by Kit Pharo | Sep 2, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Status quo beef publications are chock-full of pictures of structurally incorrect animals. You will see bad feet and leg structure. You will see rectangular-shaped animals. You will see sway-back animals with level hips and high tailheads. If you’re lucky you may see...
by Kit Pharo | Sep 2, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting, We Believe
Having a competitive advantage will be the difference between mere survival and true success in the future of the cow-calf business. Do you have a competitive advantage? There are three types of competitive advantages – a cost advantage, a production advantage, and a...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 26, 2026 | Bull Workdays, PCC® Update, Testimonial
We want to thank you for allowing us to attend your Colorado bull workdays. We are grateful for your hospitality and enjoyed the conversations we had while we were there. I really appreciated being able to see how you evaluate the bulls. Seeing the numbers in the...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 26, 2026 | PCC® Update
Many of the grass-developed, 16-month-old bulls we evaluated in Colorado last week had happy lines. Happy lines are horizontal lines on the ribs of the animal. They are believed to be deposits of volatile fatty acids just beneath the skin. Happy lines are indicative...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 26, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Although calf prices have taken a slight dip, they are still sky high! Your calves, believe it or not, are worth $1500 More per head today than they were worth just five years ago. You have the world by the tail, don’t you? Life is GREAT! But wait a minute… How long...
