It all started in 1897 when a young stock and station agent named John Archibald McGregor received a letter from a friend saying “Go west. There’s good country out here, good people, opportunity”. And so he did and in 1897 stock and station agents JA McGregor & Co. was born in Warialda NSW. Over the years JA McGregor & Co. grew to become one of the most respected and well known agents in the North West. The business gradually expanding from a local stock and station agent, into machinery, agronomy, cropping inputs and farm merchandise, evolving 30 years ago into the innovative privately owned agribusiness we see today, McGregor Gourlay. The stock and station agency is still going strong, operating as JA McGregor Livestock & Property, offering livestock and real estate services. The broader McGregor Gourlay business now employs over 120 people across 13 branches located in the premier cotton, broadacre, sugar cane, horticulture and livestock regions of North West NSW, the NSW Northern Rivers and South West QLD Border Regions. The McGregor Gourlay team are at the forefront of agriculture, proudly assisting customers in pioneering production into new areas across the region and maximising the potential of their cropping and livestock operations. An outstanding level of experience across a wide range of cropping environments provides growers a practical, personalised approach to crop rotation planning that combines financial and agronomic objectives with the long-term goals of the individual farmer. With a full range of crop protection, seed, fertiliser, animal health and rural merchandise, McGregor Gourlay calls upon a tradition of 120 years of service, through some of the best and toughest times the agricultural community has experienced. With this in mind, together with a wealth of knowledge and experience, our staff proudly strive to build enduring partnerships with leading service providers and customers for the reliable supply of all their agricultural needs. Great people are what has made McGregor Gourlay the business we are today. And even though we’ve been here for generations, we’re only just getting started.