by Kit Pharo | Jun 26, 2024 | PCC® Update
Every summer, the hottest topic within the beef industry is Fly Control. Since flies have become resistant to all of the toxic chemicals that were created to control them, fly problems have done nothing but get worse over the last 80 years. Thought Question: WHO took...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 20, 2024 | Cooperative Producers, PCC® Update
Pictured below is a first-calf heifer with an 8-month-old calf at side. Momma is bred to have her second calf in October. This pair is in one of our Heat-Tolerant Composite herds. Cattle like this have been bred to handle the heat and humidity. They are also parasite...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 19, 2024 | PCC® Update
Peter, Paul and Mary was a very popular American folk singing group in the 1960s. In 1962, they had a big hit when they recorded a song called “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” Where have all the flowers gone?Long time passing.Where have all the flowers goneLong time...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 19, 2024 | PCC® Update
Horn flies are costing the cattle industry billions of dollars every year. Controlling horn flies with chemical insecticides is not working because horn flies have been able to develop a resistance to all of the chemical insecticides that have been used in the last 80...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 13, 2024 | PCC® Update
In last week’s PCC Update (sign up here), we began a discussion on horn fly control that was prompted by an article on page 2 of our Summer 2024 Newsletter. Most of today’s cow-calf producers have been programmed by the chemical companies to treat the symptoms of the...
