growing delicious Dexter beef: getting the details right

Growing delicious Dexter beef is all about getting the details right. These include starting with the best breed genetics, ensuring they lead a low-stress life, paying close attention to their diet, providing proper mineral and protein supplements, and finding a butcher that knows how to best age & cut beef.
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[@Mattea68]

My Uncle(who is now a retired dairy farmer) never had Registered Holstiens but they were good blood lines, he raised most of his own from Calf on to use in his Dairy Herd, he had the highest Milk rating also for his Milk, he didnt pump his animals full of junk unlike the big farms

[@AaricHale]

Lots of really great info ! When I was 18 I work at big hog confinement barn and I have had pork that tasted like that barn smelled . So I think there environment does make a big difference .

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Yuck Aaric. I worked at a chicken farm in high school; big long dark barn with chicken pens stacked on top of each other and a manure pit below. It stank so bad it'd make me feel ill for days afterwards. It has to affect the flavor of the meat.

[@big5434]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos and wanted to say thank you for the content. Seems like most people want to keep their successful ways a secret but you are helping others with your success and failure. We have a small 40 acre farm in north Florida and i want to do what you're doing so bad. It's just a huge leap of faith that we're nervousabout taking. Your videos inspire me and i am closer each day to making our dream a reality as well.

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Hi big5434, thanks for your kind words. It is a huge leap to take. It took me quite a while (years) to decide it was worth the risk. Best of luck.

[@nathankopfmann8659]

As of 9/28/2022 you made it to over 322,000 subscribers. Congrats Pete. You deserved it

[@kenhenke3693]

Great video Pete

[@TheDougroles]

Thank you for all the great info!

[@blaircox1589]

2 years, 1,000 to 367,000 Woo Hoo!!!

[@FredFloresca]

I really enjoy your videos Mr. Larsen. I appreciate all the hard work you put into your farm and how you share your experiences. I enjoy seeing your relationship and respect with the farm animals and how you convey the reality of where our food comes from. You also have a great personality and presentation on video which adds greatly to the value of the information you share with us. Keep up the great work dear sir and I look forward to your continued stream of excellent videos and information. All the best to you, your family, and your farm!

[@Kristian_Saile]

Love the art of it all. More inspiration for sure

[@johnfarmer1691]

cows are so good if the farmer is good at his job

[@blindmango69]

So I'm still in the planning and looking at property phases of my farm. But I was at a stock point when I was trying to figure out how to grass feed cattle on a size of acridge like you have. And this video definitely removed that stumbling block from me. Thank you for all the good information in this video as always Pete.

[@briannewberry2999]

I'm having trouble finding Dexters regionally. It would be so cool to AI from Titus!

[@mertens2003]

BEST Channel ever

[@FuerstenbergE]

I always learn something new, I didn’t know cattle were grass finished in the spring flush…. Makes sense though!

[@AP-cm3kb]

Always love ur content! Learned a lot.

[@johnnamorgan8842]

Love your videos looking to get into raising dexter such a awesome breed thank you for your videos

[@CooperFamilyHomestead]

This is great! I love the details you're putting forward! We had a mishap when we started goats so now we do our research and really watch what we do. Thank you!

[@juliannrowland6552]

Great information! We are always learning for you.

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Thanks Juliann!

[@russsherwood5978]

man bro i thought i was gonna have to add something to your system, all i can add is a good bed of coals and some baked potatoe, you hit all the points that i had learned bout raiseing beef,, be blessed and safe

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Hi Russ, fire up the grill & I'll be right over!

[@russsherwood5978]

@@JustaFewAcresFarm have to dig it out of the snow,, its up past my waist,, but that does sound good to me,, be blessed and safe

[@danielem0007]

so informative, thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@alittlesouthwindfarm3074]

Have our first Dexter steer, bought his mother and bred to a mini jersey bull. He is a solid stout guy. I'm figuring bout when processing him should take place.

[@johnzink3309]

Thx

[@larrymoore6640]

Pete I wish I was near you so I could buy some of that good tender tasting beef. Since I moved to Oklahoma I have had a reaction to the beef.

[@ottocarr3688]

You have some of the very best videos. You use a script and move the scenes throughout the video. Most other site’s videos are monotonous with the speaker rambling and repeating. Thank you!

