by Kit Pharo | May 17, 2017 | Tyson Pharo
In last week’s PCC Update, I talked a little about calving here at PCC. We are two days past our due date and already have 26% of our calves on the ground. This week I’m going to explain some of the things we look for and record at calving time. The Body Condition...
by Kit Pharo | May 10, 2017 | Tyson Pharo
Calving season has begun here at PCC. Our due date this year is May 14th, but with the calving ease (short-gestation) bred into our herd, our first calf came on May 4th. In all likelihood, our cows will be 25% done calving by the due date. As I was going through...
by Kit Pharo | May 10, 2017 | Kit Pharo
Technology has made it possible for us to nearly double agricultural production in the last 60 years. That is quite impressive until you realize our net profits have decreased during the same time period. How can that be? The cost of our inputs has increased...
by Kit Pharo | May 3, 2017 | Kit Pharo
Henry Ford once said, “The man who is too set to change is dead already. The funeral is a mere detail.” I had to read that quote two or three times before I fully understood how powerful it is – and how appropriate it is to the current beef industry. You may...
by Kit Pharo | Apr 26, 2017 | Kit Pharo
From the inception of Pharo Cattle Company, we have always been very different from the status quo beef industry. In the late 1980s, we realized the beef industry was headed in the wrong direction at a high rate of speed. While nearly everyone else was focused on...
