Jeremy Clarkson's latest farm addition puts Kaleb Cooper's job 'at risk'

Jeremy Clarkson has splashed out on a £300,000 robot tractor, and farmhand Kaleb Cooper is not impressed.

The Clarkson’s Farm star, 65, revealed he’s made a rather pricey addition to his Diddly Squat estate in Oxfordshire, and it’s one that could potentially leave Kaleb out of a job.

While the former Top Gear presenter has long dismissed driverless cars as “pointless,” he’s now fallen head over muddy boots for a self-driving bit of farming kit.

Jeremy unveiled the arrival of his new AgBot T2, an autonomous tractor he’s described as the “coolest machine in the world” despite its jaw-dropping price tag.

The machine, powered by a 156-horsepower diesel engine, can handle long hours in the field with zero complaints, unlike its human help.

Writing in his latest column for The Sun, he said: "To my enormous delight, it can now do in a few hours, without mistakes or boredom, what used to take me 30, with lots of both."

But not everyone is thrilled with the futuristic toy. His right-hand man, Kaleb, 26, who recently fractured his foot, was less than charmed. "Kaleb hates it," Jeremy admitted. "He says it’ll put him out of a job."

Trying to sweeten the deal, Clarkson told Kaleb the AgBot could actually boost his contracting business, allowing him to work on several farms at once. And while Kaleb initially seemed on board, things quickly went downhill.

"Simple fact is that he had to stop occasionally, to sleep for instance, and the AgBot didn’t," Jeremy explained. "He was literally being hounded by a machine that absolutely will not stop."

Undeterred, Clarkson is already planning the next phase. He's letting the AgBot attempt precision drilling, completely unaided, in what could be a world first.

For now, Jeremy is enjoying the show from bed, watching video feeds of the robot tirelessly ploughing his land in the dead of night, much to partner Lisa Hogan’s amusement.

The futuristic upgrade comes hot on the heels of Clarkson ditching another piece of fancy farm machinery, his Lamborghini tractor.

Despite only buying it a few months ago in an episode of Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy was spotted flogging the £85,000 monster at a Cambridgeshire machinery auction earlier this week.

Fans saw him attend the sale with Kaleb and a film crew in tow, where he reportedly blamed persistent electrical issues for the decision to part ways.