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  • HAVE YOU VISITED OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL?

    HAVE YOU VISITED OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL?

    Check us out! Click on the button at the bottom. Feel free to submit some of your videos to wrangler@irishdextercattlem. We are looking for contributors!

  • A Plumb Good Dexter Breeder

    A Plumb Good Dexter Breeder

    Charles Sumner Plumb was a very accomplished man, not just an influential breeder for Kerry and Dexter cattle, but a man of great learning, who had written books and conducted many studies on farming and livestock. Plumb was born in Massachusetts where he initially went to Massachusetts Agricultural College. His education and studies are extensive…

  • DEXTER OR JERSEY? CHOOSING THE RIGHT COW FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD.

    DEXTER OR JERSEY? CHOOSING THE RIGHT COW FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD.

    Interesting joint video on the merits of the two breeds.

  • THE AMERICAN KERRY AND DEXTER CATTLE CLUB – BULLETIN 5

    THE AMERICAN KERRY AND DEXTER CATTLE CLUB – BULLETIN 5

    Many thanks to Judy Spronaugle for the source of this information.

  • HAVE YOU TRIED THE IRISH DEXTER CATTLEMEN MARKETPLACE…MAYBE YOU SHOULD

    HAVE YOU TRIED THE IRISH DEXTER CATTLEMEN MARKETPLACE…MAYBE YOU SHOULD

    WEBSITE WEDNESDAY This We are happy to report that there are lot of blue SOLD banners on the listings in the marketplace. Check them out and notice the first screen shot where you can post your first ad for free. Feedback from seller and buyers has been great. Write the ad once and then share…

  • BREED COMPARISON….DEXTER VS MINATURE HEREFORD

    BREED COMPARISON….DEXTER VS MINATURE HEREFORD

    Who wins the crown? An interesting and fair comparison. I think you know who takes the crown!

  • WHO SAID SAUSAGE HAS TO BE PORK…WHY NOT DEXTER?
  • Cattle Marketing Podcast – Reach Your Target Market and Boost Profits

    Cattle Marketing Podcast – Reach Your Target Market and Boost Profits

    Cattle Marketing Podcast – Reach Your Target Market and Boost Profits [embedpress embedpress_embeded_link=’https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZDdhDo6DVmmoJQ4IHBgPf?si=dDL_Zg0ZTeW-dD5xbOkmpA’ prefix_nftcreator=’false’ prefix_nftprice=’false’ prefix_nftlastsale=’false’ label_nftbutton=’false’ loadmorelabel=’false’ label_nftrank=’false’ label_nftdetails=’false’ instafeedFollowBtnLabel=’false’ instafeedPostsCountText=’false’ instafeedFollowersCountText=’false’ instafeedPopupFollowBtnLabel=’false’ instafeedLoadmoreLabel=’false’ cPopupButtonText=’false’ adWidth=’false’ adHeight=’false’ adStart=’false’ adSkipButtonAfter=’false’ embedpress_protection_message=’false’ embedpress_lock_content_error_message=’false’ embedpress_password_placeholder=’false’ embedpress_submit_button_text=’false’ embedpress_submit_Unlocking_text=’false’ embedpress_lock_content_heading=’false’ embedpress_lock_content_sub_heading=’false’ embedpress_lock_content_footer_message=’false’ width=’1060′ height=’352′ ep_parallax_effects_transition_for=’false’ ep_parallax_effects_transition_duration=’false’ ep_parallax_effects_transition_easing=’false’ embedpress_pro_embeded_source=’default’ instafeedFeedType=’false’ instafeedAccountType=’false’ embedpress_pro_embeded_nft_type=’false’ embedpress_audio_video_auto_pause=’false’ spotify_theme=’false’ emberpress_custom_player=’false’ custom_payer_preset=’false’ embedpress_pro_video_start_time=’false’ embedpress_pro_youtube_end_time=’false’ embedpress_player_color=’false’ embedpress_pro_vimeo_auto_play=’false’…

  • Designing a Dexter Cattle Operation for Extreme Winter Weather

    Designing a Dexter Cattle Operation for Extreme Winter Weather

    An Educational Resource for New Dexter Owners Dexter cattle have a well-earned reputation for being hardy, efficient, and capable of handling conditions that challenge many larger beef breeds. That reputation draws new owners in. It can also quietly set them up for trouble if it leads to the belief that winter preparedness is optional. It…

