Clarkson's Farm Series 3: Jeremy Clarkson expresses heartbreak after revealing ... trends now
Clarkson's Farm is set to return for a third series.
However, farm fans will be left feeling devastated as Jeremy Clarkson shockingly revealed he has had to send his beloved cow Pepper to the abattoir.
The former Top Gear and Grand Tour host, 64, could be seen visibly upset as Pepper got taken away.
Jeremy took a shine to the animal in Clarkson's Farm 2, after chatting with a young daughter of a cattle breeder.
He said: 'This is my pet. Five-year-old Rosie, from the farm we bought her from, said this cow was her favourite.
Clarkson's Farm is set to return for a third series on Thursday 2nd May
However, farm fans will be left feeling devastated as Jeremy Clarkson revealed he has had to send his beloved cow Pepper to the abattoir
'She asked: "Would you look after Pepper for me?" So I said I would.'
However, later in the series, a vet discovered Pepper wasn’t pregnant, and someone suggested that she should be sent for meat.
Jeremy snapped back at the time with: 'I’m not eating Pepper, and that’s the end of it.'
However, during the latest series, which drops on Thursday 2nd May, Jeremy and farm manager Kaleb Cooper, 25, face some troubling times on the farm and decide to rear pigs.
Sadly this means that over half his cows - including Pepper - will have to be taken away, and Jeremy can't quite grasp the idea.
He told The Sun: 'I’m finding today really quite sad. Pepper is going, obviously — what do you think will become of her?'
Throughout the series, viewers will also see Jeremy and his girlfriend Lisa Hogan reduced to tears when a large number of their beloved pigs tragically pass away.
However, it's not all doom and gloom for the farm owner as he visibly perks up when a new cohort of farm animals arrive and he realises how much money they will bring to the farm.
Throughout the series, viewers will also see Jeremy and his girlfriend Lisa Hogan reduced to tears when a large number of their beloved pigs tragically pass away
Jeremy said: 'The next day, irony of ironies, we get a visit from the butcher.
'Holy moly! The only words I can think of are ‘Farmer logic’, because all farmers love animals — and then they kill them and sell them.
The butcher wryly replied: 'This way you can love them twice.'
It also seems the local council is still on Jeremy's case about his various business ventures as they set their sights on closing down his farm shop and car park.
The farm battles to save the on-site shop, which has become a hit with tourists, as Cheerful Charlie pushes back against the council's endless red tape.
Jeremy and Charlie get to grips with the latest Enforcement Notice and try to hatch a plan to stop the shop and burger van from suffering the same fate as the restaurant.
The second series of the Amazon Prime farming show centred around Jeremy and the gang's ambitions to open up a restaurant in the grounds of the farm.
Despite pushback from the council, they eventually managed to open up the farm restaurant - after jumping through a few hoops to make it happen.
At the farm shop, Charlie is tasked with making sure that Lisa is following the council's instructions to the exact letter of the law, much to her annoyance.
Speaking about the new rules, Lisa said: 'Charlie had to have a serious conversation with me and say that I could end up with a criminal record if I didn't comply, it's council regulations which I respect, especially after Charlie explained it to me in his clear and concise way.
It also seems the local council is still on Jeremy's case about his various business ventures as they set their sights on closing down his farm shop and car park
The farm battles to save the on-site shop, which has become a hit with tourists, as Cheerful Charlie pushes back against the council's endless red tape
Meanwhile, Jeremy gets feedback on the future of his farm shop as he attends a meeting with the local council to fight for it to stay open.
The new arrivals on the farm don't come quietly, as Jeremy decides his unfarmed land will become home to goats as well as pigs.
The pigs settle into their new home in the woods and the series follows the birthing season, which ends in utter heartbreak for Jeremy and Lisa.
Explaining his reasoning for buying pigs, Jeremy said: 'I got pigs into the woods: woods are normally empty of cash, no money comes from them, so I just did little bits and bobs like that to
