The PBR Finals

The PBR Finals

The first one-third of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) six-month season was dominated by 19-year-old John Crimber. Crimber narrowly missed being World Champion last year at 18 years of age. After dealing with an injury, John came into this year’s PBR Finals in...
The PBR Finals

Winners and Losers

When you look at the Cattle Range graph below, you will notice that all segments of the beef production chain are receiving record-high prices. Therefore, it is easy to conclude that all segments of the beef production chain are profitable – but that conclusion would...
The PBR Finals

The PBR Finals

As some of you know, I rode bulls professionally for eight years. I made a living – but it was a very poor living. Back in those days, a world champion did not earn much more than $20,000 per year. Times have changed. Today’s world champion may win as much as a...
The PBR Finals

Tenet® Talk

Only those who have been living under a rock don’t know what Tenet® Beef is. Tenet® is a DNA test that identifies animals that have superior beef tenderness. On a scale of 1 to 10, the average beef animal in America is only a 3. We now have the ability to consistently...
The PBR Finals

One Bite At A Time

In the last 40 years, I have come across many, many people who have a dream or two or three. They all say, “Someday, we will do such and such or we will have such and such.” Sadly, “someday” never comes for most of those people. It is not enough to have a dream. You...