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...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 12, 2024 | PCC Update
I have subscribed to “The Weekly Market Summary” put out by The Cattle Range for over 14 years. I receive it via email every Saturday morning. If you want up-to-date news, market reports and commentaries, this weekly email is a must! Several times within the last six...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 6, 2024 | PCC Update
I know many of our subscribers also subscribe to The Stockman Grass Farmer (SGF). It is one of very few outside-the-box ag publications. I got hooked on it in the late 1980s. SGF is having a special gathering for outside-the-box people August 22 and 23 at Joel...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 5, 2024 | PCC Update
NOTE: This article is somewhat of a follow up to my previous Business or Hobby and Small Producers articles. It was originally shared in September of 2016. However, I have made several revisions. I am fortunate enough to know several very successful cattlemen who...
