NewHope Dexter Breeding Program:

Here at Hope Refuge Farm, we want to produce Dexter cattle that can function as truly dual-purpose, homestead cattle, providing meat & milk in a small, economical, efficient package.  We desire to maintain the small, proportionate build and the docile temperament the breed is known for.  We currently, and will always, maintain a herd free of both chondrodysplasia & PHA.

Eavie is a fine example of a Dexter milk cow.

Our NewHope Dexter breeding goals are as follows:

• improved udder conformation & attachment and teat size & placement
• improved milk production
• good muscling, producing a high quality beef carcass
• working toward DNA tested, homozygous polled animals