1. Thou shalt be late for everything – except the ploughing.

2. Thou shalt know which black bullock to stop and which to leave off, even when they are all black.

3. Thou shalt have the patience of a saint.

4. Thou shalt never throw out copies of the Irish Farmers Journal.

5. Thou shall give up hope of ever having an annual holiday or ever going on a holiday again after your honeymoon.

6. Thou shalt rejoice in mud, mud, glorious mud.

7. Thou shalt never plan a night out during calving season.

8. Thou shalt learn to love the smell of slurry.

9. Thou shall learn how to stand in a gap.

10. Thou shalt always be ready to work on Bank Holiday Monday.

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