Jeremy Clarkson makes surprise prediction about 'new owner' of Diddly Squat Farm

Jeremy Clarkson has cheekily a surprise prediction about a possible "new owner" of Diddly Squat Farm in the future. The Clarkson's Farm star shared the revelation in a recent article in which he opened up about a new technological marvel in use on his Oxfordshire farm, a "driverless" tractor known as AgBot T2.

Clearly pleased with his purchase, Jeremy dubbed the AgBot the "coolest machine in the world". His co-star Kaleb Cooper, though, apparently "hates" it and fears the impact of autonomous tractors on his job. Jeremy explained that the tractor would soon face a new challenge, precision drilling, something the former Top Gear star says has never been attempted on any farm previously. Explaining the move, he detailed how somebody had visited the farm to map the area underground.

He went on to explain how this data was then "fed" into a drill that is due to be towed behind the AgBot to plant seeds on the farm more accurately.

Jeremy wrote in the Times: "Has it worked? Will it work? Ah well, that's the thing. We aren't going to know until the harvest and, even then, it's impossible to be sure because if we get a good yield, that might be down to some other factor like the weather.

"It'll probably be ten years before we really know, and by then Rachel Reeves will be the new owner of Diddly Squat and it'll be full of houses and wind turbines."

Fans of the hit Amazon Prime show recently took to the r/ClarksonsFarm subreddit to share their views on Jeremy's new toy - and it appears to have left them somewhat divided.

Despite some fans thinking that the autonomous tractor would be handy for the farmhands, others believed it would ultimately prove to be more of a harm. indeed, one said: "This kills jobs like Kaleb's."

"You don't need a contractor if you have a robot farmer. Increased size of manageable farm land with fewer people needed will reduce the number of farmers needed, and the number of jobs in farming further."

Yet, a more positive viewer dubbed the technology in robotic farm equipment "insanely impressive" and "the future". They also claimed it would allow people like Kaleb to do "higher value tasks" they may not have the time for.

Another said it would allow them to "manage more fields" at once, theorising that Kaleb could set Jeremy's field up for drilling before setting up his own. They also highlighted how they'd be made aware that the tractor had completed its job via text alert.

One Reddit user suggested: "Introducing horses into farming has killed off farming jobs. Introducing tractors has killed off farming jobs. This is just the next step, we've always managed."