Pigment is Essential

Pigment is Essential

Pigment is not just a bonus; it’s essential! Pigmentation around the eyes, on the scrotum, udder and teats of white-faced cattle is an important way of reflecting harsh infrared light and dealing with ultraviolet light, especially at high altitudes. If we expect our...
Pigment is Essential

Shared Emails & Pictures

These are some of my first Pharo Cattle Company calves. I’m HAPPY – but SAD that it took me so long to make the move! Carl Olson – Nebraska Kit and PJ, I very much enjoyed your roundtable discussion. I was in Romania 30 years ago on a mission trip. I hope the...
Pigment is Essential

Don’t Get Too Comfortable

We all like to be comfortable. When we are comfortable, we are in the state of being physically, mentally, and emotionally at ease. When we are comfortable, we feel a sense of security, relief, and contentment. Consequently, people of all ages and from all walks of...
Pigment is Essential

Honesty Over Approval

Most people would rather you lie to their face than give them constructive criticism. I’m not wired that way. If you ask me what I think, you’d better be ready for an honest answer. Shane Parrish shared something along these same lines in his weekly blog: “Aim...
Pigment is Essential

In Sync with Nature

This is what we mean when we say, “Calve in sync with nature.” We have a 45-day breeding season and calve when nature is giving birth to its babies. We calve from May first to the middle of June. This year, we were finished in 47 days. This doe and fawn were too far...