Graphic from the SWCC #ScientistSpotlight series featuring Margaret Newton. The graphic background is a combination of yellow and beige, featuring illustrations of wheat. On the right, there is a black-and-white portrait of Margaret Newton, an older woman with curly hair, glasses, and a pearl necklace, smiling slightly. Text on the left reads: “Margaret Newton: The hero of Canadian wheat. How one determined Canadian scientist saved farmers’ fields and changed agriculture forever.” Bottom banner includes the SWCC logo and the hashtag #ScientistSpotlight.
🧵In our #ScientistSpotlight ✨ today, we remember Margaret Newton, the hero of Canadian wheat 🌾.
She was a trailblazing Canadian scientist whose groundbreaking research helped protect one of Canada’s most vital crops and reshaped agriculture worldwide. (1/8)