Jeremy Clarkson has made a frank confession about what he believes is the most “difficult thing” in farming. In a recent column, the Clarkson’s Farm presenter opened up about the realities of food production,acknowledging that despite his six years working the land, there remain aspects he simply doesn’t “understand”.

The former Grand Tour star used the example of being unsure how to “turn a pig into a sausage”, confessing that whilst he could “kill the pig” as he has a gun, he’d be stumped about the next steps. Jeremy, who found fame on Top Gear before his Amazon farming series became a hit, then turned his attention to cattle. According to the motoring legend, the situation becomes “even worse” with cows, explaining that it’s necessary to “peel them” – another task that apparently leaves him perplexed.

He described how cattle are both large and weighty before highlighting just how “complicated” their internal anatomy proves to be.

Writing in the Sunday Times Magazine, Jeremy confessed: “It’s nigh on impossible to deduce which bits are used to make steaks and which are for mincing and whether that bulbous-looking thing is incredibly tasty or a bowel.”

He continued: “But by far and away the most difficult thing would be turning my wheat into bread. This is something that has fascinated me for years because how on earth did anyone figure it out?”

Jeremy’s foray into the world of farming began when he bought land in 2008, which formed part of the Sarsden estate in Oxfordshire. Clarkson later started farming the land himself, naming it Diddly Squat as a result of its low productivity.

His farming adventures were later documented for Amazon Prime’s Clarkson’s Farm, which debuted in 2021 and has now reached its fourth series, proving enormously popular with audiences.

Amidst the programme’s success, Jeremy established the Diddly Squat Farm Shop, offering people the chance to taste his home-grown produce including vegetables and honey, as well as a pub, The Farmer’s Dog.

Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that Jeremy issued an apology for his “dishevelled state” at a recent Hawkstone VIP Summer Party held in the grounds of The Farmer’s Dog.

He acknowledged that farming’s demanding nature had also prevented his Clarkson’s Farm colleague Kaleb Cooper from attending. Jeremy explained that harvest time had commenced on his property and was shaping up to be the “worst” on record.

Kaleb’s new combine harvester had failed soon after operations began. Jeremy said: “We got the combine fixed and then – and this is true for the first time in four months – it rained.”

He added: “That soaked all the oats that we were supposed to be harvesting, so I rushed over here and he sent his apologies, but he’s simply waiting for the moisture levels to drop so that we can get cracking.”