Matt Dempsey

mdempsey@farmersjournal.ie

Dempsey at Large: Food and farming sidelined

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

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

Dempsey at Large: Food and farming sidelined

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Home Farm: an extraordinary week

Home Farm: an extraordinary week

VIEWPOINTS 22 July 2026

Dempsey at Large: changing attitudes to co-op shares

Dempsey at Large: changing attitudes to co-op shares

VIEWPOINTS 15 July 2026

Home Farm: grass slows as harvest starts

Home Farm: grass slows as harvest starts

Home Farm: grass slows as harvest starts

VIEWPOINTS 15 July 2026

Dempsey at Large: price is key, not supports

Dempsey at Large: price is key, not supports

Dempsey at Large: price is key, not supports

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

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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 10 June 2026

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

The talk of a very early harvest at least around us seems wide of the mark.

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Dempsey at large: to home produce
or import grain?

Dempsey at large: to home produce or import grain?

With CAP changes in prospect and greater national flexibility on the cards, a new approach should be considered.

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

New Zealand is seeing an increase in its beef herd while its dairy herd slowly declines

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Home Farm: silage at last, Bord Bia audit and sprayer inspection

Home Farm: silage at last, Bord Bia audit and sprayer inspection

We are in fact three weeks later than normal taking our first cut silage mainly because of weather conditions in the February / March period,

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Dempsey at Large: measuring reality

Dempsey at Large: measuring reality

How much does it cost to produce a litre of milk on a farm with 500 cows versus one with the average 100?

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Home Farm: rain postpones silage and paperwork looms

Home Farm: rain postpones silage and paperwork looms

On top of all this, we are preparing for a full Bord Bia quality assurance audit.

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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