The Hamburger Nation

The Hamburger Nation

This is a guest post written by Patrick Linnell of CattleFax. Beef demand has been outstanding, and ground beef has been a key part of the demand story, composing over 50 percent of U.S. beef consumption. Ground beef demand pressed to record levels in 2024 and is on...
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Loved or Hated

From its inception, Pharo Cattle Company® has been divisive within the beef industry. People either love us because we are so different from the status quo – or they hate us because we are so different from the status quo. If you are promoting something that is...
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Own Your Failures

You will never get through this life without experiencing some failures. That’s life! How you deal with those failures, however, will have a monumental effect on your happiness and ultimate success. The average person has a tendency to blame his or her failures on...
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Parabolic Curve

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...
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Everyone Looks Smart

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...