Tagging Calves

Tagging Calves

Tyson Pharo made a comment in last week’s PCC Update that came very close to ruffling some feathers. Good job, Tyson! Many cow-calf producers think it is sacrilegious to not ear tag calves at birth. Most do it because they have always done it. Several years ago, the...
Tagging Calves

The Herd Quitter Concept

From the inception of Pharo Cattle Company, we have always been very different from the status quo beef industry. In the late 1980s, we realized the beef industry was headed in the wrong direction at a high rate of speed. While nearly everyone else was focused on...
Tagging Calves

Ranch Trucks

Top Ten reasons why ranch trucks are never stolen: 10. They only have a range of 20 miles before they break down or run out of gas. 9. Only the owner knows how to operate the door. 8. It is difficult to drive fast with all the fence tools, grease rags, ropes, chains,...
Tagging Calves

Environmentally Adapted

I’m always on the lookout for obvious contradictions and/or discrepancies within the beef industry. They’re not that hard to find. Fortunately, most of the ranchers I know are not as gullible as some believe they are. Bull sale catalogs are a great place to find...
Tagging Calves

Consider the Future

Have you noticed that the most successful (and happy) people throughout history have been those who made decisions that were based on the future? It’s true! Successful people know that nothing stays the same. The present is different from the past – and the future...
Tagging Calves

PCC Ranch Tour

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of giving a PCC Ranch Tour to four people from Australia. Two came in from the south, and two came in from the north. We planned it so everyone would arrive at the same time – which allowed me to maximize the amount of time I could spend...