Clarkson's Farm season 4 - Charlie Ireland: 'Jeremy's technical farming ability is slowly developing'

Jeremy Clarkson is making small but steady progress in his career as a farmer, according to a Clarkson's Farm fan favourite.

'Cheerful' Charlie Ireland, a land agent who has advised Mr Clarkson on managing Diddly Squat Farm over the course of the popular farming show, said he 'admires' the way the former Grand Tour host is inventive and creative, especially when he is faced with challenges and obstacles on-farm.

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Jeremy Clarkson's enthusiasm for farming

Ahead of a brand new series of the show returning to Prime Video on Friday (May 23), Mr Ireland said the broadcaster is still learning and gaining experience as a farmer, but believes his enthusiasm will take him a long way in the sector.

"Every day is a school day [for Jeremy]," the Ceres Rural managing director added.

'There's no beating him down'

"You bring the experience you have from the other ventures, and you just think, ‘Right, how do we create what he wants to achieve?

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"There's no beating him down. It is a case of channeling his enthusiasm more than guidance. 

"His creativity and inventiveness is brilliant [to see]."

Progression in pig farming

And Mr Clarkson is even making progress as a pig farmer.

"His technical farming ability is slowly developing," Mr Ireland added. 

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"He's very good at pig farming.

"I think he does enjoy that in particular.

"There's a lesson, if you really like something, you will tend to be probably quite good at it."

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What to expect in new Clarkson's Farm series

With the show just hours away from returning, Mr Ireland has provided a brief summary of what fans of Clarkson's Farm can expect in the new series; with adverse weather conditions having an impact on crop quality at Diddly Squat Farm just a few issues to note.  

He added: "It was another challenging year, we thought we had done well, got the barley in early again, but as viewers will see the weather played a big part.

"Prices have been a challenge and because of the weather, crop quality was an issue." 

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