Kate Witham: 2025 Emerging Leader award – West

Kate Witham is a research agronomist in Western Australia and has a passion for broad acre cropping. She’s also the 2025 recipient of GRDC'S “Emerging Leader Award” in the West. So far, Kate’s career highlight has been her role as the SLR lead working on GRDC’s Long Coleoptile Wheat project, led by CSIRO. She's a dynamic operator in the industry, helping growers reap the benefits of her ongoing research across agricultural regions of Western Australia, and around the country. Contact:  Kate Witham Research Agronomist, SLR Agriculture [email protected] More information:  Western Seed of Light, Emerging Leader announced at GRDC Update Visit https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/grdc/awardsscholarships/western-seed-of-light,-emerging-leader-announced-at-grdc-update Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices