You know diddley squat about farming.
Jeremy Clarkson sure didn’t when he began working the land he’d purchased years ago during an economic downturn. The land sits in Cotswolds in the U.K. and the famed petrolhead, popular for shows like “Top Gear,” and “The Grand Tour,” decided to begin working the land and become a farmer.
Why? Because it would allow him to beat the government’s death taxes and he wouldn’t have to give the government anything when he died. Everything gets passed down to his children. Clarkson decided to do what he did best and turn his exploits into an entertaining television program.
But Clarkson found out two things very quickly. Firstly, he was wildly ignorant about what it takes to be a farmer, and secondly, the weather, the wildlife, and the government were all working against him, especially the government. The weather may occasionally cooperate, and…
