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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....
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Q and A on Fly Resistance

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)...
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Q and A – Fly Resistance and Testosterone

Q and A – By Kit Pharo Kit@PharoCattle.com 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:...
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Bull Workdays Summer 2016

Bull Workdays – We will be working our bulls in late August in preparation for our three fall bull sales — and YOU ARE INVITED to join us. We will have one bull workday in Ohio on Saturday, August 20th. We have considered having a Herd Quitter meeting Friday night. We...
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Fly Control

The hottest topic within the beef industry right now is fly control. When confronted with a problem, most producers are quick to spend an inordinate amount of time, energy and money treating the symptoms – while they totally ignore the problem. Folks, if we never work...
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The Enablers

I have been led to believe that several enablers receive our weekly emails. What is an enabler? The term “enabler” is most often used to describe people who allow loved ones to behave in ways that are destructive. For example, an enabling wife of an alcoholic will...