by Kit Pharo | Sep 6, 2017 | PCC™ Update
By Mark Parker 10. Your neighbor took one look at him and immediately began fixing the border fence. 9. Do the math: He only settles 3/4 as many cows but at half the price! 8. Him being a six-way cross — maybe eight or nine — just think of the hybrid vigor impact. 7....
by Kit Pharo | Sep 6, 2017 | PCC™ Update
By Kit Pharo For most of the last three decades, Pharo Cattle Company pretty much stood alone in promoting the benefits of smaller cows. Among the high-input, big-cow, status quo seedstock producers, we were the butt of many jokes. That did not...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 30, 2017 | PCC™ Update
For the most part, cattle prices go up and down as a result of supply and demand. When demand exceeds supply, prices go up – as they did in 2015. Cow-calf producers were selling 500-pound calves for an unbelievable $1500 per head. I don’t know of anyone who...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 30, 2017 | PCC™ Update
Whether you want to believe it or not, your survival in the cow-calf business will be dependent on your willingness to make some changes. Prices will continue to fall, while the cost of inputs will continue to rise. A 500-pound steer is worth $500 less than it was...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 23, 2017 | PCC™ Update
What are your plans for the future? Most people don’t want to spend much time thinking about the future – especially if the future might involve change. Most people hate change! You, however, are not “most people.” You know if you do not prepare for the...
