by Kit Pharo | Dec 18, 2024 | Cooperative Producers, PCC™ Update
Many, if not most, cattlemen are unknowingly poisoning their cattle with expensive mineral supplements. This is something most PCC™ Cooperative Producers and many PCC customers first became aware of in 2020 and 2021. I don’t know when commercial mineral mixtures first...
by Bobby Thoman | Aug 7, 2024 | Bull Workdays, Cooperative Producers
We just finished up our county fair this past week and school will start soon. I can’t believe that summer is almost over! People are gearing up for back-to-school and trying to get one last weekend at the lake or camping trip in the mountains. I’m also gearing up and...
by Sean Weinert | Jul 9, 2024 | Cooperative Producers, Testimonial
In 2019, Kat and I received an award from a local farm/ranch organization. It was called the Young Producer of the Year award. We were very honored to have a group of local producers recognize us for what we have been able to achieve in our short ranching career....
by Jared Luhman | Jul 9, 2024 | Cooperative Producers, Testimonial
Kit Pharo regularly shares the cartoon I’ve included below of Earl and his new bull. I always get a kick out of it and think how unfortunate that situation would be, but I assumed it was clearly a bit exaggerated. That was until I had an eerily similar experience...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 20, 2024 | Cooperative Producers, PCC™ Update
Pictured below is a first-calf heifer with an 8-month-old calf at side. Momma is bred to have her second calf in October. This pair is in one of our Heat-Tolerant Composite herds. Cattle like this have been bred to handle the heat and humidity. They are also parasite...
by Ryan Shay | May 1, 2024 | Cooperative Producers, PCC™ Update, Testimonial
I put together several groups of replacement heifers last year with the goal of selling them as bred heifers. I made sure to buy reputable heifers as I didn’t want to deal with all the issues of sale barn cattle. I put together over 400 heifers and planned to expose...