Zero grazing system at the Harpur Farm in Bessbrook
Үй жануарлары мен аңдар
For more on the Harpur farm, follow this link www.farmersjournal.ie/feeding-...
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.
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Modern dairy farm and managed very well ... !!!
@rebecaruginosu408
Жыл бұрын
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Well, we appreciate all Farmers who taking good care of their animals, treat them like their own children, their diet, etc, etc. So May God bless all Farmers, their animals or crops of the whole world. Amen
Fresh grass is one of the foods that cows on every farm want
I love agriculture, very good video, I love this video, good job. Keep farming lads!
wonderful ...it is so amazing i like it so much
I can't say I'm happy that I watched this
@niyajrock5300
3 жыл бұрын
饿饿
Wow very good
very scientifically managed and uses state of art modern dairy management equipments and techniques. Good job.
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Really nice setup, lots of great ideas. Thanks
These Irish farms are indeed the greatest in the world for cows. Ireland must have the best beef and steaks
The world has doing a lot to invert Agriculture.Thanks to this world.
Mind bloing.... I love farming.....
this is very great ...... how i wish this type of technology is brought to our small country Uganda
wonderful and very commentable work
Nice life & i like. Greetings from Indonesia.
سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك
Wow that's amazing man
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3 жыл бұрын
Qm and a new Zealand qq
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3 жыл бұрын
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2 жыл бұрын
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@mozidkhanmozid8678
2 жыл бұрын
Hhhh
Is it normal that I'm crying in tears while watching this .. ???????????????
@irishfarmer-xt7sr
3 жыл бұрын
No i dont think so
Very good
These cow have the best life ever
@mostafaadel8121
5 жыл бұрын
I'm Egyptian man i want take this work
الله يبارك
Thank you for responsible video
Whisperer you are so correct...
Really sad, especially if you've ever seen how happy cows are to get out to pasture in the spring. Then again, seeing how people treat their own pets, it's not hard to believe.
@albertafarmer8638
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, our cows are out on pasture year round but this isn't possible everywhere especially not with dairy cattle. At least these cows don't have to live in a tie- stall, some cows are chained up all there lives.... Just google "tie-stall, dairy cattle"
@bantysays143
Жыл бұрын
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Would it make sense to throw some salt on the ground after the cleaning or prior or add a hose that moves with the tractor that cleans...what do I know...
@user-li5qo8yf1v
3 жыл бұрын
تلبتب
Very nice
Oh wow Israel! You are great.
My dream is to start a dairy farm in Ghana. This vid is extra motivation!
I've got an energy that I'm going to invest my entire life in agriculture
@luckes82
4 жыл бұрын
it is not energy it is bad because of our incapable politicians
@lavanyasr6004
2 жыл бұрын
S correct
Nice
GREAT PRESENTATION, THANK YOU
And i forgot, they are much much happier.
@agricltureandfeed5592
3 жыл бұрын
yea
why are you people hating cattle farming?! this is my future! I don't care weather the moo moos are outside or inside, you guys are saying it's bad to feed. cows grass and silage, WHAT ELSE WILL THEY EAT?! ITS NOT A PRISON, ITS A CATTLE FARM!!!!!!! good vid
@darkfightlight1939
8 жыл бұрын
+ger mc it's just crazy vegans hating on cattle farming.
Even the herd looks happy.
I think it might cost more to do this but then again maybe not after you think of the cost of manufactured feed and transport, and you can't argue with a natural diet. They all seem happy and clean. I'm sure the milk is awesome.
good. it's some thing new!
Its Funny how everyone complaining about the cows not going out to pasture are not farmers, have no idea about modern agriculture, and are just keyboard warriors.... I live/work on a 480 milking cow farm where they run a zero grazing system, all the cattle never see a field apart from calving time in the summer. This brings more benefits than hindrances... Haven't had mastitus in 8 weeks, No foot problems, Less disease, Healthier cows, more content cows, Tighter calving index and overall its cheaper for the farmer! now all the keyboard warriors who say the cows are not happy or that they deserve to go outside, you might be shocked at this but most of the cows given the choice would prefer to stay inside, on a dry clean bed, eating tasty nutritious food, rather than out in the rain, in the mud eating the little grass they have to fight there friend over... Now learn something about agriculture before going on about enjoying life and there well-being, they are enjoying life and are being looked after...
