It's a Farming Thing

by Kaleb Cooper

'A lot of those old sayings, 'Red sky at night...' and so on, are based on real knowledge. Not that red sky at night really does mean shepherd's delight - the only thing that's ever going to delight a shepherd is changing their job and not having to work with sheep any more.' Kaleb Cooper - star of hit TV show Clarkson's Farm and Sunday Times bestselling author - has been catapulted into the limelight and his new book, Life According to Kaleb, he shares the highs, lows and unexpected adventures of life at Diddly Squat from wrestling with temperamental tractors to dodging the wrath of cantankerous cows and after all that why he still believes he has the best job in the world. Kaleb reveals his true, loveable, funny and down-to-earth self, with deadpan gags and unique observations that will have you crying with laughter. Utterly hilarious, this is Kaleb as you know and love him, telling the story of how he has become one of the biggest names in farming today.

Genres: Audiobook

224 pages, Hardcover

Published January 28, 2025

Reviews

[Renee Bialas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Entertaining because I like Kaleb and Clarkson’s Farm but I felt the book had no purpose other than free-flowing thoughts on topics I wasn’t particularly interested in hearing Kaleb’s pov on. I thought the book was going to be more of a tribute to Kaleb’s love of farming and it just wasn’t.

[Harry Jennings · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s more of an internal monologue on different topics, would have preferred it to be more related to farming than anything else.

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

Saw this on the 99p deal and thought “why not?”. I feel like I have just had a little chat with Kaleb! It’s a short book about Kaleb’s ponderings and insights into a few topics with a farming perspective.

[Jamie Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was a gift for my birthday as I do enjoy watching Clarkson’s farm. Very easy read, just written like Kaleb stream of thoughts. Don’t expect to learn a great deal about farming but maybe a bit more about who Kaleb is.

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

As its title suggests, Kaleb Cooper's latest non-fiction book has a much heavier emphasis on farming than his previous releases. Much of the book details topics such as his love for farmyard machines like tractors, and an implied disdain for people who he refers to as 'hobby farmers'.

It's a great read that captures Kaleb's personality from the TV Show. He's a man who clearly holds a strong work ethic, and who loves his job as a farmer. He also seems immensely grateful to Jeremy Clarkson, for highlighting issues like the mental health of farmers, and shining a spotlight on the struggles that farms face every year in his Clarkson's Farm series.

Farming books is not usually the kind of literature I read, owing to how I am not a farmer, but I find Kaleb Cooper a thoroughly entertaining TV personality, and his humour is present throughout the book (I particularly liked his 'fifty shades of corn' pun in an early chapter of the book). Kaleb Cooper is possibly the best celebrity to come from a factual streaming show.

[Alex Cotterill · Rating 4 out of 5]

After meeting the bloke at LAMMA 2025, I can defo see his personality come out in ‘Its a Farming Thing’!

This my favourite book out of all of Kaleb’s so far.

Yes he keeps the humour and the funny illustrations in, but similar to Clarkson, Cooper still brings up how important agriculture is and what it entails!!

Moreover, Kaleb talks about how he got into agri (knew this already) but also how one can become involved with farming if you’re not from an agri background.

He also discusses different aspects of life and how he either deals with it or somehow connects it back to agriculture. But there are some like wtf hilarious moments as well, when the topless woman jumps in the boat with him 😅😅

A great farming account once again. Well done Kaleb 🤣💪

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've overall enjoyed Kaleb's books. This one, he gives his own insight into farming, and other topics such as fashion and family. It's amazing what he has achieved. And I hope he goes on to achieve so much more for his family.

[Flo Svn · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book explains Kaleb’s life. It is very light, with one illustration per page. It focuses on his family life, his life on the farm, the animals, and his parents’ divorce. There is nothing exceptional about the style, but it is nice to learn more about Kaleb and his way of life.

[Shannon Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed that this one was a bit more about Kaleb than the last. Watching him on Clarkson's farm does get you curious if you're nosey like me.

[tracy fayers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant funny

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and enjoyable light reading. Nothing too spectacular here but great for some light relief when you feel a bit blue.

[Stephen Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Fantastic Fun book from Kaleb. A fantastic fun read.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

He seems very down to earth. Nice listen while I get jobs done. Feels a little like you are having a chat while he jumps from topic to topic, no real organisation or flow to the topics!

[Lucy · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 ⭐

Sadly I don’t find Kaleb as funny as Jeremy so it was a far less entertaining farm book!

[Liz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very short book for audio. Waste of a £7.99 credit. Very funny though

[Adam Jarvis · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 rating.

Not too bad. Listened as an audiobook whilst driving to work. Very clunky at times and more of a collection of his thoughts.

Overall.. not bad..

[David Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Kaleb, I really do. I think he is amazing and a huge inspiration not only to young farmers but to young people in general.

But flipping 'eck is his solo stuff dull. It's just not captivating at all in the same way his live tour was cringy as hell, this book was a bit like someone was forcing him to be commercial and PG rather than the real Kaleb.

Either way, the part about parenting resonated with me, but the rest was easily forgettable sadly.

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

A nice present from Sally Purefoy, especially since it is signed. However, the content of the book was drivel. Never before have I read a book that read as though it was dictated. I am not hugely interested in Cooper, which reflects in my lack of interest of his ramblings. I also didn’t approve of his clearly AI-generated images.

But like this review, at least it was short.