by Robert Pulliam | Oct 14, 2025 | Herd Quitter® Minute
The recent high cattle market has given ranchers a welcome reprieve from rising expenses. While our focus has been on increasing income, reducing expenses is much more important if we want to capture more profit in the future. NOTE: We misquoted the OSU study in the...
by Robert Pulliam | Oct 7, 2025 | Herd Quitter® Minute
Describe a profitable ranch: They don’t follow the herd They work with nature instead of against it They use grazing as a tool to build soil health They use low-maintenance, moderate-framed genetics They find value-added markets for their products Click to read...
by Robert Pulliam | Sep 23, 2025 | Herd Quitter® Minute
Why does the status quo beef industry continue to select for more growth when the only thing increasing is cow size? They believe that bigger weaning weights mean bigger profits. Here’s a challenge for you: run the numbers on your own herd and compare them to a...
by Robert Pulliam | Sep 16, 2025 | Herd Quitter® Minute
Today we had a visit from some vacationing PCC® customers, the Unruhs. We’re about the same age, so we had a good time getting to know one another, as well as a great discussion about retirement. This raised many questions, especially how to manage the cow herd...
by Robert Pulliam | Sep 9, 2025 | Herd Quitter® Minute
This past week I made a trip to the mountains to precondition our bull calves in preparation for weaning. It was good to see them prospering, even in a pretty harsh environment. Click to read the full transcript Last week I made a trip to the mountains to visit my...
by Robert Pulliam | Sep 2, 2025 | Herd Quitter® Minute
This past week, the PCC® crew finished up Bull Evaluations for the November sales in Nebraska, Colorado, Montana and Alabama. Here’s a deeper dive into the traits we score. Click to read the full transcript This past week, the PCC® crew finished evaluating...
