Matt Dempsey

mdempsey@farmersjournal.ie

Dempsey at Large: the lack of a safety net hits EU farms

Pig meat is just another example of producers taking the full brunt of market fluctuations.

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Dempsey at Large: the lack of a safety net hits EU farms

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Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Dempsey at Large: our thoroughbred sector is many furlongs ahead

Dempsey at Large: our thoroughbred sector is many furlongs ahead

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Home Farm: harvest done and dusted

Home Farm: harvest done and dusted

Home Farm: harvest done and dusted

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Dempsey at Large: production efficiency on show at Ballyvadin

Dempsey at Large: production efficiency on show at Ballyvadin

Dempsey at Large: production efficiency on show at Ballyvadin

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

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Home Farm: Waiting for wheat

Home Farm: Waiting for wheat

This year's Orcade followed wheat which made the 4.1 tonnes yield even better in relation to Cassia's performance after oilseed rape.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Dempsey at Large: Food and farming sidelined

Dempsey at Large: Food and farming sidelined

Paschal Donohoe points out the constraints of modern political office and the volatility of voters.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Home Farm: an extraordinary week

Home Farm: an extraordinary week

The long-standing Cassia as a variety confirmed what the Department trials told us a few weeks ago - that it is becoming outclassed and presumably should not be grown without a specific contract.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Dempsey at Large: changing attitudes to co-op shares

Dempsey at Large: changing attitudes to co-op shares

As life goes on, the actual intrinsic value of the asset represented by the share seems to come more into focus.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Home Farm: grass slows as harvest starts

Home Farm: grass slows as harvest starts

The combine came over on Sunday afternoon and we began first thing Monday morning.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Dempsey at Large: price is key, not supports

Dempsey at Large: price is key, not supports

A majority of all farm types now have the farmer or his/her spouse with an off-farm income.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Home Farm: hay cut ahead of dry week

Home Farm: hay cut ahead of dry week

The grass was not grazed since before Christmas, so the heavy crop will take a while to get to the stage where it is fit to bale.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

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