Brian was first attracted to farming when he returned from a stint in the armed forces. His father had been a brewer in North Cheshire and after trying his hand at this profession but disliking it, Brian learnt the farming trade in North Shropshire. This period was during the 1950's, when people were being motivated by the government and by necessity to produce food. The farm which Brian purchased was at the time very primitive with no gas, electricity or water but a telephone; Even today there is still no water but a well and a bore hole. To begin with, he managed a dairy farm but was forced to change tactics when the price of milk became unsustainable. Then followed a period of farming pigs and producing pork, which was sold on contract, hoping to make the most of the phrase 'muck or money'. However, once the support price was dropped and pork was sold on a free market this choice of farming became unpredictable. For the last twenty years, Brian has been focusing his efforts on managing lambs that are sold at the Market Drayton auction