Tina Brandt

Tina Brandt has extensive experience in agricultural research and development, currently serving as the Global Variety Development Manager at J.R. Simplot Company since 2017. In addition, Tina has held various positions at the University of Idaho since 1991, including Research Support Scientist II, where responsibilities involved planning and conducting multi-year projects focused on potato cultivar storage practices. Prior roles included Research Support Scientist I and Scientific Aide 1, contributing to studies on seed storage environments and post-harvest greening of potatoes. Tina's earlier experience includes a role as Graduate Research Assistant at Oregon State University and an internship at Dow AgroSciences focused on herbicide research. Tina holds a Master of Science in Crop Science from Oregon State University and a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.