蜜芽传媒

As he turns 100, David Lightfoot shares his memories of farming in the Cornish countryside. One of nine children, he started his career with a couple of cows and and a few rented fields. He went on to farm for Prince Charles, before he became King, and rented land from the Duchy of Cornwall. His family are still Duchy tenants. David brought Charolais cattle to Cornwall and still takes delight in inspecting his nephew's cows which came from the breeding stock he introduced.
As a boy he milked cows by hand and learnt to drive one of the first tractors in the area. He worked the land with heavy horses, and when he was called up for World War II he was tasked with teaching officers how to ride horses in the Indian jungle.

We join him as he tours his nephew's farm in the Tamar Valley and reflects on what makes a good beast - and a good farmer.

Produced and presented by Rebecca Rooney