@robertbridger8773
10 жыл бұрын
by the way what happens to their calves .
@FarmerbobR
10 жыл бұрын
robert bridger Heffier calfs are reared to go back in to the milking heard and bull calves are reared until 4 weeks when they get shipped to another farm on a BLADE calf program, i can assure you all you are doing is making an argument out of nothing as you are clutching at straws trying to abolish factory farming..
@FarmerbobR
10 жыл бұрын
***** But how many cows do you have? its respective if you have less cattle you have more time for each cow.. we have 5 staff to about 1000 total animals on the farm, thats a ratio of 200 cattle to each member of staff, im guessing your ratio isnt out of the twenties...
@DANFORTHPAPE1
10 жыл бұрын
You say that keyboard warriors would be shocked to know that cows would prefer to stay inside. Are you really telling me that you have NOT noticed the reaction of cattle when they are turned out for the first time in spring? What is all this nonsense about cows having to fight over a small amount of grass in the mud? It is laughable that you cannot grow enough grass to be grazed when you have no problem growing enough when you want to make it into silage. Ever heard of grazing management? You also say its cheaper for the farmer. So then you do not have to cover the extra costs of making more silage, storing and feeding more silage, storing and spreading more slurry, and additional labour?
@FarmerbobR
10 жыл бұрын
***** Yes i agree cows go dappy when first let out to pasture, but we have found they soon get over that... Our cattle are giving approximately from 10-12 thousand litres each per lactation, and if you can get a cow to do that from grass and just grass i would love to know how! We have worked this out with our advisor plenty of times, to put our 480 cattle out to grass and keep them up to that amount of milk we would 4x the amount of grass in the ground and close to the farm, which is not paticually practical as we already have all the walk-able fields close to the farm in grass... We also worked out the cost of production inside vs outside, The outcome was that it is more labour efficient to keep the callte inside all year using the staff more efficiently to keep up together with the yard and field work, it costs us 0.9 of a penny less to keep the cattle inside than if they were out, that is including the price of feed and labour!
Cool setup
Cool amazing stuff
Overgrazing is actually a problem and causes desertification. This is a lot better system because the cows can't pull out the root system of the grass, keeping it intact.
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6 жыл бұрын
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I'm amazed at how many people think they know what makes cows happy.
To all those people saying this is cruelty you have obviously never been on a dairy farm it is hard graft and even of the cows are inside they still get a great life sometimes it is even better as the farmer can keep a close eye on them so can stop a disease spreading through the herd!
excellent work
I wonder how much of Monsanto's rbgh is pumped into these cows along with other antibiotics?
@pratikbhosale5981
5 жыл бұрын
Free3
It should be cleaned udder handkerchiefs or towels before placing the milking device
@abilifaldo1409
4 жыл бұрын
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@Chrishems999
4 жыл бұрын
if you do not clean the udder with paper towels our milk buyer will fail you on lack of hygeine compliance
@basavarajbasavaraj6380
3 жыл бұрын
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that is great work
I'm genuinely amazed at how many people are criticizing this when a lot of the time it sounds like they no idea what they are talking about... If this farm is using zero grazing system then its probably because they've worked out that that's the most efficient way to do it otherwise why would he be doing it? Different systems work best for different farms so its not like there's a right or wrong answer specifically. Chill your beans guys.
Beats feeding them corn and soy, but still would be better to have the cattle on the land manuring to add fertility to replace the material taken; otherwise they will likely resort to/require petrochemical fertilizer inputs to keep this system productive.
@alysmith5250
10 жыл бұрын
It's called a manure spreader.
@JeremyConnor
10 жыл бұрын
Fair point, although that's also diesel powered so from an energy perspective still dependent on off farm resources, still much better than corn and soy, and using animal fertility much better than using fertiliser.
@ranacjp575
9 жыл бұрын
I feel the same as you... I thought its a better way to feed them devoid of soy and corn. But what about relieving the stress hormones that accumulate in their systems. That's a part of their hormone balancing that is ultimately a part of the milk they give. Well... Baby steps I guess (:-/
@lindentr3374
9 жыл бұрын
The fertilizing benefit of manure is over rated. It is not a closed system where all the nutrients are returned. Most nutrients leave the farm as meat protein.
