by Kit Pharo | Dec 18, 2024 | Cooperative Producers, PCC™ Update
Many, if not most, cattlemen are unknowingly poisoning their cattle with expensive mineral supplements. This is something most PCC™ Cooperative Producers and many PCC customers first became aware of in 2020 and 2021. I don’t know when commercial mineral mixtures first...
by Kit Pharo | Dec 18, 2024 | PCC™ Update
For the last 40+ years, land-grant universities and status quo beef producers have been single-mindedly focused on increasing pounds per cow (bragging rights) — at the expense of pounds per acre (profit). Consequently, cow size has increased by 40% — and ranch profits...
by Kit Pharo | Dec 11, 2024 | PCC™ Update
Calf prices continue to go higher, higher, higher! Many 400 to 500-pound steer calves are selling for over $4.00 per pound. WOW! Most of us never thought we would live long enough to see calf prices this high. We are truly living and ranching in the BEST of TIMES! A...
by Ryan Ash | Dec 11, 2024 | PCC™ Update
While Kit and I were on our way home from the Nebraska Bull Sale, I grabbed a meal on the road. As I browsed through the convenience store options, I saw some breakfast burritos. Surely, that would be healthier than most options in a...
by Kit Pharo | Dec 4, 2024 | Bull Sales, PCC™ Update
In a recent Sale Report, I said, “We used our unique Cowboy Auction to sell 113 Solar Bulls in one hour and ten minutes.” A couple of PCC™ subscribers wanted to know what a Cowboy Auction is. Since many of our subscribers are not bull customers, that’s a valid...
by Bobby Thoman | Dec 4, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
I can be an “intellectual” at times, theorizing solutions to complex problems. While these whimsical daydreams can be fun, they are rarely practical. Farnam Street explains why: “Smart people are uniquely vulnerable to mistaking complexity for insight. An executive...
