Overview
- The farming contractor, who posted an Instagram photo on Wednesday showing smoke inside a barn, said he had lost all his straw and asked if anyone had spare.
- The blaze damaged a building at his smallholding near Chipping Norton in West Oxfordshire, leaving charred debris and blackened contents in the structure.
- He has not said how the fire started or how much was lost, and outlets including the Mirror said they had contacted his representatives for details.
- Losing a straw store can strain day-to-day farming because straw is used to bed animals, keep pens dry, and manage waste, so he now needs fresh supplies to maintain welfare.
- The incident comes as Cooper’s TV profile grows with Clarkson’s Farm series five dated for June 3 and a Prime Video spin-off, Kaleb: Down Under, on the way.