Bt corn, terracing, windbreaks, inoculations and a host of other strange and arcane agri-stuff found in the farm office or the machine shed. Single farmers often find that women who have grown up on the farm or in rural communities have forged new lives after college, seeking high-paying, sometimes exciting jobs in urban centers, putting their rural backgrounds behind them. This exodus of prospective romantic material leaves single farmers in a real pinch. Demographically, according to Census of Agriculture statistics, there are fewer and fewer farmers, as well. As more farmers leave the land, individual farms get larger and the equipment, supplies, insurance, etc. to operate a farm become hugely expensive.
Some farmers have close to a million-dollars in debt.
Dear, come share my wee income and gigantic debt load with me, and we ll be happy ever after. Enter Singles in Agriculture, a group that caters to the needs and aspirations of single farmers everywhere. The organization has become an important social outlet for farmers and ladies who love them. It traces its beginnings to a 1984 article in Farm Journal asking lonely agri-singles to place classified ads seeking dates or mates. After some 2,700 responded, the magazine encouraged formation of the new singles group.