by Kit Pharo | May 27, 2020 | Kit Pharo, Uncategorized
The panic created by the coronavirus pandemic seems to be relaxing its grip on most people around the world. It’s time to crawl out from under the bed and get back to living our lives again. It’s time to get back to work and play....
by Kit Pharo | May 18, 2020 | Kit Pharo, Uncategorized
Your survival in the cow-calf business will be dependent on your ability to switch paradigms (horses). The old-horse paradigm is the result of a time when land was unbelievably cheap – at least by today’s standards. It is also the result of cheap feed and cheap fuel....
by Kit Pharo | May 13, 2020 | Kit Pharo, Uncategorized
Most of us have one or two winter coats. Sometimes we wear more than one coat at the same time. Winter is a time of shorter days and colder temperatures. Unless you live in the tropics, you need to wear a coat most of the time...
by Kit Pharo | May 9, 2020 | Kit Pharo, Uncategorized
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 PCC Discussion Group came up with several “Kooky Notions” that the members used to...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 8, 2018 | Kit Pharo
I continue to get emails and phone calls from ranchers who do their best to justify what they are doing. The fact that they call me makes me think they are beginning to question some of the things they have been doing. They tell me why they have big,...
by Kit Pharo | Sep 20, 2018 | Kit Pharo, Uncategorized
Cow-calf producers who make a living from their cows know fertility is by far the most important economic trait. University studies have shown reproductive traits are twice as important as growth traits, which are twice as important as carcass traits. Ironically, the...