  • THE AMERICAN KERRY AND DEXTER CATTLE CLUB BULLETIN FOUR
  • DEXTER CATTLE – JOY, LAUGHTER, AND HEARTBREAK – PART III

    DEXTER CATTLE – JOY, LAUGHTER, AND HEARTBREAK – PART III

    Buy the cattle.  How often in life do you just do something that you later think, what the heck did I do?  Roll the dice and see what comes up.  That wasn’t me.  I thought it over.  I had a plan.  When you have a plan, it always works.  At least I try to convince…

  • Sustainability Podcast – The Irish Dexter

    Sustainability Podcast – The Irish Dexter

    Sustainability Podcast – The Irish Dexter History [embedpress embedpress_embeded_link=’https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ksW8SBbVkcHAMcKBDmfIj?si=fsjFZdFVT7SZLBHoVYUlUw’ prefix_nftcreator=’false’ prefix_nftprice=’false’ prefix_nftlastsale=’false’ label_nftbutton=’false’ loadmorelabel=’false’ label_nftrank=’false’ label_nftdetails=’false’ instafeedFollowBtnLabel=’false’ instafeedPostsCountText=’false’ instafeedFollowersCountText=’false’ instafeedPopupFollowBtnLabel=’false’ instafeedLoadmoreLabel=’false’ cPopupButtonText=’false’ adWidth=’false’ adHeight=’false’ adStart=’false’ adSkipButtonAfter=’false’ embedpress_protection_message=’false’ embedpress_lock_content_error_message=’false’ embedpress_password_placeholder=’false’ embedpress_submit_button_text=’false’ embedpress_submit_Unlocking_text=’false’ embedpress_lock_content_heading=’false’ embedpress_lock_content_sub_heading=’false’ embedpress_lock_content_footer_message=’false’ width=’1060′ height=’352′ ep_parallax_effects_transition_for=’false’ ep_parallax_effects_transition_duration=’false’ ep_parallax_effects_transition_easing=’false’ embedpress_pro_embeded_source=’default’ instafeedFeedType=’false’ instafeedAccountType=’false’ embedpress_pro_embeded_nft_type=’false’ embedpress_audio_video_auto_pause=’false’ spotify_theme=’false’ emberpress_custom_player=’false’ custom_payer_preset=’false’ embedpress_pro_video_start_time=’false’ embedpress_pro_youtube_end_time=’false’ embedpress_player_color=’false’ embedpress_pro_vimeo_auto_play=’false’ embedpress_pro_vimeo_autopause=’false’ embedpress_pro_vimeo_dnt=’false’ embedpress_pro_youtube_auto_play=’false’ embedpress_pro_youtube_mute=’false’…

  • Historical Breed Standard

    Historical Breed Standard

    Breed standard exactly as it was first published in England in 1900 by the Dexter Cattle Society

  • There is a lot more history in the Irish Dexter Cattlemen flipboards, located in the Gazette

    There is a lot more history in the Irish Dexter Cattlemen flipboards, located in the Gazette

    If you looking for more information on our wonderful breed, scroll down past the digital magazines to the flipboard section. There are several of the Dexter Registry Magazines that have been converted into easy to view flipboards. So much history at your fingertips in one place, the IDC Gazette.

  • Clean up with a simple pulse machine

    Clean up with a simple pulse machine

    This was part of the reason I purchased a simple pulse machine. Clean up is this easy!

  • What a Dexter family gathering!

    What a Dexter family gathering!

    Here is what a Dexter family gathering looked like in the 1800s. Notice that the cottage cow is handled pretty much like the family horse. This photo was taken from the Facebook group DexterCattle Historical with the permission of Judy Spongaule. Judy has a wealth knowledge about our wonderful breed.

