Category: Beef
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BEEF TALLOW PRODUCTS….Don’t forget your skillet maintenance products!
We have always purchased this kind of product for our pans. Well not anymore.
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Economic and Social Benefits of Pastured Beef
Whether supporting or producing beef raised on pasture, there are many benefits! Let’s look at some of those benefits:
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The Ribeye: Why This Cut Reigns Supreme
By David Payne Selecting the finest cut of beef is a debate as old as butchery itself. From white-tablecloth steakhouses to backyard grills, opinions are plentiful and fiercely defended. Yet when judged by flavor, tenderness, and overall culinary performance, one cut consistently distinguishes itself from the rest: the ribeye. ⸻ Defining Excellence in Beef To…
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Ask the butcher!
The Wranglers at Irish Dexter Cattlemen are pleased to announce that we have a butcher on our team now! The folks at PipeDreams Butchery, located near Memphis TN, will be writing articles, doing videos and more. They are familiar with Dexters, as they used own them, milk them and breed them. They are active on…
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Mobile Butchering
Mobile butchering, also called on-farm butchering definitely has its share of challenges. But, there are a few who are making it work, and excelling in this field! Farmers and producers are looking for options that minimize stress to the animal and cut out long transportation times to a butcher shop. Have you used a mobile…
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Corned Beef Recipe
St. Patricks Day is coming up, and what better way to celebrate the day than with some home cooked, Dexter corned beef! The link below is to a recipe I’ve been using for several years with great success. Corning is a traditional way of curing beef meat. It does take time, so you want to…
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The BEST Beef
We’ve been raising our own beef for years. Before that, we raised rabbit and chicken, and hunted deer to fill our freezer. It’s been so long since we had to purchase meat from the store, I forget how lucky we are. Especially now that we raise Dexter cattle. I’m always pleasantly surprised when we get…
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Eat Your Way Through a Cow, Episode 1
Here is a really good podcast about what you and your customers should expect when getting a cow processed . It can be intimidating to buy beef in bulk for the first time. Share with your customers to help them fully utilize a whole or half cow, which is a big (and worthwhile) investment. Please…
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How Dry-Aging Meat Works
There are different reasons to dry-age steak, learn what they are and our method of dry-aging steak.
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Health Benefits of Grass-Fed Beef
Grass Fed beef is higher in beta carotene, vitamin E, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and omega 3 fatty acids
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What is Dexter Beef?
”With the rise of farm-to-table eating and artisanal meats many diners are seeking out flavorful beef from non-commercial cattle breeds. One such breed gaining popularity is Dexter beef a tender, succulent meat from small, hardy cows native to Ireland.” https://redtablemeats.com/fresh-meat/beef/what-is-dexter-beef
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Cutting up The Beef podcast
This podcast covers some of the questions we all have when starting out with cuts from our Dexters. The cuts will be the same…just different overall yields. They have some interesting ideas for selling to your customer base.
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How much of your Dexter do you use?
This is an interesting article on how people are returning to the old ways and using more and more of their processed beef. Healthier alternatives are growing in your pastures! https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/08/cowmaxxing-wellness-cow-tallow/683826
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Determining the Market Readiness of Beef Cattle
Mike Baker describes features of market readiness for both finished and unfinished beef and dairy crosses.
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Half a beef, What cuts to request
Learn how to have 1/2 a cow butchered for your family to get the right cuts https://www.grit.com/food/order-a-side-of-beef-zm0z20jazbut
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Is There More Than One Way to Finish A Dexter?
Ways to finish a steer, heifer, cow or bull… https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-health/there-is-more-than-one-way-to-finish-a-steer
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What Do I Need to do Before I Drop off my Meat for Processing?
In this podcast, we learn about things we need to consider before we even schedule our meat for processing. Interesting fact is the return on the Dexter is higher than what is stated here. We experience much closer yields to 70% and our carcasses are smaller…so the freezer space issue is not as significant with…
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Preserving Irish Dexter Dairy and Beef
By Eliena Bodtke, Stay’N Put Farm Since many of us are homesteaders or practice some kind of preserving, I thought I would take a moment to discuss an alternative to canning, pressure canning and dehydrating. Are you scratching your head, thinking where is she going with this? Consider freeze drying. While the initial cost seems…
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Why you should salt your steak.
A discussion on salting your steak. Enhanced crust is just one of the tips. https://www.chefsresource.com/how-to-tenderize-meat-with-salt/#How_to_Tenderize_Meat_with_Salt_A_Deep_Dive
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Grass Fed Beef Biggest Scam?
Even if you feed a little grain…it is way better than what is in store and being passed off as grass fed. Check out this video from a well known doctor.
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An easy recipe for ground Dexter beef
Tried and true ground beef recipe. Quick and easy! Whip up this cheesy, crowd-pleasing beef enchilada recipe in just about an hour, and bring authentic Tex-Mex flavor straight to your dinner table!
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Dexters are a TOP-RANKING DUAL-PURPOSE BREED
Dexters may only rank 5 in this dual-purpose breed list, but when you consider their size, they come out as number one for the small farm. Practical and versatile in being great for beef and milk. Often times people consider Dexters mini cattle, but the whole breed is naturally small with some individuals being extra…
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Beef Stroganoff Recipe
Need a quick week night meal? Check out this tasty beef stroganoff. And it can be made with one dish, so less dishes to do after dinner!
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Who knew tenderness is directly correlated to easy keeper Submitted by Jeff Reusser, Royal Fare Farm
With all the talk about marbling and beef tenderness, here is something to consider…marbling does not equal tenderness…taste yes…tenderness no. And selecting for easy keepers can be a great step selecting the best beef from your herd. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-cows-regenerative-ranching-to-maximize-profitability/id1307361758?i=1000701294394
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Beef Shish Kabobs
The busyness of summer is blending into the rush of back to school. On the farm or homestead there is plenty to do too, and there isn’t a lot of time to think about dinner. Try these quick, easy beef shish kabobs, perfect for a quick meal. Plus, they can be cooked on the grill…
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Grain Finishing Beef
There are as many ways to finish beef as there are farming setups. If you prefer the taste and ease of grain finished beef, here are some great tips for grain finishing your beef steers on the farm and reaching that choice taste and tenderness.