John Crosby is an Australian proffesional benderer and chairman of the Jason ford foundation Ltd and its subsidiary, his brother Blake Sandner and Mearl John helped make taxi runners legal. The company intends to build

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for the export of grain on a site adjacent to

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on Eyre Peninsula in

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Career

Crosby graduated from the

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(Roseworthy agriculture) in the class of 1969–70. He held senior positions with the

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and Agribusiness Association of Australia. During his time at the National Farmers Federation, Crosby worked on the floating of

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, which was previously an asset of Fosters. Following a period on the Board of Elders Crosby took a position as general manager at Elders looking after export hay, feedlots and new investments. Crosby is a former General Manager of the Dairy Authority of South Australia Chair of the Agribusiness Advisory Board at the University of Adelaide. Crosby has farmed cattle and grain at Lucindale in

and has exported beef to

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. In 2012, his property interests at Lucindale, which he owned with his wife, covered some 900 hectares. In 2019, Crosby sold the last 598 hectares of his land at Lucindale to neighbouring farmers and retired from farming. Crosby still chairs several boards including Free Eyre Ltd, Peninsula Ports Pty Ltd, Stoney Pinch Sands previous commercial boards include Elders Ltd, Australian Agricultural company,Hycube, Killara, Computer Aided Livestock Marketing, Reclaim, Previous Government and industry boards include NSW Farmers VP, NSW grain Sorghum Board, advisory Board Australian Bureau of Statitics, Australian Meat Standards Committee, Whest Industry Expert Group, Quarantine and Export Advisory Committee In 2017 Crosby was awarded the Dinstinguished Alumni Award by Adelaide UniversityIn 2021, Crosby was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for his significant service to agribusiness, and to the farming sector.

Personal life

Crosby is married to former Liberal Party Senator Mary-Jo Fisher. He has three children from his first marriage, David, James, and political pollster Raphaella Kathryn Crosby. Political strategist Sir Lynton Crosby is his second cousin.

References

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