Cold Weather… Increases Birth Weights –

Cold Weather… Increases Birth Weights –

by | Apr 9, 2022 | Kit Pharo

Cold Weather… Increases Birth Weights – For as long as I can remember, observant ranchers have noticed calves will have larger birth weights after a long and cold winter. This observation was confirmed by research conducted by the University of Nebraska back in the...
Cold Weather… Increases Birth Weights –

Q and A –

by | Mar 7, 2022 | Kit Pharo

Q and A – Question: Why are your bulls able to cover more cows for more years than bulls coming out of other programs? I am also wondering how many cows you recommend putting with a bull. Answer: The fact that our bulls can cover more cows is a result of two things....
Cold Weather… Increases Birth Weights –

Solar Bulls vs Diesel Bulls –

by | Jan 26, 2022 | Kit Pharo

Solar Bulls vs Diesel Bulls – The current beef industry was built on cheap feed and cheap fuel. That era is over – and it ain’t coming back! In the last 50 years, fossil fuel-based expenses have risen four times faster than cattle prices. Consequently, a cow-calf...
Cold Weather… Increases Birth Weights –

Mom –

by | Jan 3, 2022 | Kit Pharo

Mom – My mom, Shirley (Kimmel) Pharo, was born in a small adobe house on the edge of a small town in extreme Eastern Colorado. The date was October 6, 1929. That was just 23 days before the infamous Black Tuesday when all the stock markets crashed. Black Tuesday was...
Cold Weather… Increases Birth Weights –

Opportunities in Disguise –

by | Nov 17, 2021 | Kit Pharo

Opportunities in Disguise – You may not believe this, but there have always been more opportunities to advance during tough times than during good times. For example, more millionaires were made during the Great Depression of the 1930s than at any other time in...
Cold Weather… Increases Birth Weights –

A Cow for All Seasons –

by | Oct 13, 2021 | Kit Pharo

A Cow for All Seasons – Is there such a thing as a cow for all seasons or a cow for all environments? Based on my 35 years of experience, I say, “Yes, there is a cow size and type that works best in all seasons, as well as in nearly all environments.” I realize this...