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Clarkson’s Farm to Host Cereals Show as Crop Planting Pauses Over Costs

Clarkson’s pullback on crops highlights how low grain prices in a high‑cost UK can idle fields.

Overview

  • Diddly Squat Farm will stage the Cereals trade event in June, with 25,000–30,000 vetted industry visitors expected at the Oxfordshire site.
  • Jeremy Clarkson said he feels a little embarrassed to host a farm show when, in his words, not much actual farming is going on at Diddly Squat.
  • He wrote that wheat and barley would lose money this season and that parts of the operation remain restricted by bovine TB.
  • Clarkson said his land agent advised against sowing spring barley and durum wheat because a global grain glut and high UK energy, labor and tax costs would lock in a loss.
  • Series five of Clarkson’s Farm premieres on June 3 on Prime Video, and planning filings citing a commissioned sixth series in summer 2027 support a bid to extend temporary car parking at the shop through 2030.