TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about some of the "unpleasant jobs" he must carry out at his Diddly Squat farm, while acknowledging there are certain things "you don't get paid for".

Jeremy acknowledges that it is virtually impossible for farmers to book summer holidays, given the unpredictable nature of harvest time. He noted that while it got underway in mid-July this year, there are occasions when "you don't get cracking" until the end of September.

The former Top Gear host, 66, has achieved remarkable success with Amazon Prime series Clarkson's Farm since taking the reins of the Cotswolds farm back in 2019.

The programme has garnered numerous awards and widespread critical praise, yet the day-to-day reality of managing a farm has been far from straightforward.

He went on to outline some of the more gruelling aspects of the profession. Writing in the Sun, he said: "Some jobs on the farm are unpleasant. Sexing rabbits is annoyingly difficult, and disposing of dead piglets is heartbreaking," reports Wales Online.

Despite these challenges, Jeremy insists he is utterly devoted to farm life and there is "nowhere you'd rather be" - though he does concede there is "one slight fly in the ointment".

The presenter claimed: "Thanks to the hot summer and this government's strange hatred of farmers, you don't actually get paid for the wheat and the barley you've harvested.

"In fact, I worked out this morning that it's be cheaper to go on an expensive holiday."

Jeremy has previously spoken candidly about other challenges he has encountered on the Oxfordshire farm, which he originally purchased in 2008 before attempting to manage it himself.

He recently offered a stark glimpse into the harsh realities of contemporary farming in Britain, stating that making a profit from cultivating food was now "impossible".

Jeremy wrote in a previous column: "Action is needed now because farmers have reached the point where it is quite simply impossible to make money from growing food.

"This year, I have 200 acres on my farm where we grew nothing at all. We knew that if we planted it with wheat or barley, we would definitely make a loss."

Meanwhile, Jeremy discussed frankly an outbreak of TB (bovine tuberculosis) on the farm last year.

He said on the show: "Those of you not involved in cow farming, you have no idea how devastating that is. I mean, we were absolutely heartbroken at the farm, having to send pregnant cows off for Keir Starmer to kill them for no reason."

At the time, the presenter told Times Radio: "It's awful, it is awful. You have a test every six months on the cows and then you sort of become blasé, it's a hypothetical threat. And then the vet looks up, as he did yesterday lunchtime, and said 'I'm really sorry this one's failed'. So that means we're now locked down and it's just dreadful, absolutely dreadful."

One cow called Pepper, who had also been the very first calf born on his farm, was expecting twins when she had to be put down due to the disease.