Ballyboley Dexters

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We are the Alexander Family and we have a herd of Pedigree Dexter cattle that has slowly grown from 2009.  All beef sold by Ballyboley Dexters has been born right here on our farm and reared to our high standards for their entire life. We graze our cattle on the shores of Strangford Lough within areas of 'Outstanding Natural Beauty' and 'Special Scientific Interest' and also on National Trust ground at Orlock, Co. Down.

Farming with the environment and maintaining the highest animal welfare practices are core to what we do. Sustainable conservation grazing methods help protect the environment. We rotate grazing areas depending on wildflower and bird nesting seasons and practice mob grazing with multi species sward at Orlock Farm.

We believe the 'act of grazing' is important to them as they have the freedom to express their normal behaviours and live in family groups.

Dexter cattle are the perfect breed to allow us to introduce regenerative farming techniques that satisfy our desire to farm with nature and produce high quality affordable beef for our customers who proudly call themselves 'Locavores'!

Our Dexter Beef is loved by an ever-expanding customer base who see the importance of being an 'Ethical Omnivore' and we absolutely love how passionate our customers are.

We sell our Pedigree Dexter Beef as 'Ballyboley Premium Selections'. These contain a variety of cuts and beef products that are always from the one animal. We believe to sustainably eat meat we should eat a variety of cuts, not just everyone's favourite steak.

We have been certified by Pasture For Life for several years and our Dexter beef and farm business is multi award winning across a variety of prestigious awards. We are very proud of this.

We run on farm experiences and welcome people to our farm for bespoke events.

We would love you to keep up to date with our journey in regenerative farming on Facebook, Instagram and on our website.

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