by Robert Pulliam | Nov 28, 2023 | Herd Quitter® Minute
If you raise your own replacement heifers, one of the most important economic traits to look for in a herd sire is fleshing ability. Cattle with good fleshing ability will gain condition quickly, maintain it longer, breed more reliably, and do more with lesser quality...
by Jared Luhman | Nov 27, 2023 | Ranching Returns Podcast
Podcast Episode #147 Episode #147 Amos and his wife, Tina, have a diversified business in Northeast Iowa where they crop farm, run livestock, sell cover crop seed, and offer custom seeding as a service. In this episode, we discuss how cover crops can be used on...
by Robert Pulliam | Nov 21, 2023 | Herd Quitter® Minute
As cooperative producers for PCC®, our duty is to keep fine tuning our cow herd with the benefit of our bull customers in mind. We are continually striving for optimum levels of frame size, fertility, fleshing ability, calving ease, disposition, and grass...
by Jared Luhman | Nov 20, 2023 | Ranching Returns Podcast
Podcast Episode #146 Episode #146 Matthew ranched like most people in his area, but after learning a little about low-input ranching and regenerative management and its potential to help improve production and profitability, he began to transition his cow herd and...
by Robert Pulliam | Nov 13, 2023 | Herd Quitter® Minute
Optimism is strong at the fall bull sales. Looking ahead, this fall may be the best time to buy a bull rather than waiting until next spring. Only two sales...
by Jared Luhman | Nov 13, 2023 | Ranching Returns Podcast
Podcast Episode #145 Episode #145 Many say that today it’s impossible to become a full time farmer or rancher if you aren’t born into it or marry into it. But I’ve got three past guests Sage Askin, Vannie Collins, and Christopher Baggot on who have...
