The farming community is host to a number of brilliant and unique diversifications, and businesses with strong farming roots.

Ahead of this year’s annual Game Fair, Farmers Weekly spoke to some of the exhibitors with connections to farming, before they head to Blenheim Palace later this month.  

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Corrymoor Mohair

Based on a farm near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds, Sarah and Wayne Peachey, alongside their daughter Alice, run a flock of curly fleeced Angora goats which produce mohair for their range of Corrymoor products.

They currently have about 50 goats, which are sheared twice a year for their distinct fleeces. These are used to create a range of quality and durable mohair products, including their best-selling socks, scarves and throws.

The Angora goat breed originally hails from Turkey, where the mohair fibre was prized by the sultans.

Today however, the biggest producers of mohair are South Africa and Texas, and there are only about 2,000 angora goats in the UK, which produce about 4t of mohair each year.

“The mohair is a natural fibre. It is very durable – warm in the winter, and cool in the summer,” explains Sarah. “The socks last forever – we’ve got customers that have been buying socks from Corrymoor for 30 years.”

The entire production process, from shearing the goats through to the knitting of the mohair products, takes place in the UK.

“It is all British made. We use some knitters in Lincolnshire that have been going for generations, and they’re still running now. It’s a very old company, and one of very few remaining,” says Sarah.

The Corrymoor products are shipped all over the world, with two parcels heading out to Australia just this week.

For more information or to purchase Corrymoor products, visit the stand at the Game Fair, or head to corrymoor.com.