About 25 members of SA's agricultural industry met in Adelaide on Wednesday for the the announcement of the national winner of the 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award.
Seven finalists - one from each state and territory across the country - were in the running for the national title, having been announced as winners for their respective states in 2020.
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The national award is usually presented at a gala event in Canberra, which was postponed from last year to this year, then re-organised into individual events in each state, and run together as a livestream.
WA state winner Cara Peek, Broome, was named the national winner, for her work as founder of Saltwater Country, an organisation which offers services to at-risk Indigenous youth across the Kimberley.
NSW/ACT state winner Cressida Cains, Robertson, NSW, was runner-up, and was recognised for her work setting up Dairy Cocoon, a digital platform and support hub helping dairy farmers move up the value chain.
SA's state finalist, Steph Schmidt, Worlds End, topped the SA finalists for her project ACT for Ag, a program helping to build capacity and resilience for farmers and those living in rural areas.
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2019 SA Rural Women's Award winner Deanna Lush was emcee of the Adelaide event.
Stock Journal's CLAIRE HARRIS went along.
Claire Harris
Journalist at Stock Journal. Hailing from South East Queensland, Claire moved to SA at the start of 2019. She is passionate about agriculture, cooking, sport, and line dancing, and loves a good long road trip.
Journalist at Stock Journal. Hailing from South East Queensland, Claire moved to SA at the start of 2019. She is passionate about agriculture, cooking, sport, and line dancing, and loves a good long road trip.
