Jeremy Clarkson is backing British farmers by serving locally grown food
24th January 2025
The star of much-loved Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy Clarkson, said he is “backing British farmers” by serving dishes and drinks made with local produce.
Mr Clarkson has spoken to his fans through social media, ensuring that food served in his pub as well as beverages offered by his brewery, Hawkstone, are made from British produce.
He posted: ‘You will not find Italian lagers on our bar We are backing British farming all the way – all of our food is British reared or grown, and all of our barley for our lagers is British farmed.
‘So are Kaleb’s apples in our cider and Jeremy’s wheat in the vodka.’
Farming event at Diddly Squat Farm
What is more, the TV presenter and Cotswolds farmer has agreed to host Cereals 2026 at his farm.
Cereals at Diddly Squat Farm will deliver a technical, progressive arable event, while further raising the profile of British farming, the event organisers said.
Mr Clarkson added: “Farmers across the country are facing some of the toughest conditions seen in decades, so we wanted to be involved in something positive, and hosting Cereals was an opportunity for us to run a large-scale, practical event for UK food producers.
“For us, it will be interesting to see how the event’s crop plots perform on our Cotswold brash land, and of course there will be the pop-up Farmer’s Dog bar to enjoy.”
Over two days, 10th and 11th June 2026, the large site in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, will welcome an estimated 550 exhibitors and about 25,000 visitors.
Mr Clarkson has recently attended LAMMA 2025 to learn about the latest agricultural machinery and ground-breaking technology for the farming sector.
Challenging months for the industry
British farmers have been facing a huge backlash following Budget announcements, such as changes to the inheritance tax reliefs.
Under the changes, which come into force from April 2026, farms worth more than £1 million will be subject to a 20 percent levy, half the usual inheritance tax rate.
Rural groups argue that the £1 million threshold will hit the majority of working family farms, asset-rich but cash-poor, instead of targeting wealthy landowners seeking to avoid inheritance tax.
Popular supermarket chains, including Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose announced their support for farmers fighting against Labour’s inheritance tax raid.
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