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Joseph Leslie "Joe" Henson, MBE (16 October 1932 – 5 October 2015) was a farmer who founded the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and appeared as a presenter on BBC shows such as Animal Magic.
After work as a herdsman in Somerset he attended the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester (now the Royal Agricultural University). He worked for Earl Bathurst, then managed Salperton Park Estate near Cheltenham, before taking over the tenancy of Bemborough Farm from Corpus Christi College, Oxford with a former schoolfriend, John Neave.
He started to keep rare breeds, including Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs, and in 1971 opened the Cotswold Farm Park to the public. Joe Henson at Royal Agricultural University Alumni Retrieved 26 October 2015 He was the founder-chairman of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, and received an MBE in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to conservation. BBC News: "Cotswolds farmer honoured with MBE for rare breeds work"". 4 October 2011.Henson, Adam. "Joe Henson MBE: A year to remember", Cotswold Life, 17 November 2011
His son, Adam Henson, who took over the running of the farm in 1999, is a presenter on the weekly BBC countryside show Countryfile. Cotswold Farm Park Site Retrieved 26 October 2015 Joe Henson also occasionally appeared on Countryfile, usually as a specialist adviser on items relating to rare breeds.
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