by Kit Pharo | Oct 19, 2016 | Kit Pharo
Most farms and ranches are family-owned businesses. Some have been passed on from one generation to the next. If you are like most cow-calf producers, you hope to pass your operation on to your kids and to their kids. Although not always possible, each...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 12, 2016 | Kit Pharo
Ignorance may be bliss – but it is a very poor management strategy. Ignoring your problems may be easier than dealing with them, but it will not make them go away. Eventually, you will have to face reality – and deal with it. Sooner is almost always better than later....
by Kit Pharo | Oct 5, 2016 | Kit Pharo
In last week’s PCC Update, I compared maintenance requirements of the AI sires in the latest ABS and Genex catalogs to the bulls we will be selling in our three fall bull sales. Since most seedstock producers use bulls promoted and marketed by the major AI...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 4, 2016 | Kit Pharo
Sort for one or two traits and see how many bulls made your sort. Sort for another trait and see how many bulls you lose. You can sort and resort many times. If you lose a lot of bulls, you might want to reconsider the sort you just made. Consider changing a 4...
by Kit Pharo | Sep 21, 2016 | Kit Pharo
Every morning, I glance through beef publications and articles – both in hardcopy and on the internet. There have been very few mornings that I didn’t see an article about “cow size.” It seems to have replaced “fly control” as the hottest topic going. Everyone...
