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Stick to the Basics

It’s only the second week in January. How are the New Year’s resolutions coming along? If you couldn’t tell, I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. Make goals and work towards them, or don’t, but don’t make half-hearted resolutions that are forgotten in a week....
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Formula for Success

As we approach the New Year, it’s time to start setting some new goals. To be clear, I’m not a fan of resolutions. Resolutions are short-lived, have poor success rates and are often regurgitated failed attempts from the previous years. Who wants to...
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Removing The Poison

This is a guest post written by Steve Campbell of Tailor Made Cattle. Two weeks ago, Kit wrote an article entitled Poisoning Our Cattle that generated considerable response. Therefore, Kit asked me to address some of the questions he received. Happy to do so! To...
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The New Year

Some say the first day of the new year is no different from the last day of the previous year.   That may be true – but, in my mind, starting a new year allows me the opportunity to hit the refresh button on my life.   Therefore, I start every year...
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Poisoning Our Cattle

Many, if not most, cattlemen are unknowingly poisoning their cattle with expensive mineral supplements. This is something most PCC™ Cooperative Producers and many PCC customers first became aware of in 2020 and 2021. I don’t know when commercial mineral mixtures first...
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Optimum Cow Size

For the last 40+ years, land-grant universities and status quo beef producers have been single-mindedly focused on increasing pounds per cow (bragging rights) — at the expense of pounds per acre (profit). Consequently, cow size has increased by 40% — and ranch profits...