Blackwell & Co. have a long partnership with Dingley Dell Pork. A long established family farming business based on the East Coast of Suffolk. Dingley Dell produce superb, higher marbled welfare-friendly pork with provenance outdoors from their unique Red Duroc-based herd.
Find out more on their website www.dingleydell.com
Information
- Established in 1999 by brothers Mark and Paul Hayward.
- The pigs are born, reared and grown outside.
- Unique breeding program on site, to encourage intramuscular fat.
- Bred for taste not commodity.
- Sustainability projects on farm.
- Acknowledged by Compassion in World farming for their welfare.
Breeding Program
- The breeding program aims to enhance marbling (intramuscular fat) in pork for richer flavor.
- Dingley Dell created the 'Suffolk Red,' a breed that's 75% Red-Duroc and 25% Land-Race.
- Live pigs are scanned on the farm to assess marbling, with higher-scoring pigs selectively bred.
- This selective breeding gradually increases intramuscular fat in the herd.
1 Million Bee Project
- 30% of the farm's land is dedicated to wildflowers to promote bee pollination.
- In partnership with Dingley-Dell we have planted 338,000 square meters of nectar rich plant mixes (this is the equivalent of 83 football pitches).
