Ms Fallon is a food development officer with the development board, and also works on the family farm at Lock.

She is up against Adelaide Hills dairy producer Ulli Spranz.

The award will be presented at a ceremony on Wednesday, February 17, with the winner to take home a $10,000 bursary to help advance her skills in her chosen field.

This year's winner and runner-up will also have the opportunity to attend a one-week residential Australian Institute of Company Directors course.

The winner of the South Australian award will also go into the running for the national award, which will be announced at a gala dinner in Canberra in May.

Ms Fallon said she would be excited to win a place in the directors course, which could lead to opportunities in the future.

If she wins, she hopes to use the bursary to go to Alaska, which is classified as having the world's best practice for seafood marketing.

The knowledge could then be used to showcase Eyre Peninsula products.

"They are really innovative in tackling their market, and they've got really dynamic projects," she said.

Ms Fallon said she would also further investigate how the region's brand, Australia's Seafood Frontier, could be sustained in the long-term and perhaps become independent of the board.