The InterGrain wheat programs cover the wheat growing regions of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

• WA North and Central - Iain Barclay

• WA South and South Australia - Chris Moore

• Victoria and NSW - Robin Wilson

• Udon noodles - Robyn McLean

• Specialist initiatives - Robyn McLean

Field trials are conducted in WA, SA, Vic and NSW

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Robin worked as a wheat breeder for the Department of Agriculture and Food WA. Earlier in his career Robin was wheat breeder and research associate at Roseworth Agricultural College in South Australia. Completed BAgSc studies at University of Adelaide in 1971.

Varieties

Principal breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Ajana, Arrino, Binnu, Camm, Carnamah, Cascades, Cunderdin, EGA Blanco, EGA Bonnie Rock, EGA Castle Rock, EGA Eagle Rock, Endure, Magenta, Nyabing, Westonia and Wyalkatchem.

Contributing breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Bayonet, Blade, Dagger, Machete, Spear, Brookton, Datatine, Harrismith and Tammin.

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Chris worked as a wheat breeder for the Department of Agriculture and Food WA. Before that he was a plant breeder with Grain Biotech Australia for two years.  Before GBA, he undertook PhD studies with the University of Sydney, based at CSIRO Canberra.

Varieties

Contributing breeder of

Wheat varieties - Magenta and Endure

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Robyn worked as a wheat breeder for the Department of Agriculture and Food WA, firstly as oat breeder and triticale breeder in 1984 and oat and soft wheat breeder in 1990. She became a fulltime wheat breeder in 2003, when rationalisation of oat breeding in Australia resulted in the WA oat breeding program being merged with the SA oat breeding program and relocated to South Australia. Undertook BAgSc and honours with the University of Adelaide and PhD with University of Queensland.  Completed Graduate Diploma in Computer Science at Curtin University in 1997.

Varieties

Principal breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Harrismith, EGA Jitarning, EGA 2248 and Bullaring;

Oat varieties - Hay, Kalgan, Dalyup, Yilgarn, Carrolup, Pallinup, Coomallo, Toodyay, Hotham, Vasse, Needilup, Wandering and Kojonup;

Triticale variety - Muir.

Contributing breeder of:-

Wheat varieties - Camm and EGA Castle Rock;

Oat varieties - Mortlock, Winjardie, Murray, Bandicoot, and Pert;

Barley varieties - Stirling, O'Connor, Moondyne, Onslow, Windich and Yagan.

Career History

Prior to InterGrain, Iain worked as a wheat breeder for the Department of Agriculture and Food WA. Prior to that he completed BAgSc studies at Adelaide University and PhD studies at Cambridge University. Completed Graduate Diploma in Computer Science at Curtin University in 1997.

Varieties

Principal Breeder of:

Wheat varieties - Amery, Bumper, Cadoux, Calingiri, Clearfield JNZ, Clearfield STL, Fortune, Kalannie, Perenjori, Stretton, Tammarin Rock, Wilgoyne, Yandanooka, Zippy

Contributing breeder of:

Wheat varieties - Brookton, Camm, Datatine, EGA Castle Rock