Jeremy Clarkson’s Profits From His First Year Of Farming Reflect The Industry’s Brutal Nature

Amazon Prime has just released season 2 of the hit series Clarkson’s Farm, and viewers of the show are outraged just exactly how much money is to be earned in the farming industry.

People are discussing their “newfound respect” for farmers after learning the shocking figure of Jeremy Clarkson’s total profit from his first year in the industry.

The show has done very well on the streaming site, much to the surprise of Clarkson who was skeptical that people would enjoy it. 

He revealed to LADbible: “I thought Clarkson’s Farm would serve up gentle disappointment to fans of The Grand Tour.”

“They’d watch the first one, maybe the first three, and that would dwindle to nobody watching.

“And then obviously the first inkling that all was well was there was a Guardian review the day after it aired, which said it was appalling and dreadful and an insult to farmers, and I thought, ‘The Guardian hate it – I think we’re on to something here.’”

And it seems he puts the success of the show down to his co-star “Kaleb,” sharing that he thinks “he’s an absolute star.”

“And what I love about Kaleb is he just has no airs and graces around me at all, it’s just, ‘You f***ing useless w***er.’

“That happens on a daily basis, and I live in constant fear of upsetting him – which I know I’ve done. I did something yesterday so bad, and I know he’s going to find out, and I couldn’t sleep last night thinking, ‘He is going to be livid with me.’”

And now, season 2 has officially dropped. The synopsis for this season reads: “Jeremy Clarkson, Britain’s best-known but least-qualified amateur farmer is back!

“Another year in the life of Diddly Squat farm begins, and all the regular characters are still here, helping Jeremy as much as they can: Kaleb’s on hand to show him How to Actually Run a Farm, Lisa’s running the shop, Charlie’s always ready to deliver more brutal home truths, and Gerald’s still Head of Security, with his own unique way of expressing himself.

“With farmers across the country facing the impact of Brexit and the impending loss of subsidies, all are forced to diversify and Jeremy’s got big plans: he wants a herd of cows, he wants a load more chickens, and he wants his own restaurant where he can serve up a menu entirely made up of Diddly Squat produce, with the ambition of increasing his annual profit from last year (£144). All farms are busy, but this one is about to get a whole lot busier…”

The most recent episodes of the show, which have a reputation for not sugarcoating how difficult farming is in reality, have already irritated viewers by showing Clarkson’s efforts to operate his farm being impeded by numerous challenges.

However, no challenge compared to when Clarkson sat down to figure out how much money the Diddly Squat farm made in one of the recent episodes. It was one of the series’ biggest surprises.

The last episode of Clarkson’s Farm revealed how much money Jeremy had been able to turn a profit, and it was a worrisomely little sum.

When Clarkson realised his entire earning was only £144 for the first year, he seemed understandably astonished.

It highlights the difficulties modern farmers go through, so much so, that Clarkson received a ‘Flying the Flag for British Agriculture’ award from the British Farming Awards.

After learning the shocking news, one social media user wrote: “What I love about this show is he’s showing how brutal and hard it is for farmers. I actually have a newfound respect for them cos until this program I had no idea the challenges they face. Loving the show!”

While another added: “Farmers work all hours and have been assisted with subsidies when we were part of the EU, they have to fight for everything and supermarkets rip them off. If we truly paid them for the food they produced then our bills would be a lot higher!

They are certainly asset rich (land and stock) but cash poor and suffer through droughts, disease and labor shortages.”

“It’s good to see a celebrity doing something that they feel passionate about, rather than just for profit. And he really is highlighting a lot of issues on behalf of the average hard-working farmer. He’s doing a good job I’d say,” a third wrote.


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