Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper has hinted at a challenging season ahead for the Diddly Squat team.
Cooper stars in the Prime Video docseries, which follows Jeremy Clarkson as he ventures into managing his own 1,000-acre farm in Oxfordshire with the help of farm manager Kaleb, land agent Charlie Ireland, 'head of security' Gerald Cooper, and partner Lisa Hogan.
Throughout the latest third series, they've faced the loss of cherished animals, bureaucratic battles with the local council, and the unexpected popularity of their farm shop, presenting ongoing challenges for the team.
And now Cooper has hinted that there are more challenges ahead given the recent wet summer weather.
Posting an update on Monday night, he told his Instagram followers: “I can sense this being an interesting and difficult season!
“We really don’t need this rain in July after the winter we had,” he added, alongside a face-palm emoji.
The weather conditions in Oxfordshire, where the farm is located, haven’t been ideal recently, with rain ravaging the area.
Cooper’s post comes after an aerial shot of the farm was shared on social media last month, which warned they were facing a “rough year”.
However, recent weather conditions have severely impacted their planting and crop maintenance efforts.
The farmer highlighted this ongoing issue while providing an update on operations at the Chipping Norton farm this week.
Diddly Squat’s official Instagram account shared: “All that seed sowed, drowned with the constant rain.”
During the latest installment of the show, Clarkson also shared the financial impact the wet weather had on the farm.
He shared on the Prime Video series: “I’ll tell you something else as well. If I hadn’t farmed the unfarmed, we’d be in trouble. The other thing as well is that, again, I’m in the fortunate position of having other income streams.
“But if you’re a normal farmer and this is your full-time and only job, you get two years where you don’t make any money, you’re screwed.
“Because of the fluctuations we saw in the price of wheat and the price of fertiliser, you don’t know where you are.”
