{"product_id":"diddly-squat","title":"Diddly Squat","description":"Welcome back to Clarkson''s Farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of Jeremy''s first year in the tractor''s driving seat, Diddly Squat farm rewarded him with a profit of just £144. So, while he''s the first to admit that he''s still only a ''trainee farmer''*, there is clearly still work to be done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause while he''s mastered the art of moaning about nearly everything, some of the other attributes required of a successful farmer prove more of a challenge. Who knew, for instance, that loading a grain trailer was more demanding than flying an Apache gunship? That cows were more dangerous than motor-racing? Or that it would have been easier to get planning permission build a nuclear power station than to turn an old barn into a farm restaurant?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut if the council planning department and the local red trouser brigade seem determine to frustrate his schemes at every turn, at least he''s got Lisa, Kaleb, Cheerful Charlie and Gerald, his dry-stone-walling Head of Security to see him through. And cold beer brewed with spring barley harvested from Diddly Squat''s own fields ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife on Clarkson''s Farm may not always go according to plan. There may not always be one. But there''s not a day goes by when Jeremy can''t say ''I''ve done a thing'' and mean it ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* generous, in Kaleb''s view\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eDIDDLY SQUAT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Clarkson has done more for farmers in one series than \u003ci\u003eCountryfile\u003c\/i\u003e achieved in 30 years''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Rebanks, author of \u003ci\u003eA Shepherd''s Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Clarkson has showcased the passion, humour and personalities of the people who work throughout the year to grow the nation''s food ... and brought an understanding of many of the issues faced by farmers to the British public''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Farmers Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A deserving Farming Champion of the Year''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarmers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I don''t know anything about farming. It''s like David Attenborough doing jet-skiing, or Nicholas Witchell saying, \"I''m going to be a cage fighter''\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Clarkson\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57308274065790,"sku":"NW9781405954631","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781405954631.jpg?v=1778513392","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/diddly-squat","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}