Author: Eliena Bodtke
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Bringing Back Traditional Cheese-Making
A Movement to Redefine Cheese as a Superfood – Submitted by Donna Grace
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Discount Available To PipeDream Farms Butchery Customers
Do you like what you see? Would you like access to more article, podcasts, videos and magazines like you see in this newsletter? Because you are a valued customer of PipeDream Farms Butchery, you have a 20% discount off the memberships at the Irish Dexter Cattlemen. While the name says Irish Dexter Cattlemen, the content…
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5 Tips For Finishing Cattle on Grass
https://www.agriculture.com/livestock/cattle/to-capitalize-on-the-grass-fed-beef-craze-proper-finishing-is-key
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THE DEXTER DWARF
I’m not sure if horns, polled or the dwarf incite more spirited conversations in the Dexter world. I am proud to have all of those in our small homestead farm, truly, experiencing all the Dexter has to offer even on our small acreage.I have become frustrated and even angered by some of the reactions to…
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While We Raise Dexters, Many Utilize Their Homesteads and Farms for Many Other Crops Too. Here Are Some Great Tools!
With so many lists and products for small farms out there, it’s hard to know which tools to have on hand. This list covers nine essential tools for small-scale farmers and discusses why each is so important to keep around.
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Have you thought about keeping wine in your medical kit?
Thankfully, Dexters are not prone to metabolic issues, but you should always be prepared. This study is very interesting. A bottle of wine for your cow!
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ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED DEXTER HERDS
Lady Loder’s renowned Dexter herd. Please note 76 years ago and mostly dwarf! The Grinstead Herd. Submitted by Judy Sponaugle.
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DID YOU KNOW June is National Dairy Month?
This article is jammed packed with recipes…some I have yet to try and some great activities for children. If you have a favorite recipe, please comment with your recipe and help grow our recipe box and more.
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Do you struggle with sales…listen up!
Building a customer base, rather than selling at the sale barn is essential to our Dexter businesses. In this podcast, they discuss how to build your business and attract your customers . https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-cows-regenerative-ranching-to-maximize-profitability/id1307361758?i=1000704417367
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Choosing the right cow for your homestead
I really enjoyed this podcast about how to choose a milk cow for your homestead. While she is very pro Jersey, they do mention the Dexter and the principles for looking for the right cow for your farm, ranch or homestead are essentially the same. Interestingly she does recommend the trained cow, she did not…
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Great homestead dessert
This impossible pie whips up in minutes and uses some of the eggs and milk that are abundant this time of year…pro tip…try it with duck eggs for a fluffier result!
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COUPON EXPIRES END OF MONTH…DON’T MISS OUT! Why I use the Irish Dexter Cattlemen to help me market my homestead.
I wanted to share the great experiences I am having using the Irish Dexter Cattlemen (IDC) to sell Dexter semen, Nubian goats, soaps and shampoos…I don’t have any Dexter stock available, or I would be using the site for them too. I love using the site to write my ad once. Load pictures once. And…
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Simple graphics on how to hand milk and strip a cow teat
Milking a cow and stripping a teat are two different things. Stripping is done at the end to make sure she has been completely milked out….it is not a good technique for milking the volume out.
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Pink milk and what to do about it
This is called haemalactia….dont worry, read on….. https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/presence-of-blood-in-your-cows-milk-and-how-to-deal-with-it
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Possible large scale homeopathy. Suggested by Janelle Soja, Royal Fare Farm
Ellen Bench has developed treatments and preventatives, as well as the most economical delivery strategies for these remedies. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-cows-regenerative-ranching-to-maximize-profitability/id1307361758?i=1000658551088
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Consider Muscovy Ducks for your homestead, they Produce Eggs, Meat & Also Control Pests
The Muscovy is one of the best egg-laying duck breeds, a meat-producing flytrap—and these quiet ducks won’t make a quacking racket, either!
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The Dexter cow milking routine
Creating a routine is not as hard as you may think..and with a Dexter, you can even skip a session here and there.
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Dexter Cattle – Ideal Small Cattle Breed for Homesteads and Small Farms
Dexters are better at foraging for their food, live long, produce well and rear about 10 calves or more, during their lifetime. Because they are small cattle, you can stock more cattle per acre than you would with conventional cattle breeds. https://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/dexter-cattle.html
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Dexter are perfect for the Homesteader
There are some good pointers in this short video. Always breed for duality and you will have a Dexter herd that meets all of your needs. Please keep in mind many don’t like the term mini cow being applied to our breed, as they are the smallest breed in the world.
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High Tech solution for making yogurt from the New England Cheesemaking Company.
Clever idea to hold your yogurt at a constant temperature using sous vide! We love to try different t cooking techniques and have used sous vide for many years with our Dexter steaks. Happy to have found another use for the sous vide immersion circulator. Next thing to try, is using it when making cheese.…
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Yogurt with a Twist!
Consider making this with your DEXTER yogurt…a middle eastern version of our popular yogurt. This Middle Eastern yogurt drink comes with many different names: ayran, doogh, and tahn. It is a fresh, sparkling, and delicious drink. Perfect for hydrating on a hot summer’s day. https://www.fermentingforfoodies.com/middle-eastern-yogurt-drink-ayran-doogh
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Have you taken advantage of the Dex50 coupon?
Here is a testimonial from someone who paid to get access to the Irish Dexter Cattlemen Gazette! Yes. This is a big need. I believe there are a lot of people like us out there but the world is so commercialized that breeds like dexters don’t have as much information to learn from. This is…
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Old Cheese, New Data: Dairy Fermentation in Bronze Age China
Kefir grains are yet another product of human domestication
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Do you want to subscribe, but you don’t know at what level?
Hope this simple spreadsheet shows you the different levels that you can participate. An example of an entry level participation is … access to our gazette and all the past articles in the Tips and Tricks Newsletter, many magazines , the ADCA, PDCA and Legacy publications in clipboard formats with an easy to use search…
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Buyer BEWARE of AI Generated Dexter Cattle Books!
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…