Rebecca Tonks was the winner of the big award at the South West Farmer Awards 2018 - outstanding achievement.

Rebecca owns St Ewe Eggs, based at Ventonwyn Farm between Truro and St Austell in Cornwall, together with her parents. They have 12 partner farms that supply free range eggs.

Rebecca’s father started the farm with a single Jersey cow in 1967. He built it into a herd of 70 before turning to chickens when milk quotas came in. Having steadily grown the business, Rebecca is now a leading director and has overseen an 87 per cent growth in sales over the past 12 months.

She hoped to hit a turnover of £3.6 million in 2018.

A new processing plant has been installed that has allowed St Ewe Eggs to fill a gap in the market, providing liquid egg to the catering industry. This year it has won Great Taste Awards and a host of Taste of the West Awards.

These achievements won her the South West Farmer award in 2018 – could it be you this year?

Now in its fourth year, the South West Farmer Awards gives the farming industry in the West Country a chance to stand up and be recognised, with an emphasis on future and forward thinking farmers. 
Supported by industry experts, the event gives local farmers, suppliers, breeders and everyone involved in the industry the recognition they deserve for the tremendous work they do throughout the year.

This year’s awards categories are:

Employed Farm Manager of the Year

Sheep Farmer of the Year

Young Farmer of the Year, sponsored by Coodes

Outstanding Achievement, sponsored by Cornish Mutual

Beef Farmer of the Year, sponsored by Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Dairy Farmer of the Year, sponsored by Progiene Dairy Hygiene

Family-run Farm of the Year, sponsored by Mole Valley

Produce Farmer of the Year

Diversification of the Year

Read the full details of each category at southwestfarmer.co.uk

The 2019 Awards will be held at the Somerset County Cricket Ground, November 7, from 6.30pm. For details on ticket sales and nominations please call 01326 213322.

Have you, or do you know someone who has given 100 per cent and achieved great things this year? Or someone who has made a difference to the face of farming this year?

To nominate, email editorial@southwestfarmer.co.uk or post details in the following format to our address: South West Farmer, Packet Media, Falmouth Business Park, Bickland Water Road, Falmouth, TR11 4SZ.

Nominee Name:
Address (inc postcode):
Phone:
Email:

Describe farm being nominated: 
Please provide a 50 word overview regarding the farm enterprise (e.g. farm size, flock/herd, other enterprises on the farm, any diversification, technology on the farm etc) to give an overall flavour regarding the size and type of farm being entered.

Summary of farm’s approach:
Each nomination should also include a 50 word summary of the farm’s approach regarding each of the five criteria below:
Enterprise performance
Use of technology
Environmental concerns
Contribution to the community/agricultural industry
Vision/Marketing Strategy

Please choose the category you are nominating them for and please include your details:

Name
Address (inc postcode)
Phone
Email 

Good luck!