Jackie Carleton
Director
Agri and Aquaculture
Merial
Canada
Biography
Jackie Carleton joined the SPG Board in 2017. She manages and operates a 4,000-acre farm with her husband in Bracken, SK. Peas and lentils account for one-third of their crop rotation. Aside from farming, Jackie began her agriculture career operating and managing a pulse processing, seed cleaning, and producer car loading facility. Following that, she worked as a grain brokerage agent prior to becoming the Purchasing Manager for the Pulse Division of LegumexWalker. In 2015 she resigned her duties to focus on the operations of their farm. Jackie currently serves as a SPG representative on the Board of Pulse Canada and is a member of SPG's Audit and Finance Committee.
Research Interest
Agriculture, food science, food technology, crop science