Seems A Little Early –

Seems A Little Early –

by | Feb 3, 2021 | Bull Sales, Bull Workdays, Sale

I look in on a couple of internet discussion forums on a regular basis just to see what the status quo whiz kids are saying and thinking.   On Monday, February 1st, one discussion forum started a thread on “Horn Fly Control.”   Really?  ...
Seems A Little Early –

Annual Cow Cost

by | Jan 27, 2021 | Bull Sales, Bull Workdays, Kit Pharo, Sale

I recently read an article in a beef publication that quoted Stan Bevers who is a ranch economist in Texas.   Stan said, “The average cow cost in the late 1980s and early 1990s was about $365 per year.”   In other words, every calf had to sell...
Seems A Little Early –

Question and Answer –

by | Jan 21, 2021 | PCC™ Update

Question: What do you think the optimal % of body weight weaned should be for a cowherd? Answer: Let me begin by saying, just about anything is possible if we are willing to reduce stocking rates and spend enough on extra feed and special care.   For...
Seems A Little Early –

Change the Cow… Not the Environment –

by | Jan 12, 2021 | PCC™ Update

Cows must fit their environment to stay in production.   Common sense tells us it is much easier, as well as much more profitable, to produce cows that fit the environment than it is to artificially change the environment to fit the cows. Your environment can only...
Seems A Little Early –

In with the New –

by | Jan 6, 2021 | PCC™ Update

Last week, we discussed the year 2020 in our “Out with the Old” article.   Today, we are going to look ahead to the new year.   Some say the first day of the new year is no different from the last day of the previous year.   They may be right – but, in my mind,...