I have worked or been involved within the farming industry all my life, mainly with pigs and dairy.

All the pigs that I worked with were of a commercial breed. I became involved with Gloucester Old Spots and Large Blacks after buying some from the local market in 1987 for fattening and selling on.

This progressed into purchasing my first pedigree Large Black's From Devon, two sows and a boar.

As time went on I decided that I would like to keep another breed and being from Gloucestershire all my life I decided on a Gloucester Old Spot from a sale I attended.

The herd has now increased drastically over the years to running one boar line and three female lines in the Large Blacks, and three boar lines and four female lines in the Gloucester Old Spots.