Ian Boyd

Ian has been a member of Pasture for Life (formerly PFLA) virtually since its inception. His farm was one of the first to be certified as both a “producer” and “butcher” in 2015. They trade as “Cotswold Beef’ and it is proving to be a successful venture.

Ian farmed his 280 ha Cotswold Hill family farm conventionally for 25 years but changed to satisfy his passion for wildlife photography and it has been quite a revelation to Ian that you start off trying to help the farmland wildlife and you end up a butcher!

The Boyd’s are lucky enough to have the next generation interested in continuing their regenerative farming journey and they now have a great team running Cotswold Beef. This, in theory, should give Ian more time to pursue other interests… though it has not happened yet.

Ian has been involved in many aspects of PfL over the years and has represented the PfL at several important meetings. He has attended most of PfL’s events and in the process, has been lucky enough to meet many inspirational members.

Ian is a past Trustee of Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and has interacted with nearly all the conservation organisations.

In these uncertain times, Ian really wants to see PfL have a significant role in the new ELM scheme but there is much work to do here. Integration of livestock production and care for the environment offers the best hope for the environment, the farmer and the consumer.

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