27th October 2008 | Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London
2005 Pig Farmer of the Year
Jimmy Butler, Blythburgh Pigs, Southwold, Suffolk
What the judges were looking for:
- Business Strategy
- Herd management and welfare
- Production policies
- Marketing strategy
- Innovation and vision
Why he’s a winner:
- 1200 outdoor sows with a free range label for Waitrose and Blythburgh
- He has built a new business
- He has identifying new markets
- He works with butchers and consumers
- He is delivering a premium product