Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan admits she is ‘not making any money from farming' despite show appearance
The 24-year-old made her debut on the latest season of Jeremy Clarkson' s beloved Prime Video documentary as a helping hand at Diddly Squat farm.
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A social media star thanks to her TikToks dancing on her tractor, Harriet's main livelihood comes from farming, having grown up on her granddad's livestock farm.
But Harriet revealed that the industry has little financial gain for the family, explaining it's a lifestyle more than a business.
Speaking on BBC's Farmwatch, she explained: "We cannot reiterate how important this is for us, that we don't do this because it's going to make us money. Because probably 90% of farms do not make money from the farm, I know I don't."
The Great British Bake Off's Mike Wilkins added it was because farmers don't pay themselves, with any money being fed back into the farm.
Agreeing, Harriet added: "We just work for free seven days a week, and it becomes such a lonely, lonely place."
"Profitability is so under pressure," added Mike. "Most farms aren't making any money, and people really are doing it because it's their lifestyle."
Harriet joined the team at Diddly Squat Farm when regular face Kaleb Cooper was on tour promoting his book.
Away from the series, Harriet is a full-time nurse as well as helping on her family's farm.
A new series of Clarkson's Farm is currently being filmed, and promises to show the most brutal side of the farming world yet with Diddly Squat suffering due to weather and illness outbreaks including an outbreak of Bovine Tuberculosis.
Earlier today, Jeremy shared they're preparing for a 'disastrous' harvest as a result of the issues they've faced.
Jeremy Clarkson suffers another blow as he reveals beloved dog died as Diddly Squat closed for 2 MONTHS over TB outbreak
"It looks like this year's harvest will be catastrophic," he wrote on X.
"That should be a worry for anyone who eats food.
"If a disaster on this scale had befallen any other industry, there would be a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth."
When one fan told him that this particular 'drama' will make 'good TV' in a future episode of Clarkson's Farm, the former Top Gear star replied: 'Yes. But most farms don't have TV shows to keep them going.'
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