Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sienna Bergersen as Variety Support Officer for Western Australia, based at the company’s Field Crop Breeding Centre at Northam.

Sienna has been working for AGT at Northam since 2023 in the role of Field Technical Officer, having previously held a similar position at the company’s Wagga Wagga breeding centre in 2020/21.

The new role will see Sienna work closely with existing Variety Support Manager Floyd Sullivan, covering variety promotion and marketing, seed production, and technical support of AGT’s wheat, barley, lupin and canola varieties across all Agzones of WA.

No stranger to the agricultural landscape of WA, Sienna was born in Albany in the Great Southern and attended Muresk Institute as well as working in the agri-business sector.

Sienna said she is excited to be moving into this new role with AGT.

“I am passionate about the future of agriculture and committed to supporting growers by helping develop and deliver new field crop varieties that are more productive, higher in quality, and more cost-effective to grow. I am looking forward to this new challenge and putting the learnings from being a technical officer into marketing our new and current varieties.”

AGT’s Head of Variety Support, Dan Vater, acknowledged the appointment as an important one for the crucial WA region.

“WA is such a key market for us, and we’re really focused on making sure we support growers and agronomists across the state properly.”

“Sienna’s a great addition to the team, She’s warm, bubbly, and genuinely keen to learn. Having grown up in WA, she understands WA farming systems and has a real interest in helping growers get the best out of their business. With Floyd Sullivan mentoring her as she finds her feet and gets to know more people in the industry, she’s set to make a strong impact”.