TOM Jones from Trelay Farm, Davidstow, has won ‘Best Young Farmer’ at the Addington Fund’s Cornwall Farm Business Awards.

The awards were presented at a black tie dinner at the Royal Cornwall Showground on Thursday, April 26, to raise money for the Addington Fund farming charity.

Mr Jones beat off strong competition in the category, which was sponsored by NatWest, to win. He has moved from a high-yielding system to a grass-based approach to improve the business’ sustainability, and is now moving to spring block calving to improve efficiencies further.

‘Tom has a deep understanding of the individual costs of his business and his dedication to the continuation of his dairy farm while not compromising herd welfare or output is extremely impressive’, said Kate Theophilus at Stephens Scown, adding: “It is refreshing to see a young farmer having an equal say in the business to the point where what he has achieved is more revolution than evolution.”