by Kit Pharo | Aug 30, 2017 | PCC™ Update
For the most part, cattle prices go up and down as a result of supply and demand. When demand exceeds supply, prices go up – as they did in 2015. Cow-calf producers were selling 500-pound calves for an unbelievable $1500 per head. I don’t know of anyone who...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 30, 2017 | PCC™ Update
Whether you want to believe it or not, your survival in the cow-calf business will be dependent on your willingness to make some changes. Prices will continue to fall, while the cost of inputs will continue to rise. A 500-pound steer is worth $500 less than it was...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 23, 2017 | PCC™ Update
What are your plans for the future? Most people don’t want to spend much time thinking about the future – especially if the future might involve change. Most people hate change! You, however, are not “most people.” You know if you do not prepare for the...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 15, 2017 | PCC™ Update
The lead-off article in our 2017 Winter Newsletter was entitled “Do You Have a Competitive Advantage.” I bring this up again because we firmly believe having a competitive advantage will be the difference between mere survival and true success in the future of the...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 15, 2017 | PCC™ Update
No matter what the business is, very few in that business will ever have a competitive advantage. Why is that? The reason very few people will ever have a competitive advantage is because nearly everyone is essentially doing the same thing everyone else in their...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 15, 2017 | PCC™ Update
By Alan Newport ANewport1@gmail.com For years, indeed decades, the argument over cow size has been bantered about by cattle producers. Now, adding to the debate, research from Wyoming shows smaller cows can produce more beef per acre, as well as produce more...
