''Farming for Love'' is a Canadian reality dating show that premiered on

CTV Television Network The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. Launched in 1961 and acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000, CTV is Canada's largest privately owned television network and is now a divis ...

on May 28, 2023.Amber Dowling
"CTV aims to prove TV love is possible with surprising dating series Farming for Love"
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The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', May 26, 2023. An adaptation of the international '' Farmer Wants a Wife'' franchise, the series focuses on several Canadian farmers who are seeking relationships.

Format

The series is hosted by Sabrina Jalees. The series title was changed from the original franchise so that it would be open not only to male farmers seeking wives, but to female or LGBT farmers seeking their desired partners as well.

Season 1

The cast, with 5 farmers and 31 contestants, was announced on May 16, 2023. The first season's farmers were all from British Columbia. In episode 6, all farmers were given the opportunity of either meeting a new date, or taking one of their current contestants on a date with them.

Farmer Ashleigh

Ashleigh Tuhkala is a 33-year-old horse rancher and trainer from Gibsons. In episode 6, she chose to eliminate all of her dates. She was later surprised with a mystery date, which she opted to chose as the winner.

Farmer Charley

Charley Cottrill is a 25-year-old vineyard operator from Keremeos.

Farmer Dave

Dave Semmelink is a 32-year-old livestock and grain farmer from the Comox Valley.

Farmer Doug

Doug Groenendijk is a 25-year-old dairy farmer from Chemainus.

Farmer Gurleen

Gurleen Maan is a 34-year-old berry farmer from Abbotsford.

Season 2

Season 2 of ''Farming for Love'' was filmed in the fall of 2023 premiered on CTV on May 29 2024. Four farmers were featured: Erin, Kirkland, Josh and Mischa.

Farmer Erin

Erin Harris is a 34 year old second-generation female soil-to-shelf dairy farmer from Creston B.C.. Erin's contestants

Farmer Kirkland

Kirkland is a 35 year old two-spirit, gay former rodeo champion turned cattle farmer and horse boarder from Rosedale, B.C. He is also Indigenous from the

Cheam First Nation The Cheam Indian Band ( hur, Xwchí:yò:m) is a First Nations band government of the Stó:lō people in the Upper Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, located near the community of Rosedale. They traditionally speak the Upriver dia ...

Band and, he comes from a lineage of Indigenous Chiefs. He has received a diploma in acting from Vancouver Film School, and has worked as an actor on different television projects. Kirkland's contestants

Farmer Josh

Josh is a 27 year old male who runs his family dairy farm in Chilliwack B.C.. He is also a sales representative for a crop input company. He also enjoys playing hockey in his free time. Josh's contestants

Farmer Mischa

Mischa is a 32 year old male fourth-generation beekeeper and orchardist in Lillooet, British Columbia. He was once a sponsored longboarder, scoring his first pro deal at 18. He later founded a longboard shop in Vancouver. Mischa attended Quest University. Mischa's contestants

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* {{CTV Television Network Shows (current and upcoming) 2020s Canadian reality television series 2023 Canadian television series debuts Canadian English-language television shows Canadian dating and relationship reality television series Canadian television series based on British television series CTV Television Network original programming Television shows set in British Columbia Works about farmers LGBTQ-related dating and relationship reality television series