by Kit Pharo | Feb 12, 2025 | PCC™ Update, TENET®
This is a guest post written by Frank Hendrix of Callipyge Genetics and Tenet® Beef. I have a theory about why so many Pharo Cattle Company™ animals are testing positive for Tenet®. We’ve been working on the beef tenderness problem for 38 years. After successfully...
by Bobby Thoman | Feb 5, 2025 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
There never seems to be enough time to get things done. Like I say, “If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would ever get done!” How true, but also how stressful. We all could use better time management, myself included. A quote in Farnam Street this week made me...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 5, 2025 | Bull Sales, PCC™ Update, TENET®
This is a guest post written by Frank Hendrix of Callipyge Genetics and Tenet® Beef. Several people have asked, “Is there a correlation between beef marbling and Tenet® Certification?” The short answer is not much. Let me explain. Marbling was established as the...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 5, 2025 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
The future belongs to those who are not afraid to learn and change. This applies to people from all walks of life! Unfortunately, that will be a minority because most people (from all walks of life) have an aversion to change. As silly as it sounds, many people would...
by Kit Pharo | Jan 29, 2025 | PCC™ Update, TENET®
As I said previously here and here concerning the enormous lack of consistency in beef tenderness, Frank Hendrix and his team have created a DNA test that identifies beef animals with the highest level of beef tenderness. Frank says it is 99 to 100 percent accurate!...
by Bobby Thoman | Jan 29, 2025 | PCC™ Update
The topic of cow size has been rehashed numerous times. Various opinions float around as to what is the ideal size and why. This was recently discussed on the PCC Discussion Group. I thought I would share some of what was said. First, moderate-sized, easy-fleshing...
