Jeremy Clarkson has confessed to facing a major "dilemma" on his show, He also expressed concerns that it would be a "rough year" for his Cotswolds-based business. This comes amid his claims that achieving the government's Net Zero targets could make it nearly impossible for farmers to maintain sufficient food production. In his most recent column, he wrote: "It's very important that we have the ability to feed ourselves, but we simply cannot do that when the main mission is to achieve Net Zero.
" He then expressed his predicament on his farm, where cost-cutting measures often mean not employing the most environmentally friendly methods. Clarkson added: "This old-fashioned system means the soil is turned over, so the weeds are buried and, owing to a lack of sunshine, die." The third instalment of the massively popular Amazon Prime series depicted the ups and downs the team at Diddly Squat encounter as they work the land, with the assistance of farm manager Kaleb Cooper, land agent Charlie Ireland, head of security Gerald Cooper and his partner Lisa Hogan.
It portrayed them dealing with the death of beloved animals and a dispute with the council over their farm shop. However, now, ahead of series four, the overall operation of the farm is in jeopardy. This comes as this summer's grim weather forecast looks set to impact their ability to produce profitable crops, May was an exceptionally wet month, with rainfall most days meaning that Jeremy's crops were waterlogged.
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