April - Cullimores Organics Farm News

April brought about a massive change in the weather, a real surprise and treat for everyone, warm sunny days (but still cold at night). What a real treat it is to be able to wear a t-shirt after all the cold of the winter, this now seemed like a distant memory as daytime temperatures reached 20c.

Lambing was nearing the end in April and it had been a successful year with all the lambs out at grass and growing at an alarming rate. Just 1 triplet hanging on until nearly the end of April, she had 3 very large and strong lambs.

The weather was absolutely perfect in April for grass growth with warm sunny days and some warm rain at night. This meant that we now had enough grass to let all the cattle out into the fields on the 14th April, about 2 weeks later than usual. This is my favourite time of year, seeing all your hard work of the winter flourishing in large open spaces is truly a very special feeling.

With mainly dry weather throughout April, markets were very busy especially around Easter with record sales being achieved, lamb proving ever popular for that extra special Easter meal.

Looking ahead to May, we hope to be able to shear all of our ewes, and possibly start to make some silage, all weather dependant though and for this we keep our fingers firmly crossed.