by PJ Budler | Jul 8, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Livestock thinker and philosopher, Johann Zietsman, eloquently stated: “Fat is an essential component of sustainable profitability. You can either breed fat into cattle or feed fat into cattle. If you breed cattle to feed them, you will have to feed cattle to breed...
by PJ Budler | Jul 1, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
The United States of America is an exceptional nation. It is the motherlode of beef genetics, technology, science, and innovation for a large part of the world. As an exceptional nation, it is home to the very best and the very worst of just about every discipline –...
by PJ Budler | Jun 24, 2026 | PCC® Update
Pigment is not just a bonus; it’s essential! Pigmentation around the eyes, on the scrotum, udder and teats of white-faced cattle is an important way of reflecting harsh infrared light and dealing with ultraviolet light, especially at high altitudes. If we expect our...
by PJ Budler | Jun 17, 2026 | PCC® Update
The inevitable event of New World Screwworm crossing into the US via our southern border has brought about a frenzy of opinions from overnight experts. We were never exposed to screwworm on our family farm in South Africa. However, a lot of my bull customers who were...
by PJ Budler | Jun 10, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Cow-calf producers should embrace sexual dimorphism over so-called “heifer bulls.” Sexual dimorphism is the condition where males and females of the same species exhibit distinct physical differences beyond their reproductive organs. The concept of a so-called “heifer...
