Matt Dempsey

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

Dempsey at Large: price is key, not supports

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Home Farm: hay cut ahead of dry week

Home Farm: hay cut ahead of dry week

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

VIEWPOINTS 1 July 2026

Dempsey at large: to home produce
or import grain?

Dempsey at large: to home produce or import grain?

Dempsey at large: to home produce or import grain?

VIEWPOINTS 1 July 2026

Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

VIEWPOINTS 24 June 2026

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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 27 May 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 27 May 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 27 May 2026

Dempsey at Large: the sewage options

Dempsey at Large: the sewage options

The present system of disposal is hugely unsatisfactory from a variety of points of view.

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Home Farm: meat factory responses

Home Farm: meat factory responses

I had a clear idea of where the problems were and why, but no idea whether meat factory profitability was being maintained.

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Dempsey at Large: challenges ahead for European agriculture

Dempsey at Large: challenges ahead for European agriculture

While membership of the EU offers huge protection for Ireland, Simon Coveney was clear that those who are calling for Irish farm output to be reduced are guilty of flawed thinking.

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Home Farm: missing silage weather and Bord Bia levies in focus

Home Farm: missing silage weather and Bord Bia levies in focus

As the wet spring dragged on, we grazed pretty well all the ground intended for silage with the result that we closed everything up later than the ideal.

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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