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Our small team of highly qualified agronomists and agricultural scientists are committed to continual development of new products which are in-line with the company philosophy. Key employees have been involved in the development and manufacture of agricultural humate products since 1991. Our collaboration with Monash University and other research institutions in Australia provides additional resources for product development and testing.?

All employees are committed to the companies core values of:

  • Honesty and integrity in all our business dealings
  • High quality service
  • Innovative product development
  • Open communication with all stakeholders
  • Genuine concern for the environment

Jan De Jager

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When Jan graduated he was awarded a Gold medal as the best BSc Agric Student by the South African Society of Production. He also obtained a BSc Honours and a Masters degree. Jan presented Agronomy classes at the University of …
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Sammy Heng

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Sammy is a graduate of Lincoln University NZ, one of the foremost agricultural tertiary institutions in the world. After completing a PhD in soil chemistry, Sammy worked with CSIRO in Australia on coal processing and utilisation and later managed various …
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Simon Hales

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Simon’s background is in technical sales and marketing. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science from Swinburne, a Graduate Diploma in Colloid Science and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with a focus on Technology Management, from Deakin University. …
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Ruaan Du Plessis

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Ruaan Du Plessis currently lives in Shepparton, Victoria and manages the following regions: Western & Northern Victoria, excluding Sunraysia & the Riverland region. He is also responsible for Southern NSW and the Riverina region of NSW. He trained as agronomist …
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Troy Morgan

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Troy graduated from the University of Queensland (St Lucia) with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Troy has over 15 years experience in Soil and Plant Nutrition, helping farmers improved their agronomic practices and yields.

Johan Prinsloo

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Johan has tertiary qualifications in Agriculture with Soil Science, Agronomy and Irrigation Engineering as majors. He offers 26 years of intensive experience in producing crops under hydroponics, broadacre and intensive vegetable production. He found his niche in Omnia Specialities through …
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Andrew Doecke

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With a background in dryland farming, Andrew began his career in horticulture in 1990, completing a certificate in horticultural practise before moving into nutritional management in 1995. He has extensive experience in warm climate horticulture, including running his own stonefruit …
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Brendan Lauman

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Brendan has achieved a Bachelors degree in agricultural science and joined Omnia in 2005. Prior to Omnia, he worked as a sales agronomist with a leading rural merchandise company for 9 years and 3 years with independent distributors before that. …
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Bendre Lubbe

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Bendre Lubbe graduated from the University of Pretoria in South Africa and holds a BSc Agric (Hons) degree in Horticulture. In South Africa he was registered with the Professional Natural Scientist Authority. He has 10 years experience in the field …
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Rene Mommers

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After graduating in Pharmacy in his home country Holland, Rene moved to Australia to work in various manufacturing industries. He has applied his skills and knowledge in production supervision and quality control to the benefit of a number of large …
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