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Good video, but please keep in mind there is not enough room for two hands in Dexter…lots of lube. Thank you Katie Sears and Janelle Soja for this submission and pointers!
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Herd Health
Some of these are not like the others!
Danielle Lowther of Byrn Mawr Dexter farm sounded the alarms this month. She found a bunch of books listed on Amazon that must be AI generated with little to no knowledge of what a Dexter looks like, let alone how to care for them.
She posted these on a Facebook group she created called the Horned Dexter Cattle and called for Dexter owners and breeders to show what books they had in their libraries. This sparked several breeders to chime in and post on their sites. Dexter owners are very protective of this breed! Below are photos from several Dexter folks with their cherished books. Included are their names and farm names, incase you want to reach out to them. The imposters are the featured image here.
‘But, if you are looking for REAL information on Dexters, the breed and how to care for them, please consider supporting Irish Dexter Cattlemen by subscribing to one of our many membership levels.
Consider spending your money with a team that is working for you, with hundreds of vetted articles, podcasts and videos, stored in an easy to use, farmer designed, Multimedia Relational Database System that you can search thru with just a word or phase. An example: type in “minerals” and 9 different vetted articles show up for you! What’s in this Multimedia Relational Database System which we call the Gazette?
● Links to articles all over the Internet
● Educational, informative videos every farmer should see.
● Agricultural magazines
● Books in an online flip style format you can read on any of your devices.
● Journals produced by your favorite registry in online flip style format.
● Links to interesting podcasts for listening while working or driving.
● Blogs produced by experts in agriculture
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All of it organized by your particular area of interest, like Farm Management, or Herd Health, or Milk & Dairy, or Historical, or Selling & Marketing, or Homesteading, or New to Farming, or Farming Technology. Because it’s a Relational System, it’s also organized by topic, like grazing, milking, organic, regenerative, fencing, irrigation, breeding, and many more.
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But you may want to check out our Classified Listing System and all of our levels of membership and find an even better option for you and your farm. At the Breeder level…you can sell anything off your farm…heck even the farm!
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General
There is definitely a faction of the population trying to get raw milk for their pets and family. There are also many folks trying to provide this to their community and both are struggling to make the connections.
Here are two links that can help you get to the source or get listed as a source.
I would also have you check with your local and state laws to make sure that you are in compliance with them. Each state is different, with more and more changes coming down the pike. Be prepared if you are providing it for folks to just show up, for many phone calls and emails..the movement is in full swing.
Dexters provide a rich and creamy milk preferred by many! Happy milking!
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Milking & Dairy
Are you struggling to sell your Irish Dexters? Their Beef? Farm made products?
I think one of the hardest things for the Dexter owner is to sell their products. I have a background in marketing, sales and science, which seems to have helped us find our niche. The Irish Dexter dairy and beef are a niche products and should be marketed with that in mind. We happen to be grass fed, grass finished another niche market. I think if you take a step back and look at your market, you will be able to carve out a niche for your Dexter products. I use the chef Ramsey card all the time….do you know that he prefers Dexter beef and uses them in his restaurants.
Did you know that Crest Point Farms, also a member of the IDC online stores is a supplier to the restaurant market. Take a look at his marketing on our website and you will see his marketing of both his Irish Dexter beef and Kune Kune pork. Using the systems put in place for you at the Irish Dexter Cattlemen ( IDC) website you should be able to create this niche for you and your products in your area.
Take a look the products available from Stumpys Acres and Ashron Acres? They are selling Dexter beef and handmade farm items.
Also take a look at Maple Creek Dexters, they have no ads currently running, but a lovely write about their farm. Lucky them, they have nothing at the moment that they are trying to sell. This happens with repeat customers and word of mouth selling from happy customers.
But if an online store is not right for you at this time in your marketing…then look to the IDC Marketplace. To receive a free ad for the marketplace all you need to do is register first and then fill out the information as it prompts you thru the process. The end result is a beautiful professional looking ad. You can then copy and paste that link anywhere like FB, IG or an email. I have found that by using the ad link I look more professional and now have a wait list for my Nubians, Dexters and my soap business has certainly taken off in a big way, as I am now shipping more and more! It’s no longer just a local sale. One important feature for me is…it lets me know when my inventory is low by item. This is helping me produce what I need for my growing business.
The IDC website is so much more than just a marketplace and free monthly newsletter. With an entry level membership you have access to practically everything in the cattle industry, specific Dexter articles, and access to all three registries….I no longer need to remember other website addresses. The IDC website is a one stop shop for everything I need, and provides access to anything Dexter.
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SellingBy Kasie Williams of K Williams Ranch
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Milking & Dairy
