Kelvin Fletcher shares emotional farm update after difficult family blow on the farm

The former Emmerdale star was emotional in the Fletcher’s Family Farm finale as he faced mixed fortunes with his cattle

Kelvin Fletcher concluded the series on a poignant note. In the final instalment of series four of Fletcher’s Family Farm, broadcast on Sunday, Kelvin and Liz Fletcher looked back on the previous year at their Cheshire farm – reflecting on both triumphs and setbacks they’ve experienced.

Describing the winter period, Kelvin acknowledged it “has been a season of mixed fortune.” Through voiceover, he explained: “We hit a great milestone with the first of our cattle being sent to produce organic meat.”

However, he added, “But any joy was overshadowed by the sudden and unexpected passing of Cherry due to pneumonia.”

Later, he remarked: “We’re learning to deal with the highs and lows of farming life, and today could be the start of the next chapter for our herd, as vet Hugo has arrived to give Ruby a pregnancy test.”

This proved to be a significant moment for the ex-soap actor, following his earlier discovery during the series that Ruby had suffered a miscarriage.

Kelvin elaborated: “So Crowther had three chances to get Ruby in calf before we separated them. As for Ruby, although she miscarried once, she’s produced a couple of cracking Lincoln reds – our award-winning bull calf, Ray, followed by our first-ever Elizabeth, who was born late summer.”

He went on: “So, yeah, I mean, that miscarriage kind of puts you back. You lose two or three months, and suddenly you’re at the back end of summer, then, and it has a knock-on effect. ”

During the pregnancy examination, Kelvin was delighted to learn that Ruby was 11 weeks pregnant. Kelvin was delighted by the news, though he confessed it felt “bittersweet” after Cherry’s passing.

He said: “Brilliant, Ruby. It’s good to get an idea of how her recovery is. She had a second calf in September, and three months later, she’s back in calf, so that’s a good sign.

“Crowther was obviously again doing a job, which is good. It’s bittersweet to be honest. You know, it is really good, but bittersweet. Obviously, we lost Cherry, so there should have been two cows.

“I’d like to think Cherry would have been two months ahead, and there would be two cows, instead of just one. But we just need to get another cow, don’t we? We need to replace the cherry.

“So I’m already on the lookout for some more cows and more cows who are already in calf.”