{"id":35463,"date":"2026-08-10T00:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T19:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35463"},"modified":"2026-08-10T00:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T19:37:33","slug":"jeremy-clarkson-shares-bleak-farm-update-after-punishing-droughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35463","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson shares bleak farm update after punishing droughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_297890007-0777.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29337394\" alt=\"Jeremy Clarkson \/ footage from Clarkson's Farm series 5 trailer \/ Clarkson's Farm Series 5 | Official Trailer | Prime Video\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Jeremy Clarkson has shared a bleak farm update (Picture: Amazon Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jeremy-clarkson\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Jeremy Clarkson<\/a> is feeling deflated due to the impact of soaring temperatures on his farm.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/clarksons-farm\/\">Clarkson\u2019s Farm<\/a> star, 66, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/08\/jeremy-clarkson-launched-version-onlyfans-28691613\/\">bought his 1,000-acre farm<\/a> in\u00a02008\u00a0and began farming it in 2019, later opening a shop and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/25\/jeremy-clarkson-finally-changed-rules-pub-selling-a-banned-drink-28512345\/\">wildly successful pub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, with nature playing a key role in the outcome of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/08\/jeremy-clarksons-diddly-squat-farm-produce-now-available-major-uk-supermarket-28288248\/\">his work at Diddly Squat<\/a>, he\u2019s found the last few months particularly tough.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\">Instagram<\/a>, Clarkson shared a screenshot of the weather forecast.<\/p>\n<p>With today\u2019s temperatures reaching 29C in Chipping Norton and remaining as high as 28C even at 5pm, next week also looks to be a warm one, as Monday promises 24C.<\/p>\n<p>In his caption, the fed-up TV personality revealed that his harvest is \u2018already f***ed\u2019 in the aftermath of the driest July since records began 190 years ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307830121-2c0b.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29337367\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>He took to social media with the weather forecast (Picture: Instagram\/Jeremy Clarkson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307830182-3d42.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29337383\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>\u2026but he\u2019s decided his harvest can\u2019t be saved (Picture: Instagram\/Jeremy Clarkson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018May as well just enjoy it now,\u2019 he added of the heat.<\/p>\n<p>He was quickly inundated with messages of support, with fans praying for \u2018desperately needed\u2019 rain to improve matters for farmers and their wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have felt for all farmers this year. What an awful time you have all had\u2019, commented @wimblepoochies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The whole country is thinking about your harvest\u2019, said @danielle_hurley.<\/p>\n<p>Brutal weather conditions have left farmers reeling nationwide, with punishingly long droughts contributing to financial losses and ultimately the decision to scale back planting, which could result in UK-grown shortages this autumn.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers have also warned that this year\u2019s harvest could be the worst on record, causing \u2018shrinkflation\u2019 in supermarkets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI252736792-c3a7-e1785750343375.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29286536\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The Clarkson\u2019s Farm star changed his stance on climate change when he noticed its impact on his crops (Picture: Amazon\/Everett\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tim O\u2019Malley, chairman of Nationwide Produce, told Radio 5 Live\u2019s Wake Up to Money it is \u2018as bad as it\u2019s ever been\u2019, explaining that shoppers will likely encounter smaller vegetables at higher prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve got crop with stress, or we\u2019ve got quality issues. So you will see a smaller crop,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Grocers are already having to import produce due to subpar conditions at home, with O\u2019Malley saying importing broccoli and lettuce from Spain at this time of year is \u2018unheard of\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson himself was forced into a U-turn on his climate change dismissal after noticing how it was damaging his farm, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2024\/apr\/27\/jeremy-clarkson-interview-global-warming-fury-farming\">The Guardian<\/a> in 2024 that his past comments on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/top-gear\/\">Top Gear<\/a> were \u2018a joke\u2019 and merely \u2018part of the caricature\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s long been <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/19\/jeremy-clarkson-scores-victory-pub-car-park-fights-maintain-profits-27541265\/\">famously open about the obstacles<\/a> the farming industry faces, having publicly challenged the government two years ago over planning reforms, campaigning for farmers to convert agricultural buildings into houses and shops.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/jeremy-clarkson-kaleb-cooper-clarksons-farm-government-diddly-squat-b2982072.html\">The Independent<\/a> ahead of Clarkson\u2019s Farm\u2019s fifth season this year, he stated that farming would be easier \u2018if we had predictable weather and a sensible government\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_298467950-158b.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29281813\" alt=\"EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY MAY 26 Undated Handout Photo from Clarkson's Farm. Pictured: Jeremy Clarkson. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Quickfire Clarkson Farm. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Quickfire Clarkson Farm. PA Photo. Picture credit should read: Prime Video. NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ TV Quickfire Clarkson Farm. Editors, please note this is under an embargo until 00:01 on Tuesday, May 26\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>He thinks farming would be easier \u2018if we had predictable weather and a sensible government\u2019 (Picture: Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018But because we have neither, it isn\u2019t.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s the same all over the world,\u2019 he added. \u2018We have farmers coming to the pub and the shop from everywhere. Australia, America, South Africa, Poland, Finland. They all say the same thing. Weather and government are the two problems.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Still, Diddly Squat remains his passion project, as he wrote for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/39930943\/hot-summer-farm-jeremy-clarkson\/\">The Sun<\/a> last month that, even in scorching temperatures, there\u2019s nowhere he\u2019d rather be.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Some\u00a0jobs\u00a0on the farm are unpleasant. Sexing rabbits is annoyingly difficult, and disposing of dead piglets is heartbreaking,\u2019 he began.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I\u2019ve been harvesting all week, and this job is an absolute joy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I boing out of bed before dawn, knowing the moisture in the crops will be dead right, and then, from the \u00adtractor\u2019s lofty seat, I watch the sun rise through the dust cloud being left in the \u00adcombine\u2019s wake. It\u2019s a stunning sight.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson insisted that he enjoys harvesting his fields, even though he doesn\u2019t know how well his crops will turn out \u2013 and despite the 4am alarm.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Finally, you turn off the engines, and in the golden-hour silence that results, you crack open an ice-cold bottle of beer and gulp at it as the sun goes down,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve drunk beers in many exotic and beautiful locations over the years, but none of them match the beer you treat yourself to after a hard day\u2019s harvesting.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/08\/yellow-health-alerts-place-ahead-fifth-heatwave-36-c-highs-29328213\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Yellow health alerts in place ahead of fifth heatwave and 36\u00b0C highs scorching UK again<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/07\/need-watch-august-12-solar-eclipse-safely-according-experts-29304538\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">What you need to watch the August 12 solar eclipse safely, according to experts<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/07\/boy-12-seen-starting-four-fires-woods-just-metres-homes-29320776\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Boy, 12, seen starting four fires in woods just metres from homes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--tv\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>TV Newsletter<\/h4>\n<p>Sign up and tell us which TV shows you love to watch to get personalised updates every morning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeremy Clarkson has shared a bleak farm update (Picture: Amazon Prime) Jeremy Clarkson is feeling deflated due to the impact of soaring temperatures on his farm. 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