Yorkshire dairy farm thrives with cow cuddling amid profit struggles

The Manila Times

Yorkshire dairy farm thrives with cow cuddling amid profit struggles  A Yorkshire dairy farm facing financial challenges turned to cow cuddling experiences to boost bookings and diversify its revenue amid difficulties in the dairy industry due to falling milk prices, inflation, and flooding.  Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #yorkshiredairyfarm #yorkshire  #cowcuddling

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00:00 I want to turn around and look into the sunset.

00:02 Oh.

00:02 Can I eat them?

00:03 No, that's fine.

00:04 OK.

00:05 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

00:09 Oh my gosh.

00:10 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

00:14 Thank you.

00:15 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

00:17 Do you want to go?

00:18 Want to go together now?

00:19 Yeah, go on.

00:20 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

00:25 It's just really nice.

00:27 I'm fond of all animals, especially cuddly ones.

00:31 So yeah, being able to cuddle a big, fluffy animal

00:34 is really cool.

00:35 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

00:53 And we'd got to the stage where the land was just under water.

00:57 Sometimes for months at a time, killing

00:59 all the type of grasses that we needed for the dairy cows.

01:02 So we needed to move into something different, really.

01:06 We were struggling, struggled for quite a few years,

01:08 and decided there was just no future.

01:10 We were just getting nowhere.

01:11 We were just losing money, and we needed to make some changes.

01:14 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

01:17 [LAUGHTER]

01:21 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

01:24 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:27 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

01:29 We had these five that we couldn't bear to part with.

01:32 They were our friends, almost like pets, really,

01:35 these five cows.

01:36 And all really placid, friendly natures.

01:38 And we thought maybe we could try having a go at cow culling

01:42 as a diversification, really, just

01:44 to earn a bit of extra money on top of our conservation scheme.

01:48 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

01:52 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

01:55 I'll be coming in this way, so--

01:57 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

02:00 Quite relaxing, but obviously just like watchful,

02:10 because they're animals.

02:11 They're unpredictable.

02:13 But no, it's definitely an experience

02:15 I'd recommend for people to do.

02:17 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

02:21 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

02:23 Hello.

02:24 Oh, what?

02:25 What's the matter?

02:29 They love it.

02:30 They're quite inquisitive animals.

02:32 They like stuff going on.

02:34 They're quite interested in when people come down to see them.

02:37 It took them a while to get used to it.

02:39 We did practice for months before we started doing it.

02:43 So they get nice, full stomachs, and they're laid down,

02:45 cuddling, all nice and quiet.

02:47 And that's the best time to cuddle them,

02:49 rather than when they're stood up and walking around.

02:52 [INTERPOSING VOICES]

02:54 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:59 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:02 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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