Jeremy Clarkson gives update on Diddly Squat farm after 'devastating' TB outbreak

Jeremy Clarkson has given an update after Diddly Squat Farm was hit with some seriously 'bad news'.

Following an ongoing drought that caused havoc on the land, Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm has been hit with another set of bad news.

The TV presenter is in the middle of filming season five of Clarkson’s Farm, however, yesterday (31 July) announced that the farm had been hit with a TB outbreak.

Bovine TB has potentially devastating consequences and could see all the cows on the farm, including £5,500 breeding bull Endgame, culled if the disease continues to spread.

Taking to X, Clarkson said: "Bad news from Diddly Squat. We’ve gone down with TB. Everyone here is absolutely devastated."

Clarkson's Farm viewers will have become attached to the many cows on the show (Prime Video)

He later clarified that the 'offending cow' was a cow that was currently pregnant with two babies and, by law, would have to be culled to prevent the spread to the rest of the herd.

Speaking to Times Radio, Clarkson stated the situation was 'awful', adding: "You have a test every six months on the cows and then you sort of become blasé, it's a hypothetical threat.

"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.

'It's only been not even 24 hours since I found out and it occupies my mind."

He also continued to reveal bad news on the farm as he announced that one of the puppies, born to his dog Arya over the weekend, had died this week.

Clarkson stated that the farm would be unable to buy or sell for 'two months' because that is how long it will be before they carry out another test.

Endgame, the breeding bull who Clarkson spent £5,500 on in season four of Clarkson's Farm, had quickly become a fan favourite and led to concern among fans for the cow.

Jeremy Clarkson and Endgame (Prime Video)

When asked specifically about Endgame on X, Clarkson said: "His test was 'inconclusive'. I couldn’t bear it if we lost him."

Bovine TB can be infectious to all animals and so, if it has spread to the entire herd, it is possible, in a worst case scenario, that Clarkson's entire cow farm could be culled.

Previous reporting had stated that the farm would be shut for two months, something which Clarkson has refuted on X

He said: "There’s some wholly irresponsible reporting about the bTB outbreak at Diddly Squat. The farm is NOT shut. We just can’t buy or sell any cows."