That’s Farming’s version of things people do not tell you about dating an agricultural contractor.
- You must be able to cook breakfast, dinner, lunch and tea for the entire ag contracting team, not just your other half;
- You must become a professional tea and sandwich maker;
- Being able to make a ‘good’ and a ‘grand’ cup of tea could be the difference between gaining and losing ‘wife material’ status;
- You must familiarise yourself with the term ‘cab slag’;
- Warning: You may not see your other half during silage season;
- Date nights consist of viewing GRASSMEN or Farm FLiX;
- Forget about nights out and weekends away during silage and slurry spreading season;
- When dating an agricultural contractor, a day trip will consist of going to a farm machinery show;
- If machinery parts need to be picked up, cancel your plans for the rest of the day/evening;
- When you are driving along a road with your other half, they more than likely will be comparing ‘green diesel’ prices among various outlets.
Things people do not tell you about dating a farmer
- Plans revolve around livestock;
- The weather forecast is ‘the Bible’;
- A cow will generally show signs to calve when you are about to head out the door (even though he/she is watching her all week);
- Become familiar with the term ‘cab slag’;
- Herding could be your relationship’s greatest test;
- Forget about date nights during calving, lambing and silage season (the lambing/calving shed or tractor cab it is);
- A holiday involves a day in the bog;
- A cup of tea can solve anything (within reason);
- You will always find bailing twine in their pockets;
- A ‘full’s night sleep’ is more than five hours;
- When you go out for dinner, you must order beef or lamb (forget about those fancy pasta dishes);
- You will become their ‘unofficial’ lambing/calving assistant;
- They spend their time looking at mart sales via MartEye or LSL Auctions or ads on Donedeal when they are on their phone;
- Consider a trip to the mart a date/day trip;
- Unless you become their farming assistant, you may not see them for days;
- If they do not return your call or text immediately, it does not mean they have lost interest.