Applied Research

Robyne has many years of experience in the agricultural industry conducting research trials on a wide variety of field crops within government, academia, and the private sector. She has been working with pulse crops for over 20 years leading and conducting pulse research trials across Alberta and western Canada.

She has been heavily involved in the introduction of new pulse crops, the sustainability of current pulse management strategies and the expansion of pulse crops across the prairies. She enjoys the extension piece of her research role and highly values the work she does with industry and farmers to support and grow the industry.

She and her husband operate a 4,000-acre grain farm near Red Deer, Alta.

Education:

• BSc in Agriculture (honors degree), Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Agricultural College
  
• MSc in Plant Science, University of Alberta

Areas of expertise: 

• New pulse crop options
• Pulse agronomics and production
• Pulse crop disease identification, mitigation and management
• Pulse varieties and registration in Canada