Eastern Eyre football and netball has a major sponsor for the next three years, with AgFert Fertilizers signing on.
AgFert Fertilizers’ business growth and relations officer Tim Gurney said the key reason behind the business signing as a long-term sponsor was the focus on sportsmanship and respect which the football and netball leagues had made for this season.
“The health and wellbeing of the regional communities of which we operate in and who support us greatly are very much a large part of our business,” Gurney said.
“The league’s current focus on sportsmanship and respect was a key driver for the agreement and having the ‘Agfert – Living Life Through Sport Award’ personifies a lot of how we go about our day-to-day business.
“We are very proud to also be involved with this weekly award.”
He said the culture the league was breeding throughout the clubs was instrumental to ensure all people involved in the clubs were respected and tried their hardest in what they did.
That in turn would breed proactive and positive success and assists in recruitment of volunteers, umpires and executives who would then feel real ownership and pride.
“It makes a lot of sense,” he said.
Eastern Eyre Football League president Phil Cook said AgFert’s generous sponsorship was a commitment to Eastern Eyre sport.
“AgFert has agreed to help drive our focus on Living Life Through Sport and culture by donating a weekly award to every club for a junior person who showed sportsmanship, respect and try my hardest,” he said.
“This award will be chosen by club football/netball presidents and awarded at club presentations after games.
“We thank AgFert and all other sponsors that support Eastern Eyre football and netball.”
Cook asked sportspeople to make an effort to support the businesses which supported the two sports at league and association level.
Agfert has recently completed its EP distribution facility near Cowell and was now busy dispatching to growers across the EP.
“This multimillion-dollar facility is owned by a farming family that has invested millions into the local economy already,” Gurney said.
“Growers are now seeing the positive change in supply chain services and conveniences from this investment.
“The growers that have been through the facility and picked up fertiliser are amazed on the simplicity and ease of the operation.”
Agfert offers free storage for unutilised fertiliser giving growers peace of mind in a dry finish that they did not need to pick up their unused stock and could keep it in their shed in a quality controlled environment until they needed it.
That could be the next season and was free of charge, reducing the risk to the grower, and easing seeding and purchase pressure, while giving the grower surety of supply.
“That is just one of the things we do, being owned by a farming family we truly understand the growers’ expectations and business risk and are happy to share risk and also reward with our customers,” Gurney said.
“When looking around the footy and netball grounds on EP and seeing Agfert signage be rest assured that the dollars being spent on fertiliser from our facilities are staying locally here in SA.”
