Jeremy Clarkson left completely confused over farm issue as he reveals 'most difficult thing'

Daily Mirror

3 days ago

Clarkson's Farm star Jeremy Clarkson has turned his countryside escapades into a hit TV series - but he has confessed he is still very clueless about some agricultural practices
Jeremy Clarkson may be reaching new levels of fame thanks to his hit documentary series about his Oxfordshire farm - but he has admitted there are aspects of farming that he is still completely clueless about, despite working the land for years.
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The 65-year-old TV star previously enjoyed fame as a host of Top Gear on the BBC - before departing the show under a cloud of shame after he punched a producer behind-the-scenes. He then launched rival car show The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime - however this success has been eclipsed by his hugely popular agricultural series, Clarkson's Farm.
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The show follows Jeremy as he endures trials and triumphs as he tries to make a living from his farm - which he named Diddly Squat as he has struggled to make sizeable sales from his crops. But the star appears to be enjoying his challenges - and has even become a spokesperson of British farming, and has turned on the current Labour government over changes to tax rules that risk decimating the UK farming industry.
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Jezza has been learning as he goes - and admits there are still many aspects of farming he cannot understand. In a recent column, he explained that he can be confused by the industry - including how animals are turned into food after they are sent to the slaughterhouse.
He writes in the Sunday Times Magazine:"It's nigh on impossible to deduce which bits are used to make steaks and which are for mincing and whether that bulbous-looking thing is incredibly tasty or a bowel."
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He continued: "But by far and away the most difficult thing would be turning my wheat into bread. This is something that has fascinated me for years because how on earth did anyone figure it out?"
As well as running his farm, Jeremy has opened his Diddly Squat Farm Shop where he sells his home-grown products to the public. And more recently he opened a pub called The Farmer's Dog - which is a short trip from his farmland.
Clarkson's Farm has been on the air since 2021 and has proved to be a surprise hit for Amazon. The show, now in it's fourth season and with a fifth on the way, has won over TV fans who have admitted they have become unexpectedly emotional while watching the show.
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The r/ClarksonsFarm Reddit page has swelled in contributors since the show began - with many fans heading there to review episodes online.
And fans have not shied away from confessing they have been moved to tears by the show. One poster admitted: "I have, like many others, only known Jeremy from Top Gear and Grand Tour, and I've always perceived him as this cocky character whom I also find funny of course.
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"I expected him to be the same way when I started watching Clarkson's Farm. But I am more than surprised with how big his heart is!" The fan went on to share their favourite moment from the show, a scene which many have praised as one of Clarkson's Farm's very best parts.
The fan adds: "He is so interested and humble (to a certain degree with Kaleb). He cares so much for the animals and even though it's sad, I love seeing how deeply it hurts for both him and Lisa when they send them to the butchers or they die.
"He sees farming from such a wide perspective and he uses his screen time well to enlighten us non-farmers about the unknown reality of this hardcore profession in an interactive manner. I just love watching it! I just saw the episode of season three where Kaleb gets frustrated over the bad crops and how much work that goes into it. I must admit I teared up a bit."
A sixth season is also expected to be filmed following the release of season six - although Jeremy has previously hinted the crew behind the cameras will take a long break after the fifth season before filming the sixth.