Jeremy Clarkson Opens Up on Farm Tragedy: ‘I Have No Trust Left After Losing My First Calf

The on Diddly Squat Farm was pregnant with twins at the time of its death

Jeremy Clarkson has admitted that he has ‘no trust’ after the death of the first calf born on Clarkson’s Farm.

The former Top Gear presenter has been seen running his popular Diddly Squat Farm on the Amazon Prime Video series since 2021.

With the fourth series of Clarkson’s Farm released earlier this year, fans are eagerly waiting to see where it goes next in season five.

Sadly, the farm has been hit with an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis within its herd, which will likely be seen in the next batch of episodes.

Taking to Instagram, Jeremy revealed his beloved cow, the first to have been born on his farm, had to be put down after testing positive for the disease.

Revealing that the cow was pregnant with twins, Jeremy wrote: “This was the first calf ever born at Diddly Squat.

“And this morning she was destroyed, while pregnant with twins, because she has TB. So sad.”

Jeremy went on to admit he’s not happy with the current system which tests cows for TB , insisting he finds it ‘extremely haphazard’ and more should be done to find a vaccine.

He added in a comment: “I have no trust in the TB testing system at all. As a newcomer to farming, I find it all extremely haphazard.

“I also can’t understand why no vaccine has been developed. And I do not see why a cow’s unborn calves can’t be delivered before the mother is killed.”

The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host has been forced to cull cows ever since the disease was found within his herd.

He previously explained the situation in a post on Instagram writing: “Bad news from Diddly Squat. We’ve gone down with TB. Everyone here is absolutely devastated … The offending animal is pregnant with twins.

“I should clear this up really. It’s Bovine TB that we have. It doesn’t affect people, just our poor cows.”

Caused by Mycobacterium bovis, the disease requires the immediate slaughter of infected animals to prevent its spread.

According to UK government data, more than 21,000 cattle were culled in England between April 2024 and March 2025 due to TB incidents.

Asked by a fan if his prized Aberdeen Angus bull, Endgame, had tested positive, Clarkson replied: “His test was ‘inconclusive’. I couldn’t bear it if we lost him.”