Long-time CRPA member David Skinner has been recognised in the Hobart Mercury as he steps down from the board of the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania after 80 years of involvement. He will remain on the Show Council.

David, quoted in The Mercury, said he started off as a small boy as a junior steward and finished up as president.

Now 91 years old, David has also had a long and distinguished career in agriculture industry, including several decades at agribusiness firm Webster. He was a member and past president of the Tasmanian Meat Industry Advisory Council, a member of the state Agricultural Advisory Committee and past president of the Australian Council of Livestock Agents. He was awarded an Order of Australia.

CRPA is pleased that David remains an active member of the association and congratulates him on his achievements.

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