Clarkson says it is 'impossible' to make money from growing food

The Clarkson’s Farm star has warned of the future of farming, having revealed hundreds of acres were left untouched this year in fear of a guaranteed financial loss

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 3 min read
Clarkson says it is 'impossible' to make money from growing food

Jeremy Clarkson admitted he deliberately left hundreds of acres at Diddly Squat untouched this year as growing crops would have guaranteed him a financial loss. Writing in his column for The Sun,...

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