About Dakota Harvest Farm
Dakota Harvest Farm is a 160 acre family farm located in southeast South Dakota. The first year of transitioning to organics has been completed.
Dorper hair sheep graze the pastures on Dakota Harvest Farm. Hair sheep were bred for meat quality which is tender and has no muttony taste to it. Since hair sheep have no wool, they have no lanolin in their body, which eliminates the so called "lamb taste". The purpose of the Dorper breed is to produce prime lamb.
Dorpers are natural grazers which aids in the practice of intensive grazing managment used on the farm.
Dexter cattle have recently been added to Dakota Harvest Farm. Dexter's are considered miniature cattle. The cattle will be grazing with the sheep, by mixing the species it will increase the grazing capacity and production of the pastures. Resulting with a possible reduction of parasite pressures. The first production of Dexter cattle meat will be fall of 08, if all goes as planned.
