Graham Douglas Stratford is an English farmer, local politician and agriculturist from Alton, Hampshire. He is an award-winning international breeder of pedigree Hereford cattle, and was the first Town Mayor of the Alton Town Council. Originally a successful agricultural auctioneer, Stratford began farming in 1979 (after claiming four Hereford heifers abandoned at his auction), and progressed to full-time farming in 1987. He has been called "non-traditional" in his approach, and "dedicated to breed improvement," pioneering the cross-breeding of English cattle with Canadian stock.