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Brigid Meints | Assistant Professor of Practice: Organic Grains and Pulses Extension Specialist | Oregon State University (OSU)

Brigid is an Assistant Professor of Practice and the Organic Grains and Pulses Extension Specialist with the OSU Center for Resilient Agriculture & Food Systems. Her research focuses on organic weed and pest management, breeding multi-use naked barley for organic systems, and developing early maturing dry beans for western Oregon. She grew up in Corvallis, OR and developed a love for plants at a young age. She earned a BA from Scripps College in Anthropology and Gender & Women’s Studies but found her way back to plants after graduation when she began working for the barley breeding program at OSU. She earned her MS from OSU in Crop Science with a focus in Plant Breeding & Genetics and completed her PhD in Crop Science at Washington State University.

 

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