by Kit Pharo | Aug 14, 2024 | Herd Quitter™, PCC™ Update
I’m sure some of our subscribers thought I made up the Monkey Story that I shared in last week’s PCC Update. I didn’t! The Monkey Story is based on a scientific experiment that was conducted in 1967. This experiment involved ten adult rhesus monkeys. Scientists and...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 7, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
This is a story I used to share in many of my presentations 20 years ago. It made a very good point most cattlemen needed to hear. Since many of today’s cattlemen still need to hear this message, I decided to share it in on the Herd Quitter Blog. First… you start with...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 7, 2024 | PCC™ Update
If a cow or bull has bad feet, it doesn’t matter what the rest of the animal looks like – and it doesn’t matter what the pedigree or EPDs look like. A cow or bull must have a good foundation to stand on to stay in production for more than just a few years....
by Bobby Thoman | Jul 31, 2024 | PCC™ Update
People are afraid of change. “Change” ranks up there with going to the dentist and doing your taxes as the most feared/hated thing to do. Nowhere is that more apparent than in agriculture where farmers and ranchers would rather go broke than change their paradigm....
by Kit Pharo | Jul 31, 2024 | PCC™ Update
Having just returned from a dream vacation in Alaska, I want to throw out a challenge to all of our subscribers – but especially to Pharo Bull Customers. If you are a Pharo Bull Customer, I encourage you to stay tuned and to take this challenge seriously. One evening...
by Kit Pharo | Jul 24, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
As I travel around the country, I am always on the lookout for cowherds that are grazing near the road. Most of the cows I see in these herds are rectangular-shaped, 5 to 6-frame cows with long legs and shallow bodies. If you cut the height of the cows in half, they...
