Karen Hutchinson, an irrigated agriculture advocate from Griffith has won the prestigious Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation Rural Women’s Award for NSW/ACT for 2011, Minister for Primary Industries, Steve Whan, announced Tuesday.
Mr Whan made the announcement at NSW Parliament House during a gala dinner held in honour of the 2011 award finalists.
“Karen is a strong advocate for rural women and primary industries.
Her vision is for those involved in irrigated agriculture to go beyond resilience and demonstrate an ability to adapt and thrive in response to political and environmental change,” Mr Whan said.
Mr Whan also congratulated the runner-up, Sally Martin, who is a Sheep and Wool officer based at Young.
“Sally aspires to make a difference in the sheep industry by combining practical, relevant and up-to-date information so that producers can better manage risk and identify profitable solutions for their farming businesses,” Minister Whan said.
For full release: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/374310/Karen-hutchinson-2011-rwa-winner.pdf
Mr Whan made the announcement at NSW Parliament House during a gala dinner held in honour of the 2011 award finalists.
“Karen is a strong advocate for rural women and primary industries.
Her vision is for those involved in irrigated agriculture to go beyond resilience and demonstrate an ability to adapt and thrive in response to political and environmental change,” Mr Whan said.
Mr Whan also congratulated the runner-up, Sally Martin, who is a Sheep and Wool officer based at Young.
“Sally aspires to make a difference in the sheep industry by combining practical, relevant and up-to-date information so that producers can better manage risk and identify profitable solutions for their farming businesses,” Minister Whan said.
For full release: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/374310/Karen-hutchinson-2011-rwa-winner.pdf
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