by Kit Pharo | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Over the years, I have probably had over 200 people say, “I know PCC genetics work great on the ranch – but how do they work in the feedlot?” I don’t get asked that question nearly as often as I did just five years ago – but often enough that I feel the...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Low-input ranching uses thinking (management) to solve problems – instead of money. What could be more cost effective? Those who sell inputs – whether pharmaceuticals, equipment, machinery, feed supplements, chemicals, etc., etc. – are NOT at all concerned with how...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
1. Bulls sell for less in the fall because there is less demand. 2. Fall is the best time to move cattle from one environment to another – especially if you are moving them into a hotter, more humid environment (south and/or east). 3. Spring-calving producers have...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
As stated in previous PCC Updates and Newsletters, the grassfed sector is the only bright spot in today’s beef industry. It has had an annual growth rate of 25% for the past 20 years. In contrast, the commodity beef sector has shrunk nearly 20% over the last 15...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
The status quo beef industry is the result of a time when land was unbelievably cheap – at least by today’s standards. It is also the result of cheap feed and cheap fuel. Gasoline could be purchased for 25 cents per gallon in the early 1970s. Labor was cheap –...
