Fifth-generation farmer Jennifer Medway wears a range of different hats in her roles in the sheep industry, and for her that is one of the best ways to bring about meaningful change.
Ms Medway farms with her husband and parents in Gunning, NSW, where they run about 17,000 sheep.
As well as being involved in the day-to-day operation of the farm, she has also held a range of roles, including senior manager of Rural Futures at AgriFutures Australia and a board member for MerinoLink.
She said wearing different hats always appealed to her and was an effective way to bring about change.
"Being able to input producer lenses into government or policy or advocacy positions is really a strength," she said.
"Particularly through the advocacy stuff - getting change on ground is really important to me, so making sure the industry is better off and having that voice from a place of actually knowing what it means."
Ms Medway has been recognised as a finalist in the Marcus Oldham Flock Leader category.
For the last six years she has developed a number of programs, including the Rural Women's Awards and the Horizon Scholarship program.
A project she was particularly invested in was the Community Trust Program, which worked with 12 Rural Research and Development Corporations, NSW Department of Primary Industries, and the National Farmers' Federation.
"It's one that's actually changing the way we're doing things around trusts and the way the community actually understands and engages with agriculture," she said.
"I hear stories all the time, for instance from the NSW Agriculture Minister who has really changed his approach to things based on the work we've done.
"It's one where you can see the hard work actually translate into really critical outcomes for industry.
"For me impact is one of the most important things and that program is about building capacity for industry and producers to change the narrative around how we engage more effectively with the community."
It was rewarding to see results on-ground that were benefiting the industry on a large scale, she said.
The Producer Technology Uptake Program, which supported farmers to adopt technology solutions, was another success.
"That's one of the benefits of my role - I deal with the on the ground producer group right through to governments and advocating for very important change for agriculture," she said.
The sheep industry itself was made up of a brilliant network of people doing good things, she said.
"There's some really amazing people that are really passionate; there's very few people out there that are just ho-hum about being involved in the sector," she said.