I am the eldest son of a first generation Dairy Farmer and became very involved in the family Dairy farm from a young age. The Davis family have been involved with the Jersey breed since 2003 when the Pixeygreen herd was purchased from Norfolk. It was from then that my passion for the breed really grew and the Rivermead herd was established.
I am a specialist Dairy Auctioneer with Kivells based at Exeter Livestock Centre since 2010 but still very involved with the  Dairy Farm at home milking the cows on a regular basis.
I enjoy showing cows at local and National Shows where the Rivermead name has had great success over the years.

With over 38 years in the dairy industry and working with some great herds of Holsteins notably Manorpowis, Hayleys and Lemington and with a memorable time spent at Quality Holsteins in Canada in the early 1990's being part of the team to help achieve All Canadian Breeders Herd.

Douglas' interest in the Jersey cow came when managing the dairy farm for Robert Graham in Stirling. Seeing what the breed is capable of in technical performance, feed conversion efficiency and milk quality together with being a pleasure to work with is truly what the modern day dairy cow is all about. And with a genetic platform to build on, the Jersey cow will be a major player in shaping the future of the dairy sector.

I have been involved in the dairy industry all my working life with a passion for genetics and pedigree breeding. I am currently employed by Genus Breeding Ltd. as a Genetics Services Specialist. Within this role I am involved with sourcing the Jersey Genetics for the UK and have been tasked with sourcing a few Bulls from our Jersey Breeders to go into stud. This is a very positive move and shows enormous confidence in our Herdbook.  I previously worked as a Classifier for NBDC in which I inspected pedigree animals of all breeds.

 I have always had a great interest in the Jersey breed and have a small herd with my wife, Jane. We enjoy showing with our daughter, Isla (Sweetpea herd). We have also had numerous All Britain nominations over the past few years of which we are very proud.

 I am very aware of the changing times within our industry and the need to breed and promote a functional and efficient animal is paramount moving forward. I feel that we as Jersey breeders have the cow to do this and I am very keen to be involved in delivering what our members want.