I like to think Clarkson's Farm has altered the way people think about farming

Jeremy Clarkson and Kaleb Cooper embrace the evolution of farming in the fifth series of Prime Video's Clarkson's Farm. By YOLANTHE FAWEHINMI

- By YOLANTHE FAWEHINMI

SINCE Jeremy Clarkson invited cameras onto his 1,000-acre farm in the Cotswolds, he has been praised for educating viewers about the British farming industry.

From the genuine financial and bureaucratic struggles to adjusting to climate change, Clarkson’s Farm starring the 66-year-old former Top Gear presenter and farm manager, Kaleb Cooper, 27, who is Clarkson’s trusted agricultural advisor, has also sparked a massive surge in young people joining agricultural groups.

In May 2024, Jeremy - who also hosts Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - challenged government planning reforms, to allow more farmers to convert agricultural buildings into homes and shops.

In series five of Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy has a major health scare and is instructed to take a step back from work on the farm. But with the farming community marching in protest of the government's budget, this proves to be very difficult.

Jeremy also decides to welcome EasyCare sheep, a new breed which require minimal shepherding and veterinary care and even shed their own fleece in the summer, while also upgrading Diddly Squat Farm with hi-tech gear, and takes a rather baffled Kaleb on his first-ever trip abroad to see how it's done. Leaving robot tractors in charge, all is well for a while, until things turn dark, chaos erupts, and bad luck strikes from every direction. Ahead of the release, Jeremy and Kaleb discuss how the farm has evolved.

Do you think the show has given audiences a better understanding of the realities of farming?