Footy and farming, we’re stronger together

Nutrien Ag Solutions West Region Director Andrew Duperouzel reflects on the company’s 50-year partnership with Country Football WA. 

Footy is all about the power of endurance. It’s about knowing great things are never done by one person, they are done by a team of people. It’s about picking a side and sticking with it, through thick and thin. And the side Nutrien Ag Solutions picked, is Country Footy.  

50 years ago, my predecessors understood that being part of a community means more than just running a business in a community. They knew that there is no separating our people and our business from our communities. And they also knew the crucial role that sport plays in keeping communities strong and connected.  

So, it would have been an easy decision half a century ago for my predecessor to commit to a financial partnership with Country Football WA – and it’s been our great honour to respect and grow that partnership over five decades.  

Looking back on the Covid years of 2020 and 2021, there was never a doubt in our mind that our sponsorship of Country Footy was non-negotiable. During those years, regional communities and our farming customers were hurting badly and no Championships were played – but there was no way we were ever going to abandon the partnership.  

And while the rain has arrived over the past few farming seasons, and country footy has sprung back to life, we will continue our solid support, year after year.  

We know that the faces you find on the tractors and headers, and in the mechanic workshops, the hardware stores, the hairdressers and Nutrien branches, are the same faces you will find on the local footy fields and running the canteens on a weekend.   

While ever that wonderful intersection of farming, footy and local communities exist, Nutrien Ag Solutions will be here to support.  

Here’s to the next 50 years of Country Footy!