Rebel Ag has a long history in the Macquarie Valley, having been established for around 40 years.
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Marcus and Rebecca Ashby are the new owners and are looking forward to carrying on the business for decades to come.
Originally from South Australia, both Marcus and Rebecca were raised on grazing and cropping properties in the south-eastern districts.
Marcus returned to the family farm following secondary school, and this is where he met Rebecca.
After a few years working in the family farming business, Marcus gained his Commercial Pilot’s rating and with Rebecca, headed up to fly charters in the top end, based at Kununurra, WA.
From there it was onto Alice Springs, NT and then back to South Australia flying for REX.
With agriculture in his blood, Marcus eventually joined his brother Angus in Narrabri and they have been operating AirCair Narrabri for the past few years with both having their ag rating and a solid reputation for getting the job done.
The decision to purchase Rebel Ag from Julie Black was the next step for the brothers and Marcus and Rebecca have just made the move from Narrabri to Trangie.
They have three young children, Tommy the eldest will begin school in Trangie this term.
Marcus will fly this season, joining long time Rebel Ag pilot Matt Thomas, and Godfrey Gardiner, an ag pilot with close to 40 years’ experience.
Former proprietor, Tony Jones, will return to Trangie to fly during the cotton season with Marcus and Matt.
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Tony and Matt have extensive knowledge of the Macquarie Valley, and Marcus is focussed on providing an efficient and effective service for their clients.
The Rebel Ag team will be running a fleet of 502 and 802 Air Tractors.
You can contact Marcus or Operations Manager, Amanda Ferrari at the Trangie Airstrip on 6888 7101 or email operations@rebelag.com.au
Rebel Ag are a business who supply aerial agricultural applications.
The company has been servicing the Narromine communities and beyond for around 40 years.
Rebel Ag is based on the outskirts of Trangie and pride themselves on being involved in the local community.
The company has bases in Bourke, Coonamble, Trangie and Forbes.
Services can include liquid fertilisers, solid fertilisers, locust control, animal control and more.
Visit www.rebelag.com.au for more.