Profit Per Acre

Profit Per Acre

In response to last week’s PCC® Update, I received an email from a subscriber who said, “Please explain how you compute profit per acre. It’s confusing.” I replied by saying, “It’s very simple… If you know what your annual net profit is and if you know how many acres...
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Zebra Stripes

According to a recent Japanese study, you can paint white zebra stripes on your black cows to reduce the number of biting flies by 50%. Wow – but I have to wonder… is that because the flies prefer black over white or is it because they prefer non-painted over painted?...
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Strength

When we think of strength, we often think of body builders, athletes and gym rats. If we go a little deeper, maybe we can associate strength with fortitude, or the ability to endure suffering. We might even think of strength as a show of force, being stoic, or...
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Hair Shedding

Hair coat is the best indicator of animal health and well-being. A healthy and adapted beef animal will have a vibrant-looking hair coat – slick and shiny in the summer and cuddly-looking in the winter. In contrast, an unhealthy and/or unadapted animal will have a...
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Graduates

It’s the time of year when we celebrate our young adults going out into the world. Whether they are graduating from high school or college, this is a big step towards their future. I used to be a big proponent of college after high school, but I have since changed my...
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The PBR Finals

The first one-third of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) six-month season was dominated by 19-year-old John Crimber. Crimber narrowly missed being World Champion last year at 18 years of age. After dealing with an injury, John came into this year’s PBR Finals in...