by Kit Pharo | Oct 5, 2016 | Kit Pharo
In last week’s PCC Update, I compared maintenance requirements of the AI sires in the latest ABS and Genex catalogs to the bulls we will be selling in our three fall bull sales. Since most seedstock producers use bulls promoted and marketed by the major AI...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 4, 2016 | Kit Pharo
Sort for one or two traits and see how many bulls made your sort. Sort for another trait and see how many bulls you lose. You can sort and resort many times. If you lose a lot of bulls, you might want to reconsider the sort you just made. Consider changing a 4...
by Kit Pharo | Sep 21, 2016 | Kit Pharo
Every morning, I glance through beef publications and articles – both in hardcopy and on the internet. There have been very few mornings that I didn’t see an article about “cow size.” It seems to have replaced “fly control” as the hottest topic going. Everyone...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 3, 2016 | Kit Pharo
We have not seen a true bottom of a cattle cycle since 1996. That was 20 years ago. While most cattlemen whined and complained about the low prices, a few took advantage of the situation. There have always been more opportunities to advance in a down market than...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 1, 2016 | Kit Pharo
I guess it is time for me to share my two cent’s worth… Growing up in the 1960s, Tom Lasater was my mentor and hero. He had an ad every month on the inside cover of the Western Livestock Journal – where he shared his philosophies, as well as pictures of his cattle....
by Kit Pharo | Jul 27, 2016 | Kit Pharo
Question: “In regards to fly resistance… since flies are attracted to testosterone, how do you ensure that in selecting for fly resistance in your bulls you are not inadvertently selecting low testosterone bulls?” Answer: Good question. Several things come to mind. 1)...
