Christopher Price
@RareBreedChris
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Chief Exec Rare Breeds Survival Trust @RBSTrarebreeds Vice Chair @UplandsAlliance, Chair @WCL_News Agriculture Group, Director @OxfordFarming 2022-24 Own views
Joined February 2012
There are two rules in life: 1) Never give out all the information.
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Up Helly Aa Special! Alice Lennox chats all things Shetland with Chris Dyer – archaeologist, crofter & stonemason. Fascinating history, heritage insights & feel-good stories! https://t.co/lnD0MI6ZfQ 🌱 IG: @garthscroftbressay
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If you are interested in our native horse breeds this is well worth a listen.
🎙️ Our Conservation Adviser, Tracy Wathen-Jones is featured on The Curious Equestrian podcast! They explore UK native equine breeds - their heritage, threats, and how we can help protect them ➡️ https://t.co/LUnN0QXBsJ
#NativeEquine
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"Factory farming" is real. It exists. It's also not what's producing most British beef. In the UK, about 80% of beef cattle are raised in extensive systems. Grass-based. Outdoor. Traditional farming that looks like farming did 200 years ago, just with better veterinary care.
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We were delighted to attend Banbury & Bicester College Careers Week on Wednesday and deliver a talk to the Animal Management students, it is always a pleasure to meet the next generation of farmers, conservationists, and native breed enthusiasts!
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Thrilled to see our Scottish Coordinator, Alice Lennox, featured in The Scottish Farmer on farming with native breeds and navigating the challenges ahead! 🌾🐑 https://t.co/LJZyB7ZBQd
thescottishfarmer.co.uk
Native livestock breeds in Scotland see encouraging growth in 2025, despite farming challenges, with RBST leading sustainability efforts.
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The Bagot Goat - one of the UK’s oldest native breeds. Hardy, striking black & white markings, curved horns, gentle yet lively nature. Perfect for conservation grazing and supporting biodiversity🐐 📸Jon Durrant / Nick Bohemia / Emma Limond #BagotGoat #WednesdayWisdom
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Our final session at #ORFC is underway, and we’re discussing how to boost sales of native breed produce, exploring how technology, smart supply chains, and consumer insights can help local farmers reach more customers ✅
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We’re ready to host our second #ORFC session of the day, all about dual-purpose dairy breeds! Perfect for micro-dairies and direct-to-consumer sales, cows that give both milk and meat boost biodiversity, preserve heritage, and let farmers create ethical, local products 🥛
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🎁 Boxing Day leftovers? Don’t waste them! Turn your feast into... 🫧 Bubble & Squeak 🥪 Festive Sandwiches 🌯 Leftover Wraps 🍕 Holiday Pizza Have we missed any festive favourites? ⚠️ Leftovers = for humans, not livestock! #BoxingDay #Leftovers #FoodWaste #HolidayHacks
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🎄 Merry Christmas from RBST🎄 We’d love to see how you celebrated with native breeds. Did any make it to your Christmas dinner? Share your pics, recipes, or stories! 📸 Irish Moiled - Michelle McCauley #MerryChristmas #NativeBreeds #FestiveFeast #FarmLife #SupportLocalBreeds
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Christmas Breed Spotlight: West of England Goose! A classic British breed with festive roots - historically goose was the Christmas centrepiece🎄 📜 West Country breed 🌿 Great for foraging & low-input systems 🪶 Historically used for meat, down & grazing Christmas revival?🎅
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📣Poultry keepers, we need your help!🐔 Send us photos/videos of your birds from our Watchlist so we can keep #WatchlistWednesday posts going! Full list 👉 https://t.co/i850vSHf10 Email mailto:enquiries@rbst.org.uk and lets promote these wonderful breeds🤩 📸 Croad Langshan
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Our offices are now closed for the Christmas period and will reopen on Monday, 5th January 2026. We’d like to wish all our members and followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your continued support✨ See you in the New Year! ✨ 📷 Soay Ram - Steve Weaver
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🐴 Meet the Eriskay Pony – Scotland’s last surviving native island pony! 😍 Small, sturdy & gentle. 💪 Originally carried peat & seaweed across rugged Hebridean islands. 🌿 Now thriving in conservation grazing projects & more. 📷 The Eriskay Pony Society
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Mixed farming another way. Cattle hurdles make great pens for selling Christmas trees
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Me discussing native breeds on @BBCFarmingToday
This week on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today is all about native breeds! In case you missed it, catch up on Monday morning's show and listen out for RBST CEO Christopher Price:
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Wonderful to hear Louise Fairburn talking about her Lincoln Longwools on BBC Farming Today's week-long focus on rare and native breeds! 🔊 Listen at https://t.co/KNp8vEqB1v 📸 Lou Drury
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Me on @BBCFarmingToday Native Breeds Week
This week on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today is all about native breeds! In case you missed it, catch up on Monday morning's show and listen out for RBST CEO Christopher Price:
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🎧 New episode for #StAndrewsDay! We’re exploring Scotland’s crofting heritage. RBST host Alice Lennox speaks with brilliant crofters who share stories, insights, and a few fun anecdotes too. Listen here 👉 https://t.co/KK6nqGN2A2
#Crofting #Scotland #RuralLife #RBST
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