{"id":4538,"date":"2025-08-09T18:19:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:23:38","slug":"jeremy-clarkson-reveals-diddly-squat-farm-has-suffered-another-disastrous-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/jeremy-clarkson-reveals-diddly-squat-farm-has-suffered-another-disastrous-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson reveals Diddly Squat Farm has suffered another \u2018disastrous\u2019 blow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeremy Clarkson has been having a tough time of it recently (Picture: Amazon\/Everett\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jeremy Clarkson<\/a> has revealed how his Diddly Squat Farm<\/a> has suffered another ‘disastrous’ setback – describing the situation as ‘a worry for anyone who eats food.’<\/p>\n

The former Top Gear<\/a> host-turned-farmer, 65, took to X this weekend to vent his frustration at the state of this year’s crops while complaining of the perceived discrepancy between how the farming industry is treated<\/a> compared to others.<\/p>\n

‘It looks like this year\u2019s harvest will be catastrophic,’ the Clarkson’s Farm<\/a> frontman wrote. <\/p>\n

He continued: ‘That should be a worry for anyone who eats food. If a disaster on this scale had befallen any other industry, there would be a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth.’<\/p>\n

After another user replied that this would be ‘good news’ for vegans, who eat ‘imported soy,’ Jeremy clarified: ‘Er no. It’s the crops that have been disastrous.<\/p>\n

‘I planted 400,000 beetroot. Two grew.’<\/p>\n

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Jeremy described his dismay at a ‘disastrous’ crop harvest (Picture: Amazon\/Everett\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jeremy’s beetroot failed to take (Picture: Amazon\/Everett\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jeremy’s ‘catastrophic’ beetroot harvest comes after a summer of soaring temperatures in the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the comments below Jeremy’s post, fans shared their sympathy for his woes, with PsrHcl writing: ‘Oh ! So sorry to hear that. It does sound like we all have a tough year ahead!!’<\/p>\n

DezrathNLR wrote: ‘I know nothing about farming, but good lord, that’s a terrifying percentage. Especially if that carries across all other farms, and why wouldn’t it? How the hell does that happen?’<\/p>\n

‘Not again! That’s 2 year’s in a row. Too warm? Not enough rain? Too much rain?? Which was it?’, beaglesrockyes worried.<\/p>\n

Whatever the root cause, this is another blow for Jeremy, whose farm reported an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis<\/a> (bTB) earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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The disappointing news follows an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis on the farm (Picture: Amazon\/Everett\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

bTB is one of the biggest challenges facing the cattle farming industry in the UK, and all infected animals have to be put down.<\/p>\n

Announcing the news, Jeremy said on social media: \u2018Bad news from Diddly Squat. We\u2019ve gone down with TB. Everyone here is absolutely devastated.\u2019<\/p>\n

Speaking to Times Radio, the Grand Tour presenter<\/a> described the situation as ‘bloody awful.’<\/p>\n

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Clarkson’s Farm recently aired its fourth season (Picture: Amazon Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He told presenter Peter Cardwell: \u2018The disruption\u2019s enormous, because you aren\u2019t allowed to operate as a business.<\/p>\n

\u2018You have to isolate them for two months. So, all the barns we needed to store the grain in, we now have to convert into a cow hospital.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019ve got another calf with pneumonia, so that needs to be housed. And we can\u2019t buy or sell a cow now because the farm officially, you know, has TB.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The farmer’s lot in life is not an easy one (Picture: Amazon\/Everett\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The feeling of despair at Diddly Squat came accompanied by the sad news that one of his puppies had died<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re now locked down, and it\u2019s just dreadful, absolutely dreadful,’ he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s only been not even 24 hours since I found out, and it occupies my mind. Well, it was occupying my mind, but I got up this morning and found one of my puppies has died. And we\u2019ve got a very sickly calf.<\/p>\n

\u2018Honestly, farming? I\u2019m not enjoying it this week.\u2019<\/p>\n

Watch Clarkson\u2019s Farm on Amazon Prime Video.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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