After food, sex is the most important factor in keeping life going but it causes almost as much sorrow and pain as it does joy and pleasure. In the meantime, in the world of animal agriculture, we are very much headed that way and in no sector more so than small scale husbandry. Sex really is a pain for small and mid-sized farms— for all farms actually. Bulls and rams and billy goats can be downright dangerous and hardly worth the risk and effort for only a few ewes or cows.

A survey conducted by Lelo, an " intimate lifestyle company that designs, develops and manufactures upmarket sex toys ," has found that farmers claim to have the most sex out of all the professions. Read More: "Agri-porn" nude Irish farmers pose for charity calendar. The Mirror reports that for its latest survey, Lelo UK spoke with 2, men and women about their sex lives and their occupations. The survey found that farmers claim to have the most sex, with 33 percent reporting that they have sex at least once a day. While farmers came out on top as having the most sex, 21 percent of architects and 17 percent of hairdressers claim to have sex daily.

By Ebony Bowden. October 8, pm Updated October 8, pm. A new study shows farmers have the most sex out of any other profession — as a third of those surveyed boast about having sex at least once a day. Sex expert Kate Moyle said it was because farmers were more likely to be fitter than desk-bound city dwellers, and therefore have more stamina.

A Suffolk farmer who bought 20 life-sized sex dolls at a police auction is now using them as scarecrows. To protect their modesty, Mr Morris has dressed each doll in clothes purchased from local charity shops. View image gettyimages.