by Kit Pharo | May 22, 2024 | PCC™ Update
When most people think of cattle ranches, they think of wide-open spaces in the arid west where several hundred cows have thousands of acres to roam about. Those ranches exist – but they are not the norm. They probably never were the norm. The size of the average...
by Kit Pharo | May 15, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
In commodity agriculture, average is breakeven at best. Below average producers are losing money. The only way they can stay in business is to subsidize the farm or ranch with outside income. At that point, the business becomes a hobby. Above average producers, on the...
by Bobby Thoman | May 8, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Sam Altman had a good piece of advice in the Farnam Street blog this week: “I think one thing that is a really important thing to strive for is being internally driven, being driven to compete with yourself, not with other people. If you compete with other people, you...
by Ryan Shay | May 1, 2024 | Cooperative Producers, PCC™ Update, Testimonial
I put together several groups of replacement heifers last year with the goal of selling them as bred heifers. I made sure to buy reputable heifers as I didn’t want to deal with all the issues of sale barn cattle. I put together over 400 heifers and planned to expose...
by Kit Pharo | Apr 24, 2024 | Cowboy Logic, PCC™ Update
According to my cowboy calculations, I waste 30 to 40 hours every year waiting on hot water. In ten years, I can spend as much as 400 hours waiting on hot water. In addition to wasting time, I am wasting water. I guess I could use cold water – but I much prefer to...
by Kit Pharo | Apr 17, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
No matter what business you’re in, having a competitive advantage is a good thing. It is often the difference between mere survival and amazing success. There’s no reason you cannot have a competitive advantage – if you want one. Who wouldn’t want one? There are three...
