Tag: food
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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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Rabbit Raising – Part 1: Keeping Them Alive
Before you buy rabbits, decide why you’re raising them. This one choice affects everything else. Beginner Tip: Don’t buy rabbits first and figure out a plan later. Housing and purpose should come beforebreed. Why Are You Raising Rabbits? Pets / Show Sales **I do not enjoy selling pet rabbits but it is an option. Beginner…
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COULD THIS BE TRUE FOR DEXTERS?
The study below show that there are differences in the milk produced for boys and girls. Could this be true for our Dexters we are miking…and note what it says if there are two girls in a row! This could be very interesting to study. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/boys-and-girls-may-get-different-breast-milk
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Top Homesteading Breed!
Too bad the photo of the top pick wasn’t used! Milk, meat and oxen….none of the other breeds listed are known for all three!
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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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Why Rabbits Might Beat Chickens on a Small Homestead
When we started our homestead, we began with chickens. That feels like the natural order of things for most people. Later, we added rabbits. While it was a learning curve, now that we’ve figured out the best care and have our colonies settled, I can confidently make the case for rabbits over chickens. Here’s why:…
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Need Help Pricing Your Dairy Products? By Sunstone Orchard & Rabbitry.
Knowing the value of your milk, can help you value the products you make from your milk. Here is one person’s breakdown. There is a wide range of raw milk dairy prices across the board, but how do you know your prices make sense based off a gallon of milk? Here is a simple breakdown…
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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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What is Kefir?
It’s tangy, it’s creamy, and it’s full of active probiotics: it’s kefir! – Submitted by Riley Wohlgemuth https://www.maplehill.com/post/what-is-kefir-its-health-benefits-history
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Raw Milk Summit in Tennessee
There was a Raw Milk Summit in Bon Aqua, TN. Several guest speakers included politicians, local producers and Dr. Ken Berry. This video is of the organizer Dawn Gorham of The Gorham Homestead. She has an interesting story and message for people who are trying to sell their milk thru herd shares in Tennessee. You…
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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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HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF BOVRE?
This the name used to describe chèvre cultured cow milk. Traditionally made chèvre is done with goat milk, but the process can be made with cow and sheep milk also. When made with sheep milk it is called brebis. We have experienced all three and love each of them. Give it a try and see…
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The FAMILY cow…dumbest or best idea?
https://farmcraftfarm.com/blogs/news/the-family-cow-the-dumbest-best-idea
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DID YOU KNOW AN INSTANT POT CAN PASTEURIZE YOUR RAW MILK?
Not everyone is comfortable with consuming raw milk. No need to buy an expensive pasteurizer if you have an instant pot in your kitchen. This article covers a few ways of doing pasteurization in your home. It can be done even if you don’t have the yogurt button, but it definitely makes it easier if…
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LET’S TALK DEXTER WEIGHTS!
Calling all Beef Breeders!!! For anyone who likes a bit of Beef in their dual-purpose Dexters here’s something for you! Have you ever wondered what the Live weight, the Average daily weight gain of live weight, Weight of dressed Carcass, Percentage of carcass to gross live weight, Weight of loose fat and Weight of hide…
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Feta dip from cows milk feta…easy and quick!
This was fabulous…while I made it with goats milk…I could have made it with Dexter milk, but I had it already made from goat. Don’t skip the rinsing or it will be too salty Sure to impress you with chips, pita, sourdough bread……. I use a version of the recipe below to make feta as…
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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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Perceived value ….true for dexter milk, beef and breeding stock
A CONVERSATION ABOUT PERCEIVED VALUE: A customer asked me how much it would cost for a gallon of raw milk . I gave them a price of $15/gallon. The customer responded: That’s seems really high. I asked: What do you think is a reasonable price for this? The customer answered: $4 maximum I responded: Ok,…
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Does feeding hay positively affect milk composition?
The influence of feeding either hay or silage on amounts of various milk components was investigated. – Submitted by Riley Wohlgemuth https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0958694621000522
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Dexter Beef Podcast – Taste the Difference
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