hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə ɹˈɔɪəl ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ, sˈaɪɹənsɪstɚ, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ænd ðˈɛn wˈɜːkt fɚðɪ ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl mˈɔːɹɡɪdʒ kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈændoʊvɚ, hˈæmpʃɚ.
He attended the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, from 1987 to 1990, and then worked for the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation in Andover, Hampshire.