Farmers give their true opinion on Clarkson's farming skills as season four reaches finale

Four seasons in and Jeremy Clarkson's decision to swap motoring for the countryside is proving to be a pretty lucrative venture.

Eleven years after purchasing the sprawling fields in 2008, the 65-year-old decided to try his hand at farming and, a couple of years later, Clarkson's Farm was born.

But have you ever found yourself watching the veteran TV presenter working the fields at his sprawling 1,000-acre farm in the Cotswolds and wondered if Clarkson actually has any clue about what he's doing?

Well, you wouldn't be alone, as viewers have often speculated about how 'scripted' the show is over the years.

But unfortunately, as someone who's spent their entire life living in the city, I'm a complete novice when it comes to the agricultural sector... which is why I've spoken to real life farmers Harry Churchill and Richard Cornock, who've shared their honest thoughts on Clarkson and the hit series with LADbible, ahead of season four's final episodes landing on Amazon Prime Video.

And, spoiler alert, it's good news for Clarkson, as the time and money he's sunk into learning the ropes of farming has decisively won over the community.

"I had my reservations, of course, like a lot of people did," said Harry, a Bristol-based farmer who comes from farming family dating back to 1905 and regularly documents his work on his Churchill's Farm social media accounts.

"I thought, well, 'hold on' I didn't even know he owned a farm, to be perfectly honest."

A year after the first season premiered and Harry was pleasantly surprised by The Grand Tour man's dedication to making the farm work.

"Clarkson has done a very good job of showing the good both sides of farming. He is actively working on that farm to this day, and it's still working, even when the cameras are away."

The series is a big hit with farmers (Amazon Prime)

His reaction is shared by author and farmer Richard - who goes by The Funky Farmer - online, an avid fan who's watched all of the episodes with his family.

"I don't think I've met a farmer who hasn't liked it, even if they don't necessarily like Clarkson himself," he said.

So what to do the pair make of Clarkson's farming skills? Asides from the orchestrated TV moments, such as hovercraft fertilisers and Lamborghini tractors, both farmers were full of praise for the motoring enthusiasts willingness to get stuck in with raising animals and growing crops.

"You have to take as a pinch of salt, some of the stuff is quite comical, but be honest, is pretty accurate on what goes on," Richard said, with Harry agreeing the episodes where farming centred with some extra 'pizzazz' for casual viewers to enjoy.

Gloucestershire farmer Richard revealed his family's favourite season 4 moment was the inclusion of the piglet 'Richard Ham' (Instagram/richardcornock)

While Churchill's Farm's Harry revealed the series had inspired him to create agricultural content of his own (Supplied)

"It is the most well documented agricultural program, I would say that is out there at this moment," the Churchill's Farm co-owner said.

"I was really impressed," he continued, noting Clarkson's willingness to get involved with calving and lambing seasons.

"You know, for someone who has had no experience has literally come straight into it. The green farmer you'll ever know, and is, you know, going out cultivating and giving it a proper go."

"He's done a remarkable job in because, let's face it, it's not the first farming program on TV, is it," Richard added.

"But for some reason he's really got the interest of people with it suddenly."

Clarkson has won over the farming community with his honest and comedic approach (Prime Video)

And is there anything which Harry and Richard would like to see the presenter take on in future instalments of Clarkson's Farm?

Two words: cow milking.

"I'd like to see him do a shift of milking with some cows," Harry said, adding: "Once he knows that, I think he's then full rounded [farmer]."

While Richard noted that it may be difficult to bring dairy cows to Diddly Squat for logistical reasons, he revealed the thought of Jeremy wrangling with udders is a pretty comical one.

"The only thing I haven't seen Clarkson do, he hasn't milked a cow yet, and that would be quite a good one to get him milking and get him covered in cow milk," he added.

Jeremy Clarkson versus a horde of dairy cows – coming soon to a TV screen near you?

Stream all episodes of Clarkson's Farm on Amazon Prime Video.