Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Editor Jack Kennedy visits the Harpur family's dairy farm in Bessbrook as part of the Ulster Grassland Society's Spring Visit.

This video makes me very sad... it's not about quality anymore, just about quantity. I love farming and machinary. However I think cows should be out grazing instead of standing in their own shit all day. How much milk do the supermarkets throw away nowadays ? look up the stats.

So let me get this straight, the farmer provides the inputs needed to collect the feed, and collect the waste, and fertilize the crops? The cattle may get fatter, but they don't appear to get much exercise and probably need more medication to remedy the ensuing illnesses. Are the cattle healthier? Are the fields reliant on human intervention? It seems as though the farmers are missing something. Wouldn't it be more efficient for the cattle to mob graze, fertilize the fields, and get their exercise through a more natural means?