Herd Quitter™ Blog
Bull Sale Highlights
I love bull sale season! I love the process of researching and evaluating potential bulls. This gets me hyped up for the possibilities of the next breeding season and the benefits a new bull will bring to my herd. I can picture how a new bull will complement my...
The Whiz Kids
Although we are still in April – the Status Quo Whiz Kids, on an internet discussion forum I frequently look in on, are already discussing ways to control their horn fly problems with toxic chemicals. Toxic chemicals, unfortunately, kill the good bugs along with the...
Make Beef Great Again
When I read Patrick Linnell's Hamburger Nation article, several things came to mind. I feel like I am connecting the dots to what is really taking place in today’s beef industry. I will attempt to share my thoughts. First, consumers love ground beef because it is less...
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...
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...
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...
Idiots
When you try alternative methods and apply ranching principles that are outside of the social norms, you probably get some strange looks. A quote I read from Farnam Street this week explains everything: “Those who fear appearing foolish rarely discover anything new....
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...
Calving Season
It’s finally spring and our cows are just starting to calve. This is my favorite time of year. Yes, I know, summer calving would probably be much easier, but there is a high demand for spring PCC™ yearling bulls and we live in the nice part of Wyoming where the...
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...