Broadford’s Darcie awarded Ag society scholarship

With a keen interest in agronomy and crop development, she also wants to help farmers manage the inputs of the production cycle and improve the structure and health of their soil.

She said she hoped to encourage more women to work in agriculture.

“As a female in the industry, I hope to encourage young women to take up studies and jobs in agriculture,” she said.

“Particularly women like myself who haven’t come from a farming background.”

The Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral Society awards a scholarship valued at $3000 each year to a student completing tertiary studies.

The society congratulates Ms Hanson and wishes her every success in her endeavours.

Donations to the society’s scholarship fund are tax deductible and go towards funding a young person’s future in agriculture.