Clarkson's Farm's Kaleb Cooper pays himself just 50p an hour after opening up about the challenges faced by farmers in the wake of Brexit.
The 24-year-old farming contractor from Chipping Norton won over the hearts of viewers with his passion for his work and his hilarious approach to working alongside Jeremy Clarkson.
Since finding fame as the petrolhead-turned-farmer's advisor, Kaleb has decided to step out of Jeremy's shadow and start his own venture.
The father of two has said that it's his dream to run his own farm in Oxford and has recently purchased eight calves.
However, he has spoken about how tough it is to be a farmer in Britain today and has had to take drastic measures.
"“When I'm working for myself, when I'm feeding my calves, I bought eight calves, it's a little bit of a new business idea that I'm doing,” he told the Performance People podcast hosted by Ben and Georgie Ainslie.
“And then you feed them on milk which costs me about £200 a calf and then selling them at nine months, trying to get a profit, trying to see if it will work you know.
“But, I worked out the other day how much my hourly rate is. I pay myself 50p an hour so then I can make money.
“But if I put myself at £10 an hour I don't make money, I lose money on the calves," he explained.
Kaleb stars alongside Jeremy in his Amazon Prime Clarkson's Farm and Clarkson's Farm 2.
The series documents the former Top Gear host's attempts at running his 1,000 acre 'Diddly Squat' farm in a sleepy village in the Cotswolds.
“My main goal is by far to buy my own farm, you know, and then that is where the dream is,” Cooper explained.
“The day I wake up on my own farm, walk out the front door and go ‘On that field there, I'm gonna plant wheat.’ Not because anyone tells me to because simply I want to.
“And then I can go right in that barn there, this year we're gonna go and get some pigs …and I'm going to try and make money out of that. That is when the dream is complete.”
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Last year Kaleb released his first book titled "The World According to Kaleb".
In his book he shared his thoughts on big issues, fun facts about farming and his ever-changing hairstyles.
It became hugely popular and became a Sunday Times Bestseller, with many readers enjoying Kaleb's hilarious opinions and rants.
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