Jeremy Clarkson has given an update on the state of Diddly Squat Farm’s produce amid the ongoing heatwave – and it’s not looking good.
The former Top Gear presenter took over running the Oxfordshire farm in 2019, with the process being documented on the hit Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm.
On Sunday (9 August) night, Clarkson admitted that the unwavering high temperatures and the lack of rain in the area this summer was going to have a knock-on effect on this autumn’s harvest.
Sharing a screenshot of the BBC weather forecast for nearby Chipping Norton, Clarkson, 66, wrote: “Harvest already f***ed. May as well just enjoy it now.”
The weather forecast showed that day’s weather forecast featuring highs of 29 degrees, while Monday’s (10 August) weather would peak at 24 degrees in the area, with no rainfall predicted as England prepares for its fifth heatwave of the year.
Last week, it was reported that the “completely brutal” extreme conditions this summer could lead to 2026’s harvest being the worst on record.
According to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), the exceptionally hot, dry spring and summer could have cut the country’s cereals and oilseed harvest by 2.5 million tonnes compared to earlier forecasts, costing UK farmers as much as £390 million.
It’s not the first time Clarkson’s Cotswolds farm has been negatively impacted by rising temperatures made more severe by climate change.
Speaking at his summer party last summer, Clarkson admitted that it looked likely to be his ”worst year ever” for the 1,000-acre farm.
The motoring enthusiast said that his team had been struggling with a “shocking” harvest due to the 2025 heatwave, saying: “I mean, if there are any farmers here, they’d tell you the same thing. Last year, it was the second worst recorded ever, and we think this year is going to be even worse because it just hasn’t rained.”
Clarkson added that his farm manager Kaleb Cooper had been on high alert that day as it had rained for the first time in four months.
“He’s sitting waiting for the moisture levels to drop so that he can get cracking because we know that we’re on for a shocking harvest this year,” he said.
