Jimmy Doherty is a rare breed pig farmer, best known for his broadcast work for the BBC and Channel 4.

Since 2004,  Jimmy Doherty has used his TV shows (Jimmy’s Farm, Farming Heroes, Global Harvest to name a few) to champion the very best of UK and Ireland food and farming practices — so much so that Jimmy is now widely regarded as the face of responsible farming and animal welfare in the UK.

We first met Jimmy when he featured Finnebrogue on Farming Heroes in 2008. Being a rare breed pig farmer himself, Jimmy produces his own sausages on his farm, but wanted to know how he could reach a larger audience with the good news about responsibly farmed, high animal welfare pork. He needed a partner that really got what he was trying to achieve and had the credentials, standards and ethics to do it responsibly.

We worked alongside Jimmy to create a supermarket-ready sausage that would match the recipe from his farm shop.

In 2010 we launched the Jimmy’s Classic Free Range Pork Sausage, which was instantly listed in Tesco stores all over the UK. Jimmy’s Sausages are one of the best sellers in its category, where they remain the most premium sausages that Tesco sells.

The future looks good for Jimmy’s food range. Next we’re working together to make some of the best bacon and ham products available anywhere in the UK.

You can find out more about Jimmy on his web site