Matt Dempsey

mdempsey@farmersjournal.ie

Home Farm: how resilient is winter barley to bad weather?

Suddenly our winter barley harvest is causing more anxiety than seemed possible just a fortnight ago.

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Dempsey at Large: a structural shift in Irish farming

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Remembering Dan Browne and his contribution to Irish agriculture

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Home Farm: another week, another drop in beef prices.

Home Farm: another week, another drop in beef prices.

We have hand rogued the wild oats and at this stage, the intention is to roundup the field once it greens up after the harvest with the aim of going in with winter barley.

VIEWPOINTS 18 June 2025

Home Farm: Winter barley wobbles

Home Farm: Winter barley wobbles

Our two-row winter barley is showing definite signs of having had enough wind and rain after the continuous downpours at the end of last week.

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