Watch: what do farmers think of the dairy industry?

A number of farmers shared their thoughts on the industry at Dairy Day.

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan

20 November 2018

Watch: what do farmers think of the dairy industry?

The Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day 2018. \ Philip Doyle.

With up to 64 stands and over 1,000 people through the door by lunchtime, there was always bound to be a few opinions on the industry.

The Irish Farmers Journal asked a number of farmers what their thoughts were on the industry and whether they were happy with the direction it was going in.

We spoke to farmers at #dairyday to get their reactions to the latest milk prices and what they are looking out for at #dairyday pic.twitter.com/qN0Fu8NmZv

— Farmers Journal (@farmersjournal) November 20, 2018

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