Mike Dewar graduated from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth with a BSc Hons in Agriculture in 1983. He joined the Velcourt Management Training Scheme starting work on a root and cereal farm in Norfolk. In 1985 he was appointed Farm Manager at Vine Farm, Wendy where the Arable Farming Event was held for a number of years. In 1991 Mike moved to Gloucestershire to take on the management of Stowell Park Estate. Mike now manages four separate businesses on the Cotswolds totalling 2500ha’s – these farms are mainly arable but include a significant grass area.