dealer machinery, and to ensure ow of new sta ," he said. what we can do with our
that is now into its we have continuity around "For Ramsey Bros, it machinery to ensure that we
Aeighth decade of supply of parts to support is about understanding provide - to the best of our
operation and third genera- these machines," he said. what our customers need ability - real world bene ts
tion of management, one of "But there is so much to achieve in the ever-de- to the end-user.
the biggest challenges facing more to our story." creasing seasonal windows "We will continue to
Ramsey Bros is ensuring Mr Glover said the they have. push the boundaries with
the business is set up to farming landscape, markets "In general, we are seeing all our suppliers in terms of
deal with today's environ- and seasonal conditions the number of producers in advancements in machinery
ment - as well as being well continued to be variable agriculture shrinking and capability and e ciency."
aware of what tomorrow and - ultimately - all in the the remaining producers are Mr Glover said the new
might hold. agricultural sector relied on really starting to farm much HIGHER INTELLIGENCE: Ramsey Bros integrated technol- Case IH AFS Connect Mag-
Modern farming methods the weather, which could not bigger areas of land. ogies consultant Liam O'Dea is helping clients get the num and Connect Steiger
are driven by technology, be controlled. "With increasing cropping best out of modern farming systems and innovations. were testament to this.
and the pace of innovation "But we are all driven by programs, many have less He said, Ramsey Bros
and advancement is fast. our thirst for knowledge and available time and labor of buying a machine is the pletely mobile service eet grew from a desire to sup-
is is particularly machinery that allows our resources to farm it. here-and-now - that is today and the ability to draw on port the farming commu-
evident in the agricultural customers to do more to be "We can save them this - within reason and easy," resources and parts through nities across the west coast
machinery landscape, which able to meet the challenges time, and that drives us in he said. its six branches. of South Australia, and had
continues to evolve and that arise from this," he said. our operations." "But it is what happens "We have positioned the done this admirably over
change rapidly. "Something that Ramsey So, for Ramsey Bros, the tomorrow, and the next company to serve the agri- many decades.
e National Farmers' Bros has become increas- machinery dealer of today is day, that is important - and cultural machinery industry "Now the footprint has
Federation (NFF) target - ingly aware of is the need to one that ensures its market how the machine that we and farmers very well," Mr grown, and so has Ramsey
supported by many industry understand where e cien- o erings are relevant and have supplied supports the Glover said. Bros," he said.
bodies - to grow the agricul- cies can be gained in farm can deliver to end-users business operation it has He said Ramsey Bros be- "But one thing that
ture industry to a farmgate businesses in our region. some real advantages and gone into." lieved the dealer of "tomor- remains is the desire to
value of $100 billion by 2030 " is applies to e - e ciencies. Mr Glover said Ramsey row" was one prepared to support our farming com-
means all players in the sec- ciencies around not only e company continually Bros understood that take on the new challenges munities.
tor will need to contribute in the operational cost of the works with its machinery machinery does not break thrown at them. "We do what we do
their own way. machinery our business suppliers, providing on-the- down in the shed. " ey are working on the because it's what we know
Ramsey Bros, which supplies, but also in areas ground feedback from the "To that end, we take issues of tomorrow, today," and love.
originated on the west coast where the machinery can farmer end-users back to very seriously the business he said. "While it sounds like
of South Australia 71-years- be best used in the farmer's them, and looks for oppor- of having the sta to react "For our company, that a cliché, we couldn't see our-
ago, has been considering application." tunities to provide input into quickly and e ciently to includes having a dedicated selves doing anything else.
where and how it can best Mr Glover said it was advancements. any incident very seriously," integrated technologies "For the thousands of
make its contribution. essential to minimise any Ramsey Bros works with he said. department. customers that we deal with,
Company group sales equipment downtime for its customer base and makes "We don't always get it "We set this up to ensure across all of our team, we
manager, Tim Glover, said it repairs and maintenance. it their business to under- right, but having quick re- we are ahead of the game thank you for the trust that
was vital to ensure Ramsey He said Ramsey Bros stand the operational and action times to breakdowns with machinery and farming you have placed in us.
Bros was relevant and addressed this by ensuring production challenges of the and rectifying functionality system technology - and "And, if you haven't tried
valuable to its existing cus- continuity of sta . end-user. issues is something that the importance it plays in us, maybe it is time to give
tomer base, and to new and "We make sure we have Mr Glover said the drives our sta . driving business productivi- us a call."
potential future customers. the appropriate numbers of relationship was much more "Like our customers, it ty for our clients. More information:Tim
"Our core business quali ed sta to support our than just a transaction. becomes a way of life." "For us, tomorrow Glover, 0429 180 992;
revolves around the sale clients - as well as training " e transactional side Ramsey Bros has a com- start now. www.ramseybros.com.au