by Bobby Thoman | Mar 4, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Shane Parrish shared a quote on inputs this week that I thought was very pertinent to the cattle industry: “Focus on the inputs you control and the outputs will follow.” Sounds so simple, yet we make it so complicated! If we want to get to a low-input herd, and reduce...
by Kit Pharo | Mar 4, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
More and more seedstock producers are using GrowSafe equipment to measure and compare feed efficiency in the bulls they sell. On the surface, this seems like a very simple and accurate way to test and compare animals for feed efficiency. There is one extremely...
by Kit Pharo | Mar 4, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting, We Believe
If you find something you love to do, you will never have to work for a living. If you don’t love what you do, we believe you should find something else to do. Life is too short to not be enjoyed. Quote Worth Re-Quoting “Meeting expectations is good. Exceeding...
by Bobby Thoman | Feb 25, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
A quote from Shane Parrish on social pressure caught my attention this week: “Stubbornness and flexibility aren’t opposites; they’re responses to different inputs. Be impenetrable to social pressure and quick to adapt to evidence.” This is great advice for...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 25, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
What happens to most people when they go on a diet and successfully lose weight? They gain the weight back – and then some. There is a reason for that. It’s called the Diet Factor. In the cave man days, it was extremely important for people to maintain good body...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 25, 2026 | PCC® Update, We Believe
Smaller cows will always produce bigger profits. From 1400-pound mainstream cows down to 1100-pound PCC® cows, down to sheep and down to rabbits, the smaller the animal, the more pounds of meat can be produced per acre. More pounds equal more profit – but who wants to...
