Overview
- Jeremy Clarkson said on Instagram that the first calf born at Diddly Squat was destroyed after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis while pregnant with twins.
- Diddly Squat has been under TB controls since a summer outbreak, with infected cattle isolated and storage barns converted into a makeshift cow hospital.
- Clarkson has said the farm cannot buy or sell cattle during the restriction period, describing the disruption as severe.
- He wrote that he has “no trust” in the testing system, questioned the absence of a cattle vaccine, and asked why unborn calves cannot be delivered before the mother is killed.
- Fans and fellow farmers posted messages of support, as government data show more than 21,000 cattle were culled in England between April 2024 and March 2025 due to TB, and filming for season five has finished with cameras sent away for a break.