One of the leaders at a 100 per cent Indigenous-owned beef company has been honoured with a major industry award.

Allison Dakin, who works for the Kimberley Agriculture and Pastoral Company (KAPCO), received the Western Australian Women in Agriculture Award after being nominated anonymously.

The Australian Agriculture Awards program was jointly launched by ACM Agri and The National Farmers' Federation in January and the state and territory awards were recently issued.

Ms Dakin - and the other state and territory winners - are now in the running for the national awards, with the awards night to be held in Canberra in November.

"The reason I was nominated was because at KAPCO here I took the lead and I developed KAPCO Beef, which is the beef brand that we developed and launched, and has been going really well, and is continuing to go well and continue to grow," she told National Indigenous Times.

After many decades of Aboriginal stockmen and other Indigenous workers being the backbone of the pastoral sector in Australia, Ms Dakin said seeing Indigenous-owned pastoral companies thrive "closes that loop".

"You know KAPCO is 100 per cent Aboriginal owned, it has that full control over the you know the entire paddock to plate process," she said.

"Excitingly, we're also able to supply other Aboriginal businesses such as Fitzroy Crossing IGA or Sampi Mini Mart in Derby, and to expand even further.

"Not only can we now eat the meat that we produce, but we are able to supply communities that support and surround the properties over which KAPCO operates.

"Through that growth, you know you have great employment. KAPCO employs a workforce of about 80 per cent Aboriginal staff. That in itself has this amazing domino effect of social benefits that flow throughout the communities."

Ms Dakin noted that the majority of people employed within KAPCO have "some kind of cultural connection to one or all of the properties over which KAPCO operates".

"So, there are great social benefits and social flow on from the work that KAPCO does," she said.

"What KAPCO Beef has been able to accomplish is probably greater than anyone would be able to encapsulate within an award. It's not so much, what we're able to do; it's the flow on effects, it's the fantastic social benefits, it's the employment opportunities.

"It's about growing futures for our employees as well... by being able to grow the business and grow those opportunities, there are opportunities for them personally, within their careers, to grow and expand and continue growing with KAPCO as well. That's the exciting part about where KAPCO is going."

Ms Dakin thanked everyone at KAPCO for their support and ongoing work for the company.

"While this award is recognition for being a strong female leader in the agricultural Industry, it would not have been possible without the support and empowerment given to me by everyone around me," she said.

"That includes the KAPCO Board and Chairman Wayne Bergmann who have the vision and foresight to take on a project like KAPCO Beef, my husband Greg who I work alongside, and all our staff at KAPCO.

"KAPCO is a team effort and without each piece of the team, we would not accomplish what we do. "

With the support of Nutrien Ag Solutions and Westpac, the Australian Agriculture Awards celebrates farmers, leaders and agribusiness professionals across six categories at a state level, and will culminate in the naming of the Australian Agricultural Medallist at the national gala event in Canberra later this year.

ACM Agri editorial director Penelope Arthur said the partnership between the NFF and the ACM Agri network elevated the Australian Agriculture Awards to create a truly national awards platform.

Ms Arthur said the awards were about far more than trophies and prize money.

"They are about creating momentum to truly inspire primary producers and industry leaders to drive agriculture forward," she said.

"They celebrate those leading through change, embracing innovation, responding to shifting climates, markets and technologies and shaping a more resilient and productive future."

The award categories are: Women in Agriculture, Nutrien NextGen Leader, Sustainability in Agriculture, Westpac Innovation in Agriculture and Wellbeing and Safety in Agriculture.

Note: Wayne Bergmann is a co-owner of National Indigenous Times and The Indigenous Business Review.