2024 Young Agronomist Awarded to Brenton Leske

DPIRD Research Scientist Brenton Leske received the Young Agronomist Award at the 2024 Agronomy Conference.

Brenton has spent 10 years in focussed research into the economically critical subject of frost impact in cereals and overcoming its negative consequences.

Australian Society of Agronomy President Dr Ben Biddulph said Brenton was a shining example of how up and coming researchers can have significant impacts on Australian agronomy.

“Brenton has developed from a junior researcher to a position where he now leads DPIRD’s frost research investment in the process overseeing the setting of priorities, adapting the research strategy, securing project funding and managing the resulting project initiatives,” Dr Biddulph said.

“He now plays a key role in national industry-funded research projects to improve the agronomy, genetic resources and risk management of frost for Australian grain growers.

As part of Brenton’s award, he receives a travel grant to the value of $5000.

Brenton plans to attend the 2024 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The focus of the conference is ‘AI innovations for a changing climate’. He also plans to meet with several leading University Researchers while in the United States.

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