Just as the current season draws to a close, Channel Seven has announced that Farmer Wants A Wife will be back on our screens in 2026 and applications are officially open.

The network took to social media on Thursday to share the exciting news, urging single farmers from across Australia to head online and apply for their chance at finding love.

In a move sure to delight fans, producers confirmed they are on the hunt for ‘all single farmers’ to star in the show’s upcoming sixteenth season.

While the series has captured the hearts of the nation for years, it has only featured a handful of female farmers in the past, including Jenny Blake, Becky Casanova, Melia Brent-White, and most recently, Paige Marsh.

To be eligible for the show, applicants must be at least 21 years old and are required to disclose any past or present criminal charges.

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Just as the current season draws to a close, Channel Seven has announced that Farmer Wants A Wife will be back on our screens in 2026 and applications are officially open

Seven took to social media on Thursday to share the exciting news, urging single farmers from across Australia to head online and apply for their chance at finding love

Budding reality stars will also need to be available for filming from early October to mid-December 2025, with the highly anticipated reunion episode set to film over three days in January 2026.

‘CALLING ALL SINGLE FARMERS. It’s your turn to fall in love on the most successful dating show in Australia,’ the show’s announcement declared alongside a gender-neutral ‘Wanted’ poster.

‘We’re searching for our next crop of farmers!’ the official applications website declares.

Fans have already flooded social media with their hopes for the new season, with a strong consensus that they would love to see more female farmers looking for their soulmates.

‘Get some female farmers in between 30 and 50 so I can apply. I know they’re out there,’ one eager viewer commented.

Another chimed in: ‘Can we have a female farmer again please!’.

Daily Mail Australia reached out to Channel Seven to query whether applications from both male and female warmers are welcome.

‘The 2026 season will follow the same format of the current season,’ a spokesperson for the network responded, attaching an image of the applications landing page.

‘The 2026 season will follow the same format of the current season,’ a Channel Seven spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia on Friday

Natalie Gruzlewski is likely to return as host for the 15th season of Farmer Wants A Wife Australia, with her former co-host Samantha Armytage locked in to host the Golden Bachelor

There are two buttons that separate applicants: ‘Farmers Apply Here’ and ‘Ladies Apply Here.’

This would seem to suggest that the series is seeking male farmers and ‘ladies’ who would like to be their suitors, rather than ‘all farmers’.

According to the most recent Australian Census, women make up roughly one third of Australia’s agriculture workforce.

In 2021, approximately 88,000 women were employed in the sector, representing 32 percent of the total workforce.

This number grew by 7,105 between 2016 and 2021.

Women are also increasingly taking on leadership roles in agriculture, with about 48 per cent of women in agriculture employed as managers in 2021.

The Australian version of Farmer Wants a Wife is the most successful reality dating television show in the country, by the metric of lasting unions.

It has resulted in a notable number of marriages and babies, including 11 marriages and 27 children in Australia.

The show’s international success is even more impressive, with reports of over 200 marriages and more than 500 children worldwide.

Natalie Gruzlewski is likely to return as host for the 16th season of the Australian franchise, with her former co-host Samantha Armytage locked in to host the Golden Bachelor.