@JeremyConnor
9 жыл бұрын
lindentr33 tell that to our ancestors who used compost, manure, resting land and green manure exclusively. Chemical fertilisers are a recent invention which have simply ushered in an unsustainable and unhealthy mono cultural industrial farming model which requires constant inputs from off site, basically a form of strip mining farming land. The use of modern conventional industrial farming destroys soil and is worse for the animals, worse for the consumers and worse for the land. Plenty of good information about Manure as fertiliser is available on Wiki, which includes a reference to is successful usage by humans for centuries. To the best of my knowledge, plants use NPK and trace elements to synthesise amino acids which are then combined to form protein; therefore low protein levels in a herbavoires manure is not surprising or concerning, but the removal of the trace elements and reduction in NPK are important factors. Application of manure and use of farming systems which leverage nitrogen fixing green manure plants appear key to maintaining high levels of productivity on land without compromising on sustainability or food quality. Polyface farm is a good example of a highly productive animal system which is not only sustainable, it is restorative, it heals the land and builds soil; they use no imported fertiliser products to achieve this.
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very nice tecnology
Very nice video
superb ..!!!!!
Looks easier but in time you gonna need fertilizer for the fields, plus espensive machinery. The natural way the cows cut their own grass and fertelize the land.
@pitythefool301
9 жыл бұрын
Learn how to spell you fuckwit
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7 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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@curiousgeorge6921
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly
Actually these cows look very happy. They are content.
There farm and way of farming is fantast
Amazing cow
This is why I happily pay for the expensive milk, that comes from cows who can walk around outside if they feel like it.
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6 жыл бұрын
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6 жыл бұрын
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I like the culture of the Irish people and Ireland ( Eire ).
very nicee and good work
In the normal farm the dining room is also the toilet. Cows spend most of their time walking over their food sniffing to find clean feed. Contary to perceptions, this is hard work,especially in winter How would you like to pick up your cornflakes from the floor, when you could have them clean from a packet? There's lots i dont like about the dairy industry, but this isn't one.
Correction Morningstar Farms.I left out the R
The great work i love this field
good sir nepal
Why no udder washing before milking?.
Agriculture is the best work in the world I really love this
Wow very nice
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Stop complaining about the cows irish treat there cows like family
@ainkora120
3 жыл бұрын
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What's so great about compacted soil for one.
Thanks
At least the cows get to listen to good classical music.
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6 жыл бұрын
Martti Suomivuori
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6 жыл бұрын
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6 жыл бұрын
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6 жыл бұрын
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@santhoshkumarm8635
5 жыл бұрын
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The field is soaking wet also and bogging.
@sumonhasan5401
3 жыл бұрын
Sumon
Wow amazing
For everyone who thinks this is a terrible way to farm well your wrong if you opened the doors thise cows would run out for about and hour come back in and that would be it. We have beef cattle and they have the option during the winter and they will choose to stay indoors around 95%if the time. Also they are cows who care what they think they were made for this very reason nothing more and nothing less so grow up. Infact this is a brilliant way of feeding as they get the lush green grass all year round. Also the grass would not be sprayed with anything or need any treatment like some silage.
They're kept in all year round? They aren't even allowed to go frolic in the spring? Poor little buggers.
@Itsbeenonee
8 жыл бұрын
*burgers
@williambeattie8554
8 жыл бұрын
+Kenazzle Is it better for them to be outside in the pissing rain howling wind and up to their knees in mud? It does rain a bloody lot in Ireland
@Kenazzle
8 жыл бұрын
William Beattie But... but... the frolicking!
@williambeattie8554
8 жыл бұрын
+Kenazzle Talk sense
@nishalramprosand9756
7 жыл бұрын
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What would you B.C.S. would you give them?
amazing
Very good job
That cow wanted to feel the grass beneath it's feet. What a bloody awful life for them, they're just a commodity. Very sad it needs to stop.
