A farmer from rural Manitoba is getting hitched with his girlfriend after carving out a giant proposal in his wheat field.

John Yokimas, 28, of East Selkirk, Man., proposed by using a tiller to write "I love U Sally. Will U marry me?" in large letters across his field last Friday.

With farming in his blood, Yokimas said he's been thinking about the proposal for years, and after three and a half years of dating Sally Hnatiuk, 22, of St. Andrews, it was time to get hitched.

"I always kinda like thought of it like long ago even since I was really young," Yokimas said.

It took about an hour to write out his message.

After that, Yokimas told Hnatiuk he had a surprise for her — a gift card for a plane ride in St. Andrews.

While they were up in the air, Yokimas suggested they circle near his wheat field.

"I made sure that she was sitting in front of me with the pilot so she wouldn't see me like fumbling to get anything ready or whatnot," he said.

"She looks back at me and then she looks at it again and then, oh the excitement starts."

Hnatiuk says she saw the letters in the field and turned to John, asking him, "Did you write something in your field?"

"He didn't say anything then I look back at the field and actually read it, and it says 'I love you Sally will you marry me?' " she said.

"And I look at him and he's asking me to marry him."

She said yes after he handed her the ring.

The two are planning to officially tie the knot sometime next year.