Chester County Ag Award Winners

Sonya Beltran, along with her family, received the 2020 Farmers of the Year award.

The Board of Chester County Commissioners and the Chester County Agricultural Development Council (Ag Council) present two annual awards, Farmer of the Year and Distinguished Agricultural Service. The Farmer of the Year award recognizes a farmer, farm family, partnership, etc., who maintains and exemplifies outstanding farming practices.

The Duncan Allison Award for Distinguished Agricultural Service, named after a former long-serving and incredibly dedicated board member, honors an individual(s) who has positively promoted, made significant contributions to, or provided exceptional services for the Chester County agricultural community.

This year, the Ag Council and Chester County Board of Commissioners presented the Farmers of the Year award to Sonya Beltran and family, owner-operators of First Generation Farms and Masda Mushrooms in Avondale, Pa. The Duncan Allison Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award was given to the greater Chester County agriculture industry in recognition for their many acts of service and food donations to those in need during the pandemic.