@iowadairyboys
9 жыл бұрын
Debbieanne Marsden We have a couple acres of pasture and our cows rarely go out to feel the grass beneath their hooves
@shaned5590
8 жыл бұрын
+Debbieanne Marsden research has shown that cows been treated like this are less stress full an produce better milk and meat people complain all the time yet there probably eating or drinking some thing that comes from dairy milk or eating a chunk a meet
@muddysprings9746
8 жыл бұрын
You do not know what you are saying
@Ethan-ck6iz
5 жыл бұрын
Camilla Johansson Camilla Johansson you have no idea what you are talking about.
@user-xn7ep8ry2u
5 жыл бұрын
ve- ganise
consumers are really dump these days 😑
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7 жыл бұрын
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6 жыл бұрын
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Beats feeding them corn!
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? How can it be more profitable to do all the things for this system with human and energy resource investments than to let the cattle graze? Doesn't make sense in any manner!
@lindentr3374
9 жыл бұрын
Everything the farmer does is worked out to make a more efficient system, so you can afford to buy the product. "Doesn't make sense"? This is a business system that is as finely tuned as Formula 1 racing. But I'm sure the Ag. Science people will be looking at your comments and implementing your "new" suggestions in their next field research programmes.
@markroeder2491
9 жыл бұрын
We've already done this type of system. It's called a feedlot. It's great at getting the most production out of each unit. Problem is the waste collection and disposal, more drugs needed to combat illnesses that result from the sedentary nature of the cattle. Why pump drugs into the cattle and then through to human consumers? The cost vs. benefits are good only short term. For this system to be sustainable it really needs to be more natural. What are the fertilizer loads on the fields? Add up the infrastructure costs and tell me this is more efficient.
@DANFORTHPAPE1
9 жыл бұрын
Mars Rover You are half right and half wrong. It is more expensive in many ways to keep the cows indoors, and cows will fertilise the fields themselves when outdoors, rather than storing slurry and then using machines to spread it on the fields. However, cows kept indoors will generally achieve higher milk yields, and this dilutes some of the costs of keeping them inside. Cows kept indoors, also, do not actually need a lot more drugs than those kept outdoors, but they do tend to have more lameness problems. Nevertheless, there are plenty of farms that keep cows outdoors and also achieve high milk yields.
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5 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
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@agricltureandfeed5592
3 жыл бұрын
i think in modern farming system ...there is also some exercises on field everyday ...do not worry
Marvelous
You are totally right, Fazz. This is sickening and disgusting that men can think of creating a business like this. The feed lots, in California, are even worse and these companies pretend that they produce the best meat ever? To vomit for :-(!.
@gordonames1892
Жыл бұрын
TALK TO THE JAPANESE. THE COWS THEY RAISE FOR KOBI BEAR ARE KEPT IN PENS, EAT ALL THE GRAIN AND BEER THEY CAN CONSUME!! ALSO THEY GET DAILY MASSAGES!!
And aliens do same thing with humans, on plantar scale. btw, I just got my new tin foil hat!
well put together Jack
awesome
At least they get grass still
@Machogutten
8 жыл бұрын
+TheLastLogicalOne It's like saying that you are in a prison with thousand others being FED just to keep you alive. What's worse is that they are not people, but cows which we slaughter to eat. Don't get me wrong, I am not a vegan!!! I am just sayong that it would be damn better to give these cows a little more freedom than just feeding them
@user-rl5lu6ry3v
5 жыл бұрын
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If all you critics care so much about the animals welfare why didn't you start your own farms with the methods that you espouse. You may find that you have no idea what you are talking about.
@najeebenton8943
4 жыл бұрын
or how about set them free in general
@VTwreckognize
4 жыл бұрын
Najee Benton start your own farm! You will learn a lot. Start with a couple cows on pasture and go from there
thank you vare nice
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Please tell me that the cow are still allowed outside !
@connorforce01
8 жыл бұрын
+Chas Waldron No, that's what zero grazing means, once they can't produce milk anymore they slaughter the cows and serve them at McDonald's.
@iloveamerica8541
4 жыл бұрын
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Im feeling hungry as a cow now
@marlenevitosilva5059
4 жыл бұрын
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Good stuff, serious dairy farming here !
really great technicalg
So now they can sell this and call it grass-fed and people will think of pastured cows. So sad how we twist everything around. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19620671
@agricltureandfeed5592
3 жыл бұрын
this is known as cut and carry system ...on feeding system
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.
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5 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
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