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Biography
Montana has a Masters in Agricultural Science specialising in Genetics & Breeding from UWA. She has a strong interest in livestock breeding and maximising on-farm productivity through genetics, management, and nutrition. She enjoys taking an interdisciplinary approach to develop novel solutions to complex problems.
Montana has expertise in stakeholder engagements and data gathering, including conducting surveys and interviews as well as data collection and analysis for quantitative genetics. Originally from a farming town, she enjoys interacting with producers and looking for ways to boost the adoption of research outputs to enable increased utilisation of relevant practices.
Current projects
BeefLinks Project: "Understanding feedlot performance and eating quality of beef cattle sourced from rangelands through the WA Supply chain"
Languages
English - Danish - German
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Agriculture - Genetics and Breeding, Master of Agricultural Science (Dist.), Dissertation Title: "Photothermal regulation and genetics of arrested reproductive development in chickpea", UWA School of Agriculture and Environment
Feb 2021 → Jul 2023
Award Date: 27 Jul 2023
Industry keywords
- Bioinformatics
- Agriculture and Food
- Communications
Research expertise keywords
- Beef Cattle
- Genetics
- Chickpea (C. arietinum)
- Supply Chain
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Rangeland cattle performance in backgrounding system
Dempster, F. (Speaker) & Walsh Baddeley, M. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
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Producer insights for adoption outcomes across WA BeefLinks
Dempster, F. (Author), Walsh Baddeley, M. (Author), Harold, T. (Author), Vercoe, P. (Author) & Rola-Rubzen, F. (Author)
2024Activity: Service and engagement › Digital/ printed communications