[@cindyfournier7003]

Thanks for the video !

[@teebamos7350]

Really like your videos.

[@Art38Nh]

Pete great video. I wonder if you would ever be available for an on farm (homestead) consultancy session? I'm willing to pay the asking price. I live in Western Mass so not too far from you. I moved out from the city three years ago, and am really just winging it. I own four Dexters. I bought them last May from Wenslydale Farm in NY. All I am after is to grow good quality beef for my family and a small circle of friends who are interested. But I live on wooded/rocky acres (104 acres). I originally thought I was going to go with the silvopasture model, but now I see how important it is to grow my own hay. Basically, I am pouring money in but not sure if I am throwing good money after bad. I watch a lot of homesteading/farming on youtube and I find you to be the most informative in terms of actual business knowledge and in terms of the livestock I currently own (pigs, chickens, dexters). Thanks again for another highly informative video. Just wondering if maybe I could hire you to look at my property and tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree by trying to raise Dexters here. TIA

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Hi Chris, I can try to help you out. Send me an email (my address is in the video description), and I'll get back to you.

[@freddiewilson2764]

Hit 1000 subscribers !!!! Well deserved 👍👍

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Yahoo! Thanks Freddie!

[@Mtbambeno]

150,000 now a year later! Quite a growth spurt!

[@bobbailey4954]

Very interesting makes me look twice at the beef in Costco

[@10lauset]

Cheers

[@kahlerfamilyfarms]

If you had the capacity to grow and harvest any corn do you think you’d give some to your dexters? I know I’ve seen in some later videos you were experimenting with it but I don’t think I ever caught the results

[@dheujsnrhfydhehehshshhdggsd]

1,000 subs Congratulations!

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Woo hoo!!! Just saw that!

[@NIKITARULE]

Hello I living in Serbia, we don't have Dexter here, and it's expensive for me to bay one. But we have Buša, similar sise than a Dexte, good for milk, but not very good for meat. What do you thin about mixing my girl with a Dexter pureblood? What can I expected? Thank you.

[@rachelnewton2522]

Can I ask your thoughts about having 2-5 Dexters on silvopasture? Thanks!

[@rachelnewton2522]

For dairy and beef....

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

@@rachelnewton2522 I think silvopasture is a great idea. You'll need to make sure to protect the trees though, as the cattle will rub the bark off them and eat the lower hanging leaves.

[@Vicariously_gifted]

could Dexter or cattle in general be finished on a wild blueberry field?

[@Rigoknow]

👍

[@lizhaydon2250]

Thank you

[@jacquesyoung7010]

another great informative video. Hope all is well with your family. As it seems like I've always have questions here goes. Still shopping for the right house and land combo. I ran across a farm/homestead for sale. The price for the house and land is comparable to others in the area. the owner is retiring for the cattle business and is selling it all as one package including equipment and live stock, it is right at 50ac there are 20 registered Black Angus cows that are supposed to be pregnant, The question is with me primarily a one man operation am I taking on too much with that # of cattle. I plan to eventually incorporate Dexters onto the farm. Do I try to sell off the cows immediately or grow them out again thanks for any information or in site

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

Hi Jacques, that is doable for one man, especially if you are buying in hay and not growing anything but pasture. Black Angus is a breed I believe doesn't grass finish especially well, unless the herd has been bred for specialized grass finishing genetics (they are out there). After raising angus for a few years you'll realize how smart Dexters are!

[@jacquesyoung7010]

@@JustaFewAcresFarm thanks again for the info

[@charmainevandiford6622]

Just my Opinion but I tried Grass fed and I also tried grass fed grain finished and the grain finished tasted better but could have had different results with your beef. I do think the care taken makes all the difference.

[@braydenwulfekuhle613]

What do u feed ur animals

[@algorel4763]

What part of Upstate are you located?

[@jackrobertson114]

why use dexter and not a decent breed like hereford or angus

[@JustaFewAcresFarm]

A "decent breed," LOL. Dexters provide better beef than either.

[@seanstephens8121]

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[@paulariese260]

It is more important to support your local farmer than to vote. If you shop Amazon, you are voting for Marxism.

[@bosatsu76]

All meat tastes like its diet... That's why we don't eat rats or city pigeons...

[@mr.happyfunguy3772]

Beef>Chicken