Former soap star Kelvin Fletcher has said 'that's not the end' for his oat crop, despite failing to produce edible porridge oats on his ITV show Fletcher's Family Farm. In the final episode of the series, which aired on Sunday, Fletcher revealed that his spring oats did not make the grade for human consumption due to a lack of rain over the summer.
Instead, the oats will be used as animal feed. Fletcher, who recently said he had 'no regrets' about the outcome, described the development as a 'new chapter' for his farm. 'It might be the end of that particular chapter, but oats are still yet to be conquered,' he said.
During the episode, Fletcher prepared for a farmers' market on his farm and took delivery of a special homegrown feed for his livestock. He expressed pride that his oats had entered the supply chain, saying: 'It feels quite a proud moment that our little farm has somewhat kind of gone into the supply chain to produce something for many other farms.'
Fletcher remained optimistic about the future, stating: 'This is oats part one, mark my words, we'll be having Fletcher porridge oats, I don't doubt that for a second.' He added that the crop was 'still a success' despite not meeting the porridge grade.
