Horn flies are costing the cattle industry billions of dollars every year. Controlling flies with chemical insecticides is NEVER going to provide a long-term solution because horn flies have been able to develop a resistance to all of the chemical insecticides that...

For the last four weeks, we have discussed structural correctness and incorrectness in beef animals. Last week, I said, “For the most part, the status quo beef industry has everything wrong!” I just received the latest issue of the Angus Journal. As I was thumbing...

We are facing a precipice in the beef industry. Cattle prices are at an all-time high while cattle numbers are at an all-time low. This is a good thing for ranchers, but maybe not so good for the “beef industrial complex.” The feeders and packers rely on volume to...

Here is an old adage I have always tried to adhere to: “When everyone else is walking, you should run – and when everyone else is running, you should walk.” In other words, it is almost always beneficial to do the opposite of what most people are doing. When everyone...

In last week’s PCC Update, we discussed long-bodied cattle – or what appear to be long-bodied cattle. I said, “In most cases, body length is an optical illusion. The animals that appear to be long bodied are gutless wonders. They are all legs with no body depth.”...

Last week, we discussed the problems associated with cattle that have level hips. The same university, seedstock and show ring people who think cattle should have level hips also prefer long-bodied cattle – or what appear to be long-bodied cattle. When it comes to...