Jeremy Clarkson is all the time fast to show to social media each time one thing predictably goes awry at his cherished Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire. Just lately, he disclosed with appreciable sorrow that the farm had “gone down with TB”, leaving all employees there “completely devastated”. The 65-year-old subsequently revealed the contaminated cow was “pregnant with twins”. Livestock that fails a TB examination – or animals producing inconclusive outcomes throughout two assessments – have to be quarantined earlier than being despatched for slaughter.

Including insult to damage for Jeremy and associate Lisa Hogan, this yr’s harvest has proved “catastrophic.” Just lately, Jeremy posted a grim evaluation of their Chipping Norton farm, which has suffered badly from this yr’s heatwaves. He wrote on X: “It seems to be like this yr’s harvest can be catastrophic. That ought to be a fear for anybody who eats meals. If a catastrophe on this scale had befallen some other trade, there can be a variety of wailing and gnashing of tooth.”

Lisa subsequently disclosed that their crops had been “scorched,” whereas Jeremy instructed one follower, “There’s not a cat’s probability” they may function their farm with out his further revenue sources. The trials and tribulations of the previous yr can be laid naked when the favored Amazon Prime present Clarkson’s Farm returns to our screens.

Jeremy has been candid concerning the challenges he is confronted since taking up operations at Diddly Squat in 2019.

Nevertheless, it is essential for him to recollect the privilege that comes together with his profitable tv roles and profitable facet companies, comparable to Farmer’s Canine Pub and Farm Store.

Reviews recommend that Jeremy rakes in round £10 million per season of Clarkson’s Farm and earns a cool £3 million yearly for internet hosting ITV’s quiz present, Who Desires to Be a Millionaire?

His pub, The Farmer’s Canine, positioned in Asthall, has reportedly been a roaring success since its opening final August.

Along with these ventures, he additionally writes for a newspaper and boasts an estimated web price of round £55 million, based on Coronary heart Radio.

To place it merely, Jeremy’s monetary scenario is way faraway from that of the typical UK farmer, one thing he shouldn’t lose sight of.

Whereas farm incomes can range significantly, the typical stands at simply over £32,152 per yr – a mere fraction of what Jeremy earns.

Farmers throughout the nation are grappling with rising prices for fertiliser, animal feed and power, whereas risky market situations make securing a steady revenue more and more troublesome.

These farmers lack the extra revenue alternatives that tv or writing present to people like Jeremy, thus a poor harvest may result in devastating outcomes for them.

Subsequent time you concern a grievance, Jeremy, spare a thought for these farmers who’re much less privileged than you.