by PJ Budler | Oct 21, 2026 | PCC® Update
Livestock breed societies/associations, by their very nature and character, are governments. They have governors (CEOs and Boards) and they have constituents (Members) who pay taxes (fees) to remain in good standing within the association. Government in itself is not...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 21, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
It is always much better to be proactive than reactive. The difference between being proactive and reactive can be compared to the difference between fire prevention and frantically running around putting out fires every day. Being proactive requires us to think and...
by PJ Budler | Oct 14, 2026 | PCC® Update
Some of the best “accidental” genetic advice I ever heard came from John Eales, who was captain of Australia’s 1999 Rugby World Cup-winning Wallabies. Eales gave the keynote at the 2025 World Angus Forum in Brisbane. Eales made two points that every speaker at the...
by Bobby Thoman | Oct 14, 2026 | PCC® Update
Jason Nolf, a former all-American and now international wrestler, shared some thoughts in his Mindset Monday Concept: “If you never risk failing, you’ll never have a great triumphant story. I think this is one of the biggest things athletes have trouble with. People...
by Rob Pierce | Oct 14, 2026 | PCC® Update
When I was in high school, I started a custom cattle hauling business with a 1-ton and a 6×24 stock trailer. People would call and ask, “Rob, how many head can you haul?” I would always hesitate to answer, thinking they would realize how silly their question was....
by Kit Pharo | Oct 14, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Several people responded to last week’s PCC Update by asking, “How can you look at a cow’s neck and know that she has missed having a calf or two?” What I am looking for is the presence or absence of a ewe neck. In cattle, a ewe neck refers to a thin, concave neck,...