  • Milk Fever – Prevention and treatment By Juliette Albrecht

    Milk Fever – Prevention and treatment By Juliette Albrecht

    Juliette Albrecht is a contributing member of the Irish Dexter Cattlemen, who was born and raised in the dairy industry. She has helped a fellow IDC member save their cow. Look for her articles each month and for past articles in the Gazette. Juliette also runs two Facebook groups. One is under her name. The…

  • Is milk production like egg production?  Submitted by Janelle Soja, Royal Fare Farm, OH

    Is milk production like egg production? Submitted by Janelle Soja, Royal Fare Farm, OH

    Maybe this is why we get less milk in the winter months? https://www.bovinevetonline.com/news/education/light-can-have-huge-impact-milk-production

  • LET’S TALK CREAM AND DEXTERS

    LET’S TALK CREAM AND DEXTERS

    Here is an interesting article from a fellow Dexter milker, Michele Parsley. Real facts about how it varies and why. Don’t forget, some of our cream stays behind and never completely separates, making two incredible products, cream and still some pretty creamy milk for drinking or making something else. Celebrate your Dexter milk and cream!…

  • DEXTER CATTLE – JOY, LAUGHTER, AND HEARTBREAK PART II

    DEXTER CATTLE – JOY, LAUGHTER, AND HEARTBREAK PART II

    COVID.  It sucked.  No matter what aisle of the plane that you sit in, even if  you just want to stand in the middle, it sucked.  There was tragedy, heart ache and despair.  Some are still recovering.  Some never will.  All that said, it was eye opening for me.  An introvert by nature (though very…

  • No Udder, No Cow!

    No Udder, No Cow!

    The old saying “No feet, no cow” is a phrase that denotes the importance of a cow’s ability to walk. Without good feet there can be no cow to stand on them, thus causing peril to the health of the cow. No Udder, no cow could be a similar maximum, denoting the importance of the…

  • We’re on TikTok! 🎉 @idc79807

    We’re on TikTok! 🎉 @idc79807

    Come check out our growing TikTok account and join the fun! Our content is a great mix of cute, fun, informative, and everything in between—there’s something for everyone. Be sure to follow us so you don’t miss out. Want to see your Dexters or your farm featured? We’d love that! Feel free to send photos and/or videos…

  • Is Your Dexter Udder Hairy?

    Is Your Dexter Udder Hairy?

    Let’s face facts. Some of our Dexter gals have some pretty hairy udders. All that hair is not something we want if we are trying to milk them and provide a clean product. I use these handy dandy scissors pictured below, but some folks also use electric clippers, as in the short video below. What…

  • A little help from TECHNOLOGY can help with calving…

    A little help from TECHNOLOGY can help with calving…

    After many nights of interrupted sleep, due to monitoring a heifer and her first calving, I decided to let technology given it a try. I purchased a Moo Call device. Of course it arrived and she went into labor, but I decided to given it a try on my Dexter due. It was pretty simple.…

  • The Irish Dexter Cattlemen Marketplace..have you tried a free ad?

    The Irish Dexter Cattlemen Marketplace..have you tried a free ad?

    Did you know that we have given everyone a free ad to try out the Irish Dexter Cattlemen Marketplace? That’s right! Give it a try! I have found it a great place to produce a professional looking ad that can be shared anywhere. Recently, we have tweaked some of the features to make it easier…

  • Ideal Small Farm Cows: Dexter Cattle

    Ideal Small Farm Cows: Dexter Cattle

    Pound for pound, no bovine can match the diversity of Dexter cattle, one of the smallest cattle breeds.

  • Announcing The Documents Vault

    Announcing The Documents Vault

    Irish Dexter Cattlemen is about farmers & Ranchers. A critical design feature of the website was to connect farmers & ranchers with each other using the latest technology. For example, whenever you list an item for sale in the MarketPlace, you instantly become connected to the buyers interested in your item. Buyers can directly message…

  • Historically looking at the Dexter milk properties!

    Historically looking at the Dexter milk properties!

    Many may not know that the Dexter at one time was known to have milking properties of equal merit as the Kerry, a known dairy breed, though they are a dual-purpose breed. Mr. R Tait Robertson was to of said ” The milking properties of both breeds may be said to be of about equal…

  • Top Homesteading Breed!

    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!

  • Dexter Cattle Return to Ireland

    Dexter Cattle Return to Ireland

    Born Survivor – Story of the Dexter – Heritage Cattle.