September was an exceptionally dry month and we had hardly any rainfall throughout, with temperatures consistently in the 20s. This meant that all the arable (crop) farmers could get the combines out and harvest at long last, after a very challenging August this must have come as a huge relief.
We were also relieved in September as we were able to fetch our straw bales from the fields at nearby Wickwar, straw is a traditional by product of harvesting wheat, oats and barley and we need it for bedding during the winter months when the cattle are housed. This is roughly a week’s work to bring all of this into our stores at the farm, long days backwards and forwards are only made worthwhile when the last bale is in the barn and it rains.
Elsewhere on the farm we continued with topping fields, to ensure that we had fresh grass coming through for the autumn and winter. We also managed to take advantage of the dry weather to spread muck on certain fields to give it an organic nitrogen boost and ensure maximum growth ready for next spring and summer. The much is spread by a contractor and then harrowed ourselves to ensure it goes into the ground. The other main job in September is to foot trim all of the ewes on the farm, by hand, this is tough work but needs to be done before the ewes go with the rams in October.
September also saw the launch of Cullimores Organics website as a fully functional e commerce website, where you can pay by card and have your order delivered anywhere in the UK. We could not have anticipated the demand for this service and record sales were achieved. The whole system allows us to process orders far more efficiently. So it’s well worth a visit – http://www.cullimoresorganics.co.uk/
As we look ahead to October, we hope to purchase 2 new rams, put the rams with the ewes and shut in the bull into his winter quarters.
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