UK farmers take pride in values rural singles seek

UK farmers take great pride in the traditional values of resilience, reliability and commitment, a new survey by a consortium of rural mental health and wellbeing charities, has revealed ahead of LAMMA 2023.

And the Muddy Matches rural dating team think it’s fitting that those same values are key ingredients in any relationship, when dating UK farmers as well.

All three personality characteristics are core to forging long term connections, alongside trust, honesty and mutual respect, whether meeting, and matching, real farmers or rural singles in general.

After 15 years as the original home of UK farmer dating, we also know single mud lovers put plenty of priority on these traits when looking for like-minded companionship.

So it feels like farmers, and those looking to meet, match, date them, are on the same page.

The survey, which quizzed over 500 farmers and agricultural professionals from all four corners of the UK, gauged opinion in what made them tick right across the agricultural landscape.

Listing quality of product, animal welfare standards, and it’s the steps it has made in innovation and sustainability, when asked to name the thing they were most proud of. farmers picked out sense of community spirit.

Putting a dating twist on it, for remote singles, of which many are attracted to online dating with Muddy Matches, the importance placed on community spirit is also vital, especially when it comes to social isolation and companionship.

That famed collective spirit, is also why many farmers come calling on a niche dating service of Muddy Matches. They know the website, which has been connecting rural country people for over 15 years, has a trusted reputation in rural and agricultural communities and will.

They also know what to expect; like-minded people, with shared outlooks on country life, common upbringings, background and lifestyle and plenty of common ground.

By country people. For country people.

The survey, which was carried out by the Farming Help charities (The Farming Community Network, Addington Fund and Forage Aid).