Despite yet more unseasonal weather I have just returned from a successful (and enjoyable) Royal Cornwall Show.  Driving rain and gale force wind on the opening day made showing difficult but I was delighted to win Male / Breed Champion with Kaprico Donato.  He went forward to the Interbreed classes on Friday morning where he […]

A month is a long time when looking at English weather!  Last month we were worrying about drought problems then the heavens opened… over 100mls rain fell in East Devon during the last week of April causing widespread flooding to many areas.   We had to bring most cows and spring born calves back in as […]

We took full advantage of the dry weather in March and raced through the task of planting potatoes, with 40 hectares of Maris Piper, Marfona and Estima in the ground by 31st March.  Lets hope we don’t pay the price with late frost / drought conditions – there is already talk in the news of […]

  The busiest month of the year for calving both pedigree and commercial cows at Columbjohn – and naturally the sun shines so there is a mountain of field work calling attention at the same time. Matthew remains close to the farm to keep an eye on the cows in the calving paddocks but as […]

  With the shoot season behind me and a brief holiday to visit my daughter in British Columbia I can find no more excuses to avoid starting a regular Blog on my Website – and to avoid upsetting my very patient web designer at “Cumbrian Web” any further. I calve the pedigree limousins throughout the […]