Langford Pedigree Rouges
They keep some 200 laying hens and 750 turkeys at Christmas which are all traditionally reared and hand plucked .
John ’ s other son , Andrew has established a very successful business as an agricultural engineer , fabricating and helping install new milking parlours right across the country . He does return home to help at Langford from time to time when his busy schedule permits .
What about the ladies in the family ? John ’ s wife Rachel has run her own highly successful catering business , Country Kitchen for the past 20 years – her motivation and no better grounding was winning WI cook of the year ! She works primarily for the farming community doing functions , weddings , buffets and show catering so consequently has time to look after her men but no time to work on the farm . It does provide yet another revenue stream for this prosperous family farm business .
So far as future plans are concerned , John aims to keep things pretty much as they are . He says he has no intention of retiring whilst allowing Richard to make more decisions .
This is clearly a winning team with a keen eye for the farming business and we wish them continued success . www . farmers-mart . co . uk Autumn 2017 81