by Kit Pharo | Mar 15, 2017 | Kit Pharo
Ag economist Danny Klinefelter explains how you can get a competitive edge simply by rejecting the status quo. That’s right… by rejecting the status quo. Klinefelter says, “The only truly sustainable competitive advantage today is the ability to learn and adapt...
by Kit Pharo | Mar 15, 2017 | Kit Pharo
The lead-off article in our 2017 Winter Newsletter was entitled “Do You Have a Competitive Advantage.” I bring this up simply as a reminder. We firmly believe having a competitive advantage will be the difference between mere survival and true success in the...
by Kit Pharo | Mar 15, 2017 | Kit Pharo
This time of year, I glance through hundreds of catalogs and advertisements for bull sales. With very few exceptions, everyone is essentially offering the same product. It is extremely rare to find anyone with a program or a product that differs much from the...
by Kit Pharo | Mar 14, 2017 | Kit Pharo
by Kit Pharo | Mar 14, 2017 | Kit Pharo
If profit is the goal, then fertility is by far the most important trait cow-calf producers should be selecting for. Studies have shown reproductive traits are twice as important as growth traits, which are twice as important as carcass traits. Ironically, the...