Q and A – Fly Resistance and Testosterone

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

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...
Q and A – Fly Resistance and Testosterone

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...
Q and A – Fly Resistance and Testosterone

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...
Q and A – Fly Resistance and Testosterone

Resistance to Change

People hate change! Nowhere is this more prevalent than in agriculture. It seems to take years for people in agriculture to make simple changes – even though they know the change will be for their own good. I must confess that I too am reluctant to change. I may not...
Q and A – Fly Resistance and Testosterone

Production vs. Profit

Technology has made it possible for us to nearly double agricultural production in the last 60 years. That is quite impressive until you realize that our net profits per acre have substantially decreased during the same time period. How can that be? Our input costs...