Only pure bred Dexter cattle are kept on our holding, we do not cross them with any other breed. As a native breed, our Dexters thrive on our unimproved grassland but are happy to spend some time comfortably indoors munching through the summer hay during the long wet winters, so typical in this region of Wales.

Much as we love our cattle, we are not vegetarians and prefer to eat meat from animals that we have raised ourselves  rather than mass produced supermarket meat of dubious origin and poor quality.  In life, we treat our animals with the respect that they deserve and know, that when the time comes for them to leave us,  they will continue to give pleasure to  others many months after they have gone.

We send some of our finished stock to Crossgar Meats http://www.crossgar.ie/index.php - an Irish foodservice company who specialise in supplying the type of restaurants whose clients appreciate the finer things in life and where the superb eating qualities of the Dexter are recognised and valued.

For those willing to purchase direct from us, we can hold a steer back to meet demand - it is as simple as that. Since we have our own butchery, our animals travel just six miles to the local abattoir at Tregaron then returned to mature in our cold store. As you would expect, all our meat is professionally cut and packed to our exacting standards here on the smallholding.

If you would like to pre-order some meat,  check availability or simply want some further information then please send us an e-mail alvecoteherd@btinternet.com or telephone on 01974 821522. Orders can be collected direct from the smallholding or sent to you in the post (subject to P&P).  If you wish to stock up your freezer, we sometimes have meat ready frozen for your convenience (for collection only) see stock list for what is currently available. Since we do not operate a farm shop per se, it is best to phone first before setting out.

COMING VERY SOON!

We are now also taking advanced orders for our neighbour's certified organic lamb - whole (£120) or halves (£60).