by Kit Pharo | Apr 9, 2025 | PCC™ Update
In mathematics, a parabola is a plane curve which is mirror-symmetrical. It is U-shaped or upside-down U-shaped. Below is an example of a concave-down parabolic curve. When cattle prices rise and fall, they almost always form a concave-down parabolic curve. Notice, on...
by Kit Pharo | Apr 2, 2025 | PCC™ Update
All cow-calf producers look smart when 500-pound calves are worth $1800 to $2000 per head. They can do many things wrong and still make a profit. How many cow-calf producers are going to look smart when the cattle market crashes? I’m afraid the smart ones will be in...
by Kit Pharo | Mar 26, 2025 | PCC™ Update
When you look at a cow from the side and from the top, she should get wider and deeper from her head to her rear. This wedge shape is very indicative of fertility, grass efficiency and productivity. When you look at a bull from the side and from the top, he should be...
by Kit Pharo | Mar 19, 2025 | PCC™ Update
Every spring, the status quo Whiz Kids start talking about horn fly control. Until this year, these discussions quickly morphed into lengthy comparisons of toxic chemicals. I’m sure that discussion is just around the corner. There has never been and there never will...
by Kit Pharo | Mar 12, 2025 | Kit Pharo
I had a nice visit early this morning with a longtime customer from Western Wyoming. I thought I would share a portion of that discussion with you. This customer wanted to know what connection (if any) there is between our Forage Test Index and our Grass Efficiency...